New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Over 560 Muslims, who migrated to India from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan in the past five years, have been granted citizenship, Home Minister Amit Shah told Parliament on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday condemned the passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill saying that it marks the "victory of narrow-minded and bigoted forces over India's pluralism."
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks to give citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Three Army columns have been requisitioned by the civil administration so far in Tripura and Assam, Indian Army said on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): After tabling the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that there has been a 20 per cent decline in the population of religious minorities in each Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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
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.
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah informed the Parliament on Monday that there was no political agenda behind the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2019, and said it will liberate minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan from "torturous life".
New Delhi (India), Dec 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who tabled the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, said that Muslims from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh won't get the benefit of this amendment as they have not faced religious persecution.
New Delhi [India], Nov 9 (ANI): The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that makes it easier for non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to get Indian citizenship was introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah after opposition members vociferously opposed it.
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday said that the Citizenship Amendment Bill to be introduced in Parliament today is necessary to protect members of non-Muslim communities from India's neighbouring countries.
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, that seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, is all set to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.