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NRC project cost escalates from Rs 288 crore to Rs 1,602 crore: CAG report

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India in its report pointed out that due to time over run initially conceptualised National Register of Citizens, the project cost escalated to Rs 1602.66 Crore

Updated On: 25 Dec 2022 | 8:16 AM IST

Jahangirpuri riot was continuation of CAA, NRC protests: Delhi Police

The investigation of the case was transferred to the Delhi Police Crime Branch on April 18. After a thorough probe, the Crime Branch filed the charge-sheet comprising 2063 pages

Updated On: 15 Jul 2022 | 8:17 AM IST

Ideas of Indian citizenship

The author has literally mapped the narrative of citizenship in the country which has evolved through several amendments in the Citizenship Act of 1955

Updated On: 23 Jun 2022 | 2:21 AM IST

CAA, NRC nothing to do with Hindu-Muslim divide: RSS chief Bhagwat

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) have nothing to do with Hindu-Muslim divide

Updated On: 21 Jul 2021 | 3:42 PM IST

Perils of repressing dissent

Criminalisation of protests is unsustainable for democracies in the long run. The sooner India realises it, the better

Updated On: 12 Jun 2020 | 12:53 AM IST

It's important that we don't forget the other deadly virus afflicting us

It's still stalking riot-affected Northeast Delhi, writes Anjali Puri, after recent visits to destroyed neighbourhoods and fearful camps. Let's not forget it

Updated On: 06 Mar 2020 | 10:36 PM IST

Young lawyers are taking up the cudgels for detainees and riot victims

A group of young lawyers is educating protesters about their rights, assisting detainees, and now helping Delhi's riot victims rebuild their lives, all services pro bono

Updated On: 06 Mar 2020 | 10:22 PM IST

I was assaulted at Shaheen Bagh CAA protest: journalist Deepak Chaurasia

Deepak Chaurasia, consulting editor at News Nation TV channel, on posted a video on Twitter that shows him being shoved.

Updated On: 06 Feb 2020 | 9:00 PM IST

Called cops for 2 hours, didn't get help, says JNUSU vice-president

Police reject charges of reaching JNU late; say responded to the situation professionally

Updated On: 06 Jan 2020 | 11:45 PM IST

Poetic protests

The nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 has led to an outpouring of poetry

Updated On: 03 Jan 2020 | 9:38 PM IST

The audacity of hope

The protests over citizenship will continue to reverberate, and they will likely change India in more ways than we can imagine today

Updated On: 03 Jan 2020 | 9:19 PM IST

CAA protests: Army chief slams students, Opposition cries 'politicisation'

Opposition has accused Rawat of violating both regulations and tradition, as the army's basic rulebook disallows army personnel from commenting on a political question without govt sanction

Updated On: 30 Dec 2019 | 3:35 PM IST

Nationwide NRC equal to demonetisation of citizenship, says Prashant Kishor

Prashant Kishor, who publicly took a stand contrary to that of his party on the citizenship law, offered his resignation to the party chief Nitish Kumar here on Saturday, sources said.

Updated On: 15 Dec 2019 | 3:17 PM IST

Citizenship Bill a win-win for Modi, but is depriving millions of sleep

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

Updated On: 09 Dec 2019 | 7:33 AM IST

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Citizenship Amendment Bill cleared by Cabinet today: All you need to know

The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which will now be tabled in Parliament soon

Updated On: 04 Dec 2019 | 2:43 PM IST

The black elephants

One example of a black elephant was the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The destructive power of the atom bomb stunned Japan into surrender

Updated On: 20 Nov 2019 | 7:07 PM IST

Civil Service officer Hitesh Dev Sharma replaces Hajela as NRC Coordinator

Dev Sharma, who was serving as the Secretary to the Urban Development and Finance Departments, has been transferred as Secretary to the Home and Political Department and State Coordinator, NRC

Updated On: 09 Nov 2019 | 9:02 PM IST

Letter to BS: Concern for immigrants cannot outweigh national security

The idea of welcoming every single person who crosses over into India is noble but who will create resources required to accommodate lakhs of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas?

Updated On: 18 Sep 2019 | 9:19 PM IST

The stories of 'non'-citizens

'What grabbed my attention were the testimonies of people excluded from the NRC', says the author

Updated On: 13 Sep 2019 | 9:38 PM IST

NRC original petitioner doubts software used, says final document 'flawed'

The APW, as the primary petitioner, had submitted five memoranda in the Supreme Court requesting re-verification of the draft NRC but they were rejected

Updated On: 31 Aug 2019 | 5:06 PM IST