The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted an empowered committee for West Bengal for processing and grant of citizenship applications under specified provisions of the amended law.
A Petition has been in the Supreme Court of India seeking directions to the Union Government for immediate measures for stoppage of ongoing violence and atrocities against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh.
The Tripura state government has started the process of appointing officials to the State Level Empowered Committee and the District Level Committee for the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019.
Former Union Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Sunday that if Congress comes to power at the Centre, it will repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), three criminal laws brought by the BJP government.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra asked the Centre to respond within three weeks and will take up the hearing on April 9, 2024.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on the applications seeking stay on the Citizen Amen
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) National General Secretary, PK Kunhalikutty has extended support to the Kerala government's decision to not implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019.
Trinamool Congress leader Shashi Panja reiterated party chief Mamata Banerjee's statement on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 saying that the BJP in the Centre brought the CAA and are 'playing' with it as they do not have a solution to the country's problems in the run-up to the
Union Home Ministry (MHA) will soon launch a helpline number Under the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019, now called the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, to assist applicants for Indian citizenship.
"Helpline number to assist applicants for Indian citizenship under CAA -2019 will be launched soon. Applicants will be able to get information related to CAA-2019 by calling free of cost from anywhere in India. The service will be available from 8 am to 8 pm," MHA posted on X.
After the Central Government notified the rules for implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Dilip Ghosh has said that there are celebrations in every village of Bengal and people are happy and are thanking PM Modi.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday criticised the central government for notifying the rules for implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019.
Amid protests and criticism from opposition parties, Union Minister Smriti Irani said that the decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government was correct, claiming that the entire nation supports it.