President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to Citizenship Amendment Bill as thousands of troops brace for another day of protests in the Northeast.
Chief Adviser of AASU Samujjal Kumar Bhattachaya also claimed that President Ram Nath Kovind has "violated the Constitution" by giving assent to the "communal bill", which was passed by the Parliament
Japanse PM Abe was scheduled to arrive in Guwahati on Sunday on a three-day India visit to hold summit talks with Modi
President Ram Nath Kovind had gave his assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, on Thursday night, turning it into an Act.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and by the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Abe was earlier scheduled to begin his visit on Sunday and had been slated to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Assam.
Guwahati, the planned venue for a summit between Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been engulfed in violent protests over a controversial citizenship law
The purpose is to create, through law, a permanent threat to hang over every single Muslim head in India, writes Mihir S Sharma.
According to an official notification, the Act comes into effect with its publication in the official gazette on Thursday
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What the Citizenship Amendment Bill is intended to do and who it is intended for is unclear
Two persons were shot dead by security forces in Guwahati, which has turned into a garrison town with Army, paramilitary and state police personnel present in every nook and corner
The decision to call of the stir was announced after a meeting between JMACAB representatives and Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb
he bill seeks to provide citizenship to non-Muslim persecuted religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan
The more intriguing part was the absence of two of the four Bahujan Samaj Party MPs
Parliament cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill without giving much thought to the concerns of the people of the northeast
The protesters described the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) as "illegal" and also took out a march in the university campus
The Centre has categorically stated that the recommendations of Clause 6 Committee will be fully implemented within a timeframe, the chief minister said
An official of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital told PTI that one person was 'brought dead' and another succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday evening passed the contentious bill, completing the legislative process for giving Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh