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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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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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