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Citizenship Amendment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha after division
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 9 (ANI): The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that makes it easier for non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to get Indian citizenship was introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah after opposition members vociferously opposed it.
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Amit Shah to introduce Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha today
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, that seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, is all set to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Hindu, Sikh refugees from Pak eagerly waiting for passage of Citizenship B
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Thousands of Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan, who were eagerly awaiting the passage of a bill by Parliament that would grant them Indian citizenship, are disappointed that it could not fructify in the just-concluded Winter session but have not given
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Amid protests, Lok Sabha passes bill to grant citizenship to certain minor
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi, Jan 8 (ANI) A contentious bill seeking to accord Indian citizenship to certain minority community refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday amid strong objections by some Opposition parties and a shutdown in the North Eastern parts o
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PoK refugees welcome Centre's Rs. 2,000-cr package, not ready to give
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec. 3 (ANI): Refugees from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), who are now settled in Jammu and Kashmir, have welcomed the Central Government's decision to sanction a Rs 2,000-crore package for them.
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Children make up 58 % of all Pakistani migrants: UN report
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 8 (ANI): United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in its latest report has pointed out that children make up 58 per cent of all refugees from Pakistan, the highest proportion in the South Asian region.
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