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Assam NRC draft: Congress, TMC smell 'political motive'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam), July 30(ANI): Soon after the final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released, the Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) cornered the Central Government saying that there are a lot of irregularities in the report.
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Assam NRC list: Home Minister assures those left out, "No coercive action"
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Minutes after the final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday assured that no coercive action would be taken against those whose names are not mentioned in the final draft.
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Assam: NRC draft out, 4 million names missing
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 30 (ANI): Nearly 40 lakh people in Assam are not in the draft list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which has been updated for the first time since 1951, to account for illegal migration from nearby Bangladesh.
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NRC: Assam on high alert, CM calls for calm ahead of 'historic moment'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 30 (ANI): As the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft is set to be published today in Assam, the security forces across the state are on high alert while Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in an all-party meeting called it a "historic moment" and requ
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Went to Antigua for business expansion, says Choksi
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 27 (ANI): Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi in a statement has claimed that he lawfully applied for citizenship in Antigua to expand his business and to obtain visa-free travel to 130 countries.
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NRC publication: MHA asks Assam govt to not take action on basis of draft
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday asked the Assam Government and its neighbouring states to ensure maintenance of law and order in the run-up to and post-publication of the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) on July 30.
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No one's voters, Pakistani Hindu refugees yearn to vote
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 24 (ANI): Moru Ram was born in Pakistan and lived there until 2007 when he fled to India, fearing persecution of Hindu minorities.
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Vote for PML-N on July 25: Nawaz Sharif
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 24 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently lodged in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail, has urged the citizens of the country to vote for his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the general elections on July 25.
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NRC: Ground reality is different, claims Congress
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 23 (ANI): Congress leader Ripun Bora on Monday, while welcoming Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's statement in connection with National Register of Citizens (NRC) list, said he had apprehensions in this regard.
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NDA has confidence of 125 crore citizens of India: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 21 (ANI): Minutes after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government won the trust vote in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that his government has the confidence of 125 crore people of the country.
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Inducting extremist groups in politics claiming lives in Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 17 (ANI): The acceptance and appeasement of extremist and militant groups in the political arena of Pakistan still continue. This scourge is leading to the death of innocent citizens to suicide attacks, according to a Pakistan-based editorial.
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Make July 25 memorable day in Pak: Nawaz Sharif
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 16 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently lodged in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail, has made an emotional appeal to the citizens of the country to exercise their franchise in large numbers and respecting the vote, ahead of the general elec
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