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CAB passed in Parliament evokes mixed response from political arena
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): After hours of debate, the Upper House of the parliament on Wednesday passed the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), which has evoked mixed responses from across the political arena.
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Assam: Curfew imposed in Dibrugarh district, Guwahati
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Assam's capital city Guwahati and its district of Dibrugarh have been placed under indefinite curfew till further orders in the wake of protests after the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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All Northeastern parties except SDF vote for CAB in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): All Northeast-based parties, except Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), voted in favour of the crucial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Congress also opposed the Bill.
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Two NCP MPs remain absent during CAB proceedings in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Two out of four MPs of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) remained absent during proceedings on the crucial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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CAB is direct assault on secularism: Oppn leaders criticse passage of Bill
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Leaders from several opposition parties on Wednesday lamented the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 through Rajya Sabha, terming it as a direct assault on secularism.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Pakistani Hindu refugee names her 2-day old
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): A Pakistani Hindu refugee woman living at Majnu ka Tila here on Wednesday named her two-day-old daughter 'Nagarikta' (citizenship) and said that she earnestly wanted The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, to be passed.
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Over 560 Muslim immigrants from Pak, Afghanistan, Bangladesh granted citiz
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
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.
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Bhupendra Yadav accuses parties opposing CAB of 'religious appeasement'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): BJP MP Bhupendra Yadav accused parties opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, of religious appeasement and ignoring human rights of non-Muslims who fled persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.
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CAB smoothly sails through Parliament
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill smoothly sailed through Parliament after the Rajya Sabha passed it on Wednesday.
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Dreams of crores of deprived, victimised people has come true today: Amit
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): After the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Rajya Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the dreams of crores of deprived and victimised people have come true today.
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PM Modi hails passage of CAB in RS as 'a landmark day for India'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday termed the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Rajya Sabha as a landmark day for India and its ethos of compassion and brotherhood.
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Parliament clears CAB, 125 MPs vote for Bill in RS
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): The landmark Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on Wednesday got the nod of Parliament after the Rajya Sabha approved the Bill.
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