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Citizenship Amendment Bill will make it easier to provide Indian citizensh
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said that Citizenship Amendment Bill will make it easier to provide Indian citizenship to those who had to take refuge in India after facing oppression somewhere else.
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Centre must care for sentiments of northeast: Meghalaya CM on Citizenship
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma appealed to the central government to look into the issue of Citizenship Amendment Bill keeping in mind the sentiments of the people of northeast India.
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Guwahati: Meghalaya CM convenes 11 party meet against Citizenship Amendmen
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People’s Party (NPP) president Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday convened a meeting of 11 regional parties from the North East to formulate a strategy against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016.
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Mamata govt welcomes infiltrators but has no place for refugees: Amit Shah
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
East Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday demanded that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should clear her stand on the Citizenship Amendment Bill, while accusing that her government welcomes infiltrators but has no place in the state
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Amid R-day boycott call, Mizoram Governor addresses empty ground
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Aizwal (Mizoram) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan on Saturday addressed an almost-empty ground here on the 70th Republic Day, following a statewide protest called against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Six student bodies in Manipur to boycott Rep
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Imphal [Manipur], Jan 26 (ANI): Decrying passing of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), six student bodies including Meira Paibis will be agitating in New Delhi on January 30, and has decided to boycott the 70th Republic Day celebration in Manipur on Saturday.
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Assam: 70 organisations protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): As many as 70 organisations including Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), protested against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016, here on Wednesday.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: BJP reaching out to allies, says Ram Madhav
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday said that the party is reaching out to allies who have expressed concerns over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 and will assure them that interest of each state will be taken care of.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: Rajnath Singh assures Manipur CM protection of
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New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Amidst the Citizenship Amendment Bill controversy, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has assured Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh of protection of rights and interests of the people of Manipur.
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Hindu, Sikh refugees from Pak eagerly waiting for passage of Citizenship B
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Thousands of Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan, who were eagerly awaiting the passage of a bill by Parliament that would grant them Indian citizenship, are disappointed that it could not fructify in the just-concluded Winter session but have not given
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Tripura: Emergency extended as Madhabbari still tense
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Madhabbari (Tripura) [India], Jan 12 (ANI): Tension still looms over Madhabbari even three days after the incident of police firing following the clash between protesters and police amid demonstration opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
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Citizenship Bill: Sahitya Akademi awardee Gohain denies receiving notice o
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Sahitya Akademi Awardee Dr Hiren Gohain on Friday denied receiving any notice from the police related to a sedition case reportedly filed against him for opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
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