Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Several people belonging to different organisations on Tuesday came out on the streets of Dibrugarh city to stage protest against the passage of contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in Lok Sabha.
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was passed by Lok Sabha yesterday, will be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, sources said.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The North East Students' Union and All Assam Students' Union have called for a 12-hour bandh as a mark of protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that was passed by Lok Sabha on Monday.
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) leader Prashant Kishor has expressed disappointment over Nitish Kumar-led party supporting the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 that seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Monday decided to set up 218 new fast-track courts for speedy punishment to offenders in cases of crime against women and children.
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): After Lok Sabha cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill past midnight on Monday, leaders of several Opposition parties voiced their discontent and said it was against national interest.
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Lok Sabha a little past midnight on Monday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill after a reply by Home Minister Amit Shah who said that the "historic" legislation will liberate crores of refugees who had come from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh f
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): After the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha past midnight on Monday following hours of extensive debate and a spirited attack by Opposition, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday welcomed the bill and said that it is in "national
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): After the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha with an overwhelming majority a little past midnight on Monday Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making it a reality.
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Former Assam chief minister and Congress leader Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which was passed in the Lok Sabha past midnight on Monday in the Lok Sabha, is dangerous for Assam as it will encourage people to enter from nei
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be brought in soon while also adding that it will be explained in Parliament the same way Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was.
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his delight over the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha and said that it is "in line with India's centuries-old ethos of assimilation and belief in humanitarian values".