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SC begins hearing on petitions on Citizenship Act
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing of around 144 petitions related to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
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Pavan Varma questions Nitish Kumar over BJP-JD(U) alliance in Delhi amid o
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): In what appears to be a widening rift in the party, senior Janata Dal (United) leader Pavan K Varma on Tuesday wrote a letter to party chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar questioning him on its alliance with the BJP for the upcoming Delhi Assembly ele
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After Kerala moves SC against CAA, Guv seeks explanation from State chief
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has sought an explanation from the Kerala Government Chief Secretary regarding the State moving the Supreme Court against the amended Citizenship Act, sources said.
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States bound to implement laws pertaining to citizenship: Naqvi on CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 19 (ANI): In view of some states resisting the recently enacted Citizenship Act, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that they are "bound to implement any law pertaining to citizenship".
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Sibal says problematic for States to oppose CAA if SC declares it 'constit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Shortly after his statement that no State can refuse implementation of the amended Citizenship Act, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday said that it will be problematic to oppose the new legislation if the Supreme Court declares it "consti
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P Chidambaram conducts leadership training camp on CAA for Congress leader
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday conducted a 'leadership training camp' for state party leaders on the amended Citizenship Act.
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42,000 postcards in support of CAA sent to PM Modi from Vadodara
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): BJP workers have sent over 42 thousand postcards, collected from residents of the Vadodara district, to show their support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Centre's move on the amended Citizenship Act.
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Amarinder slams CAA, says situation in India similar to that of Germany un
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday said the amended Citizenship Act was against the secular fabric of the country and compared it with the "ethnic and religious cleansing of Hitler's Germany".
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P Chidambaram joins protest against CAA-NRC in Kolkata
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday joined a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) here at Park Circus Maidan in Kolkata.
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Kerala Guv to seek report from State govt for moving SC against Citizenshi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Friday hit out at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for violating constitutional norms after the State government approached the Supreme Court against the new citizenship law and said he will seek a report in connection
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Kerala govt should not waste public money by passing resolutions: V Murale
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, V Muraleedharan, on Friday slammed the Kerala government for passing the resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and said that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan led governm
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Another petition filed in SC against Citizenship Act
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 that grants citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
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