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IUML to file plea in SC against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) will on Thursday file a writ petition in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which has been passed by both houses of Parliament.
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CAB passed in Parliament evokes mixed response from political arena
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): After hours of debate, the Upper House of the parliament on Wednesday passed the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), which has evoked mixed responses from across the political arena.
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Maharashtra police IGP Abdur Rahman resigns over CAB
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Abdur Rahman, Special Inspector General of Police (IGP), States Human Rights Commission, Maharashtra said he will not attend office from Thursday in "civil disobedience" against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, which according to him went "ag
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Andhra cabinet approves Disha Act providing for harsher punishments for cr
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Wednesday under Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy approved the enactment of the Andhra Pradesh Criminal Law (Amendment) Act also known as the Disha Act that provides for harsher punishments, including death sen
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Assam: Curfew imposed in Dibrugarh district, Guwahati
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Assam's capital city Guwahati and its district of Dibrugarh have been placed under indefinite curfew till further orders in the wake of protests after the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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All Northeastern parties except SDF vote for CAB in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): All Northeast-based parties, except Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), voted in favour of the crucial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Congress also opposed the Bill.
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Your stance similar to Pak PM's: Shah slams Congress for opposing CAB
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday slammed Congress for opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, saying that the stance taken by the grand old party and that of Pakistan Prime Minister were similar.
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Two NCP MPs remain absent during CAB proceedings in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Two out of four MPs of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) remained absent during proceedings on the crucial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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CAB is direct assault on secularism: Oppn leaders criticse passage of Bill
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Leaders from several opposition parties on Wednesday lamented the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 through Rajya Sabha, terming it as a direct assault on secularism.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Pakistani Hindu refugee names her 2-day old
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): A Pakistani Hindu refugee woman living at Majnu ka Tila here on Wednesday named her two-day-old daughter 'Nagarikta' (citizenship) and said that she earnestly wanted The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, to be passed.
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Assam: Liquor licensed premises to remain closed till further orders
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Dibrugarh District Magistrate has ordered closure of liquor licensed premises from 4 pm on Wednesday for "preservation of public peace and tranquility" as the state police resorted to lathi-charge on protesters in the city earlier today while they wer
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JMACAB withdraws strike against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill after assuran
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): The Joint Movement against Citizenship Amendment Bill (JMACAB) on Wednesday withdrew its indefinite strike called against the implementation of the Bill, said Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb after a meeting with their representatives.
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