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Assam: Opposition MLAs stage walkout from Assembly over Citizenship Amendm
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov 28 (ANI): MLAs of opposition parties staged a walkout on the first day of the winter session of the Assam Legislative Assembly that began here on Thursday, demanding for a cancellation of the question hour and holding a discussion on Citizenship Amendment Bil
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Rajasthan: 21 Pakistani Hindu migrants granted Indian citizenship
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Nov 27 (ANI): The Rajasthan government here on Wednesday granted Indian citizenship to 21 Pakistani Hindu migrants.
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Appeal Centre to not implement CAB in Assam, N-E states: Pro-talk faction
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov 23 (ANI): The United Liberation Front of Asom's (ULFA) pro-talk faction's leader, Anup Chetia on Saturday appealed to the Centre to not implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Assam and other North-East states.
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Protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Assam
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Different organisations, including peasant organisation Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), on Friday took out a protest in Guwahati against the Citizenship Amendment Bill demanding its withdrawal.
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Citizenship bill will violate peace accord between Tripura govt and ATTF,
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Former Tripura militant leader Ranjit Debbarma on Thursday opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, saying that it will violate the peace accord between the insurgent group All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and the Tripura government.
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Adhir Ranjan slams Centre over NRC, accuses it of creating difference in s
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday hit out at the BJP-led Centre over the National Register of Citizens (NRC), accusing it of attempting to create a difference in the society on communal lines.
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NRC: Don't trust any leader from outside, says Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the people of West Bengal to not to trust any leaders from outside as some are instigating the public in the name of National Register of Citizenship (NRC).
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MHA: Section prescribing compulsory registration of Indian citizens insert
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday said that a section prescribing compulsory registration of every Indian citizen was inserted into the Citizenship Act.
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NRC will cover everybody across India, irrespective of religion; different
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov 20 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that all citizens of India irrespective of religion will figure in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list and that NRC is different from the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
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Guwahati: Students protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill, burn effigy
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Number of students from Guwahati University on Tuesday burned an effigy of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and staged a protest outside the University against the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
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Naqvi slams Mamata, says Citizenship Bill has no link with minorities
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for raising objections over the Centre's idea of introducing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Parliament, saying, the bill has no connect
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Assam: Students protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov 18 (ANI): The Northeast Students' Organization (NESO) and All Assam Students' Union (AASU) held a protest in Guwahati today, against the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
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