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RS Prasad urges Oppn parties not to 'foment communal tension' over CAA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday urged the Opposition parties not to foment communal tension in the country over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which seeks to provide citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from three countries in India's n
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Modi government firm on implementing Citizenship Amendment Act: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Amid opposition efforts to corner the government over Citizenship Amendment Act, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that Modi government was firm on implementing the new law which gives citizenship rights to non-Muslim refugees from three neighb
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Entire opposition misleading the country over Citizenship Act: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the opposition parties accusing them of misleading the members from minority communities over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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6 Sri Lankan refugees detained in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Q Branch of Tamil Nadu police on Tuesday detained six Sri Lankan refugees, including a child, in the state's coastal town of Rameswaram while they were trying to escape to their native country on Tuesday.
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Home Ministry to soon start drafting rules under Citizenship Amendment Act
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry will soon start the process of drafting rules for those eligible for Indian citizenship after the enactment of Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.
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Will meet CM Conrad Sangma to resolve issues of Meghalaya on Citizenship A
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that he will be meeting Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma later in the month to find a way to resolve issues of the state over The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which seeks to grant citizenship t
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Camp organised in Jaisalmer to help refugees from Pak complete formalitie
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): A camp was organised by Jaisalmer district administration on Friday to help the refugees from Pakistan complete formalities for availing Indian citizenship, said Om Prakash Bishnoi, Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Jaisalmer.
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Nadda directs BJP MPs to apprise refugees about Citizenship Amendment Act
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): A day after the passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill, BJP national working president JP Nadda on Friday asked party's MPs to speak to the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Christian refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, in their respective co
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Ex-Indian envoy to Bangladesh moves SC against Citizenship (Amendment) Act
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Deb Mukherjee, along with two IAS officers, on Friday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which provides for citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, a
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I will resign as MLA if Citizenship (Amendment) Act is implemented in MP:
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Congress MLA Arif Masood said that he will give up his membership of the Legislative Assembly if the Madhya Pradesh government implements the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 that makes way for granting Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees
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Delhi: Hindu refugees celebrate passing of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): With Citizenship (Amendment) Bill being passed in the upper house of Parliament on Wednesday, the Pakistani Hindu refugees staying at the Majnu ka Tilla were overjoyed and excited at the prospects of getting Indian citizenship after the Bill becomes an act wi
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Camp to be organised in Barmer for Pak refugees to complete citizenship ap
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): A camp will be organised on Friday by the district administration to assist Pakistan refugees to complete the formalities for availing the Indian citizenship.
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