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'Inaccurate, unwarranted': India condemns USCIRF's statement on CAB
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Condemning the "inaccurate" and "unwarranted" comments made by US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Citizenship Amendment Bill that was passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday, India on Tuesday said that the Bill aims at providing expedited
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Delhi: Left parties protest against CAB in Parliament complex
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Left parties on Tuesday protested against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament complex.
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Guwahati: Cotton University students hold protest against CAB
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Students of Cotton University here on Tuesday held a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 and lent solidarity to the Assam bandh called for today by the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and 30 other organisations.
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Supporting CAB is attempting to destroy foundation of India: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Calling it an "attack on Indian Constitution", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday lambasted those hailing the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and said that supporting it means "attempting to destroy the foundation of the country".
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Assam: North East Students' Union, All Assam Students' Union call for 12-H
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Disappointed to see JDU's support for Citizenship Amendment Bill, says Pra
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Delighted that Lok Sabha passed Citizenship Bill, says PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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".
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Lok Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday night passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, which had been tabled in the Lower House for discussion earlier in the day.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill not against any religion, doesn't violate Art
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, neither violates provisions of the Constitution nor it is against the people of any religion, said Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday night.
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No one has the guts to divide India: RS Prasad to Owaisi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday slammed AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi for tearing a copy of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Lok Sabha and said that no one has the guts to divide India.
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Include persecuted Muslim sects in Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: SAD
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): YSR Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) suggested the government to include some Muslim sects, which they claim are facing persecution, in the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
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