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2019 CAA-NRC protesters:UP court imposes fine on 86 accused in first verdi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A court in Uttar Pradesh in its first verdict on the 2019 CAA-NRC violence, imposed a fine of Rs 4,27,439 on all the 86 accused. Each accused will have to pay Rs 4971 as a fine, said Amroha District Magistrate (DM), BK Tripathi on Friday.
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Assam Accord: SC to hear pleas challenging Section 6A of Citizenship Act o
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted the pleas for hearing on January 10, 2023, challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord.
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Family members of Indian workers now eligible to work in Canada
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While addressing the reporters, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada Sean Fraser announced that his department is extending work permits to family members of temporary foreign workers on Friday.
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Family members of temporary foreign workers in Canada will be soon eligibl
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, and Minister of Tourism Randy Boissonnault announced that Canada is extending work permits to family members of temporary foreign workers.
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Centre step-motherly towards Tamil refugees; CAA arbitrary: DMK to SC
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has told the Supreme Court that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 is "arbitrary" as it only considers religious minorities from three countries while keeping Sri Lankan Tamils staying in India as refugees.
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CanAm announces 48th EB-5 Loan Repayment
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): CanAm Enterprises ("CanAm"), a financial services company helping clients achieve their immigration and investment goals for more than 35 years, is pleased to announce that it has fully repaid the USD 26.5 million investors funded in CanAm's Axalta
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CAA implementation in Northeast, West Bengal should not be a problem for C
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Minister of State For External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Friday while lauding India's Atmanirbhar Bharat approach, said that the implementation of the Citizen Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 in the nation especially the northeast should not be a problem for the Centre.
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Many women in Pakistan still do not have national ID cards: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability, a non-profit organization, almost 2.6 million women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province do not possess National ID cards. The other provinces might tell the same tale about women being deprived of equal identification in public life,
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"CAA will be implemented..." Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Sukanta Majumdar's statement came after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that she will never allow the implementation of CAA in West Bengal.
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WB: Sukanta Majumdar slams Mamata Banerjee for her refusal to implement CA
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
BJP president in West Bengal Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday alleged that Mamata Banerjee's refusal to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) means that she does not want refugees to become a part of India.
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1,414 citizenship certificates granted in 2021, says MHA report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to MHA annual report 2021-22, From 1 April 2021 till 31 December 2021, 1120 citizenship certificates were granted by registration under section 5 and 294 were granted by naturalisation under section 6 of the Citizenship Act, 1955.
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"You should make this law religion neutral..." Owaisi on MHA rule on grant
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday reacted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification to empower the district collectors of two more districts in Gujarat to grant citizenship to migrants from the six communities who entered India on valid
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