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SC issues notice to Centre on fresh petitions challenging CAA, NPR
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Central government on fresh petitions filed before it challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and National Population Register (NPR) process.
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Protest against CAA, NRC, NPR in West Bengal's Howrah
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): A sit-in protest was held in the South Howrah area against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR).
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Protest held against CAA, NRC, NPR in Mumbai
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Locals, including scores of burqa-clad women, protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) at Morland Road area here on Monday.
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Polio vaccinators mistaken for conducting NPR, held hostage by residents i
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Members of a polio vaccination team of health department officials were allegedly held hostage by the locals on suspicion that they were collecting data for the National Population Register (NPR).
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Women stage Shaheen Bagh-like protest in Mumbai
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Inspired by the protestors of Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, women in large numbers took to streets in Madanpura here, protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR) and the proposed National Register of Citize
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Enrolment ratio in higher education to be almost doubled in 10 years: HRD
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Sunday said the government has set an ambitious target of achieving a 50 per cent gross enrolment ratio (GER) as compared to the current 26.5 per cent in higher education by 2030 to equip
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Jinnah's victory is complete if CAA leads to NRC, says Shashi Tharoor
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that Pakistan's founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah's victory will be completed if the Citizenship (Amendment) Act leads to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in which a large section of th
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New STPs in Patna to stop sewage flow into Ganga
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): The growing population of Patna -- an ancient city sprawling along the south bank of River Ganga -- is leading to an increased outflow of domestic wastewater.
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TMC to hold rallies against CAA-NPR-NRC on Feb 1-2 at block levels, says P
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] Jan 24 (ANI): West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Friday said TMC will organize rallies on February 1 and February 2 at block levels to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act, National Population Register and National Register of Citizens.
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Congress condemns Vijayvargiya's 'poha' remark, says there may be religiou
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Congress leader Sushmita Dev on Friday condemned 'poha' remarks of BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, saying the BJP-led government may do "religious and language" profiling during the National Population Register (NPR) exercise.
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Nepal reports first case of coronavirus infection
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 24 (ANI): Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed the first case of coronavirus after the examination of bodily fluid of a student, who recently came back from Wuhan, China.
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Protest held against CAA, NRC, NPR in Chennai
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): A protest was held against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) here on Friday.
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