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LS passes Constitution (124 Amendment) Bill, 2019, PM Modi terms it 'landm
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): "The passage of The Constitution (One Hundred And Twenty-Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha is a landmark moment in our nation's history", remarked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
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Cabinet approves ST status to 6 Assam communities
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities of Assam namely Tai Ahom, Koch Rajbongshi, Chutia, Tea Tribes, Moran and Matak.
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Lok Sabha passes bill to grant 10% reservation to economically weak in gen
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 8 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Constitution Amendment Bill to grant 10 per cent reservation in education and government jobs to economically-weaker individuals belonging to the general category, across religions.
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Amid protests, Lok Sabha passes bill to grant citizenship to certain minor
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Jan 8 (ANI) A contentious bill seeking to accord Indian citizenship to certain minority community refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday amid strong objections by some Opposition parties and a shutdown in the North Eastern parts o
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Citizenship Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 8 (ANI): The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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TMC stages unique protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): MPs from Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday protested outside the House in the Parliament premises against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016.
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Govt to bring Bill in Lok Sabha tomorrow on 10 pc quota for upper castes
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): The government will bring in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday a Constitution Amendment Bill to grant 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections of upper castes, sources said.
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Asom Gana Parishad snaps ties with BJP over Citizenship Bill
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 7 (ANI): The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Monday ended its alliance in Assam with the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016.
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No Indian citizen will be left out of NRC: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Silchar (Assam) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised the people of Assam that no Indian citizen will be left out of the National Register of Citizen (NRC) list.
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Nigerian President rejects electoral reform bill
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], Dec 8 (ANI): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has refused to give his assent to the country's electoral amendment bill for the third consecutive time, asserting that introducing a new legislation before the general elections could cause confusion and uncertainty.
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Assam: 70 organisations protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): As many as 70 organisations, led by the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), hit the streets here on Friday to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, demanding that it should be scrapped.
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Anti-citizenship bill protests: Normal life affected in Assam
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Life came to a grinding halt in Assam with a 12-hour shutdown called by 46 organisations to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
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