Page 12 - Latest Updates on NRC
Amid nationwide protests, PM hints BJP's intent to put NRC on hold for now
Nadda had last week struck a hardline tone amid protests in different parts of the country, saying the CAA will be implemented across the country and so will the NRC
 "Amid nationwide protests, PM hints BJP's intent to put NRC on hold for now")
BJP claimed NRC will be implemented, they are fooling the country: Congress
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "Prime minister says one thing. Home minister says something else. But this is all part of the good cop-bad cop routine. Nobody should get fooled".
Citizenship protests: A new politics of resistance
A possible way of sustaining numbers is to broad base the protests by adopting other connected demands
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Not just Citizenship Act, blame the state of economy too for protests
'The economy is lost. Please help us find it,' stated a placard at the Jantar Mantar demonstration last week, held aloft by a young man
 "Not just Citizenship Act, blame the state of economy too for protests")
Opposition stoking fear among people, misleading Muslims over CAA: PM Modi
A lie is being spread that this government had brought the law to snatch people's rights, the prime minister said
 "Opposition stoking fear among people, misleading Muslims over CAA: PM Modi")
Sharad Pawar slams govt, calls NRC and CAA diversion from 'serious issues'
He questioned why only migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will be given citizenship under the amended law and not the Sri Lankan Tamils.
 "Sharad Pawar slams govt, calls NRC and CAA diversion from 'serious issues'")
Govt should give up its 'stubborn stand', withdraw CAA and NRC: Mayawati
A BSP delegation had met President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday over the contentious law and the violence that has ensued over the legislation
 "Govt should give up its 'stubborn stand', withdraw CAA and NRC: Mayawati")
Over 50% in Chhattisgarh won't be able to prove citizenship: Bhupesh Baghel
He also said that half the people in Chhattisgarh do not possess any document to prove their citizenship as their ancestors were illiterate who migrated to different villages or states.
 "Over 50% in Chhattisgarh won't be able to prove citizenship: Bhupesh Baghel")
Citizenship Act unrest: IIM-B students let their shoes protest for them
Respecting Section 144, in force in Bengaluru until the midnight of December 21, around 60 students came out in turns and left blank placards and footwear at the campus gate
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Implementation of NRC and CAA: Why a bureaucratic nightmare may be at hand
If the govt goes ahead with the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens, the process for the entire population may span 60-70 years - a test for India's under-staffed bureaucracy
CAA LIVE: 6 killed in Uttar Pradesh, protests turn violent in Delhi
Agitators defied prohibitory orders across regions, prompting authorities to detain activists and politicians on Thursday
 "CAA LIVE: 6 killed in Uttar Pradesh, protests turn violent in Delhi")
CAA stir: Red alert in Aligarh ahead of Friday prayers; security tightened
Internet services remained suspended for the fifth consecutive day while banking services and businesses have been badly hit
 "CAA stir: Red alert in Aligarh ahead of Friday prayers; security tightened")
CAA protests: Govt restores internet services in Assam after HC order
A senior official of private telecom operator Airtel said the ban was lifted from 9 am on Friday
 "CAA protests: Govt restores internet services in Assam after HC order")
Citizenship Act protest highlights: Internet suspended in many parts of UP
CAA protests LIVE updates: Thousands of students, activists and opposition leaders hit the streets in the national capital defying heavy security clampdown and prohibitory orders
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Anti-CAA protest: Rail services affected in Bihar; Bengal, Assam peaceful
Traffic was restored after the protesters were chased away by RPF personnel
 "Anti-CAA protest: Rail services affected in Bihar; Bengal, Assam peaceful")
From Chile to India, a global anarchy revival could outdo the 1960s
The global wildfire of street protests, from Sudan to Chile, Lebanon to Hong Kong, has finally reached the country whose 1.3 billion population is mostly below the age of 25
 "From Chile to India, a global anarchy revival could outdo the 1960s")
Bengal peaceful, Mamata to conduct protest rally in Kolkata today over CAA
The Left parties are also scheduled to hold a protest march against the new citizenship law from Ramlila Maidan to Lady Brabourne College in the city
 "Bengal peaceful, Mamata to conduct protest rally in Kolkata today over CAA")
Premier institutes stay away from Citizenship Act unrest 'officially'
Students and faculty at IITs and IIMs, however, come out in personal capacity against police crackdown on students
 "Premier institutes stay away from Citizenship Act unrest 'officially'")
Citizenship Act antithetical to constitution, urge Centre to revoke it: DMK
Due to the NRC exercise in Assam, not only Muslims but also many lakhs of Hindus were grappling without an idea about their future, the resolution alleged
 "Citizenship Act antithetical to constitution, urge Centre to revoke it: DMK")
Do not support NRC, amended citizenship law not for Indians: Naveen Patnaik
The chief minister's statement came a day after people protesting the Act took out a peaceful rally in Bhubaneshwar
 "Do not support NRC, amended citizenship law not for Indians: Naveen Patnaik")
