New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Assam Government on a plea seeking the release of people from detention centres in the state who have completed more than two years to avoid spreading of COVID-19, stating that the centres are "overcrowded".
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): A representation has been sent to Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde for the immediate release of "declared foreigners" detained in six detention centres in Assam with some conditions in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak.
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affair, Nityanand Rai informed that 26 detenues have died in detention centers, due to illness, during the last three years in Assam.
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday informed Lok Sabha about six detention centres in Assam with a capacity of 3,331 persons.
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that 61 out of 70 members in the Delhi Assembly don't have birth certificates and asked if they will also be sent to the detention centres.
New Delhi [India], Mar 11 (ANI): As many as 802 people are kept in detention centres in Assam as on March 6 this year, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed the Rajya Sabha.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb 23 (ANI): An 85-year-old father, along with other family members, is eagerly awaiting the release of his son Asgar Ali from a detention camp in Assam on completion of three years there in July this year.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) will make the country a Hindu Rashtra.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Opposition parties including Congress, CPI, CPI (M) on Tuesday supported the resolution moved in the state Assembly against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 28: Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader and former Social Justice Minister MK Muneer on Saturday clarified that there were no plans to start detention centers during the United Democratic Front (UDF) rule in Kerala and it was just 'rehabilitation
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi lied on the existence of detention centres in the country, despite the BJP asserting that the Congress leader's statement was a lie.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): A detailed clarification has been issued by the Kerala Chief Minister's office denying any plans to set up detention centres in the state.