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Mamata Banerjee has changed her stand regarding Bangladeshi refugees: PM M
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, in a reference to protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, said that she had reversed her position on Bangladeshi refugees after coming to power in the state.
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Is being Hindu a Crime? asks Nitin Gadkari
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 22 (ANI): While saying that Hindu and other minorities are subjected to innumerable atrocities in Pakistan, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari asked "Is being Hindu a crime?" here on Sunday while addressing a rally.
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Homeless take refuge in night shelters as mercury level dips in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Exposure to the chilly winds in Delhi has once again led to the movement of homeless people towards night shelters set up by the government.
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Citizenship Act fulfills promise made to minorities in Pakistan by Gandhi,
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday took a veiled dig at Congress over its opposition to Citizenship Amendment Act, saying Mahatma and Jawahar Lal Nehru had made promise to those who were in minority in Pakistan and party Chief
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IOC thanks PM Modi for providing active support to Olympic Games
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing active support for the Olympic Games by co-sponsoring the UN Olympic Truce Resolution.
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Gujarat: 7 refugees from Pakistan get Indian citizenship under CAA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kutch (Gujarat) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya distributed Indian citizenship certificates to seven refugees from Pakistan here on Friday and congratulated them.
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European think tank warns India against revival of insurgencies in North-E
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], Dec 20 (ANI): A European think tank has warned India against the reignition of insurgencies in the North-East over the recently enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which provides Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, who
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Delhi: BJP Working President JP Nadda meets refugees from Afghanistan in T
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Thursday met refugees from Afghanistan, who are living in Tilak Nagar area of the capital.
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India responds to Imran Khan's speech on 'impending refugee crisis', urges
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec 18 (ANI): India on Wednesday lambasted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his "unwarranted and gratuitous comments" on the "impending refugee crisis in South Asia" and urged Islamabad to call for "partnership, not partisanship" instead of politicising the "in
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CAA will not affect Indian citizens, says Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Salem (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Extending his support to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday said that the newly-enacted Act will not affect Indian citizens.
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Imran Khan again threatens India with nuclear war over citizenship law
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec 18 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again threatened New Delhi with nuclear war over the recently enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which promises Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees of the neighbouring countries.
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Ouster from TV show not linked with CAA protest: Sushant Singh
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Actor Sushant Singh on Tuesday dismissed the reports which claimed that his ouster from a long-running TV show has ended following his participation in the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that people have made an unnecessary
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