New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah informed the Parliament on Monday that there was no political agenda behind the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2019, and said it will liberate minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan from "torturous life".
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is duty-bound to implement every act and provision of the Constitution of India, said BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Monday, while responding to her opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Manipur will be included in the Inner Line Permit (IPL) system, Home Minister Amit Shah announced while moving the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, for passage in Lok Sabha on Monday.
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday stirred controversy as he said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah's name will be featured with Hitler and David Ben-Gurion if the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is passed.
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): The entry and exit at Udyog Bhawan, Lok Kalyan Marg and the Central Secretariat stations on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro were closed on Monday, owing to various protests in the capital.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Lamenting the plight of Shia Muslim community, Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting him to include Shia community in the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019, which was intr
New Delhi (India), Dec 9 (ANI): Soon after the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2019 was tabled and introduced in the lower house of parliament, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday said that it is targeted against minorities of the Country.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 9 (ANI): With the BJP bagging three seats in the Karnataka by-polls and having a substantial lead on another nine, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday thanked the voters for reposing their trust in the party and added that it will lead to a stable gover
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 9 (ANI): To protest against the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, many districts in Assam on Monday observed a 12 hour-shutdown and demonstrations were held in the several cities of the state.
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): The All India United Democratic Front, an Assam-based political party, protested against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday.
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Lok Sabha lawmaker from Assam's Dhubri, Badruddin Ajmal, on Monday said that he, with the support of the Opposition, will not let the Citizenship Amendment Bill pass the House, claiming that it is against the Constitution and Hindu-Muslim unity.
New Delhi (India), Dec 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Lok Sabha on Monday said the name of the Muslim community is nowhere mentioned in the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019.