In the wake of violence in southeast Delhi after a protest against the amended Citizenship Act, DMRC closed the gates of around 13 metro stations on Sunday evening
The protests against Citizenship Amendment Act intensified in New Delhi as thousands of people gathered at Jantar Mantar and Assam Bhawan to call an end to 'religious profiling'
The purpose is to create, through law, a permanent threat to hang over every single Muslim head in India, writes Mihir S Sharma.
The Bill was passed with 125 votes in favour and 105 against it
The bill surpassed its initial hurdle, like it did on January 8, earlier this year. However this time it was passed with 311 votes in favour and 80 against it
The Bill seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan
The Modi govt is fashioning something much more than an electoral strategy; a system that is democratic but also majoritarian
This will be the second attempt by the Modi administration to amend citizenship law. In January, the legislation was passed in the lower house of parliament but lapsed as the upper house didn't take i
Since we raised the question of old and new history, it might be necessary for us to go back a few decades to understand the nature and complexity of migration in the east, especially Assam
Islam said AMUTA has approached President Ram Nath Kovind to apprise him about the concerns of Indian Muslims on the proposed moves
Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, gave the information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which will now be tabled in Parliament soon
Shah said national issues like uprooting terrorism, naxalism and construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya were as important in the Jharkhand elections as local matters like development
"That is why the government has no information on this issue," the minister said on behalf of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal who holds the Home portfolio
The state government also said it has sent a proposal to the Centre to set up more detention centres in addition to the existing six, while construction for another is going on in Goalpara district
While the Saffron outfit drew a blank, archrival TMC took all three seats riding on the same issues
TMC won in all the three constituencies in West Bengal where the bypolls were held
Parliament Winter Session 2019: Opposition parties have used the Winter Parliament to attack the government over economic slowdown, farmer distress and the situation in Kashmir.
Banerjee said the NRC in Assam was part of Assam Accord signed during the tenure of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and that the exercise can never be implemented across the country
The BJP is attempting to unseat the Mamata Banerjee government from power in the state