Caa And Nrc

This election season, the ruling BJP in the border state Manipur has opened a new front against the Congress over the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA.

Many who have been demanding a separate statehood want the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to determine illegal immigrants and pave the way for their deportation.

The government responded strongly to the United States' "will closely monitor" comment on implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, calling the US State Department's statement "misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted".

The Citizenship Amendment Act - passed by Parliament in 2019 and notified by the government Monday, to come into effect weeks before the general election - have triggered a back-and-forth with the opposition accusing the BJP of polarising voters.

Ghulam Nabi Azad has been elected to the Rajya Sabha twice with National Conference's help and the difference in the "ferocity" of his attacks towards the NC and the BJP showed the leader's "agenda", former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah said.

The Union Home Ministry could issue a notification to implement the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act later tonight, sources told NDTV Monday afternoon.

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that her government will not allow the implementation of CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) or NRC (National Register of Citizens) in the state.

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday quashed the sedition FIR filed against the management of a school in Bidar for staging a play against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizenship (NRC).

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her party will not allow people coming from outside to impose CAA and NRC on residents of the the northeastern state.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the BJP was "using" Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) with an eye on the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections.

The Union home ministry has been granted yet another extension by the Parliamentary Committees on Subordinate Legislation in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha to frame the rules of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, sources said on Tuesday.

The government wants to integrate the database with the population register and electoral rolls, Aadhaar card, ration card, passport and driving licences and has moved a cabinet note to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act.

The Delhi High Court said it will hear on May 26 a plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who has been arrested in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the CAA and NRC, seeking interim bail.

Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that Home Minister Amit Shah maintained silence over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) during his two-day visit to Assam.

Delhi High Court today sought Delhi Police's reply on the bail plea of JNU Student Sharjeel Imam, arrested in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the CAA and NRC in 2019.

This election season, the ruling BJP in the border state Manipur has opened a new front against the Congress over the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA.

Many who have been demanding a separate statehood want the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to determine illegal immigrants and pave the way for their deportation.

The government responded strongly to the United States' "will closely monitor" comment on implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, calling the US State Department's statement "misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted".

The Citizenship Amendment Act - passed by Parliament in 2019 and notified by the government Monday, to come into effect weeks before the general election - have triggered a back-and-forth with the opposition accusing the BJP of polarising voters.

Ghulam Nabi Azad has been elected to the Rajya Sabha twice with National Conference's help and the difference in the "ferocity" of his attacks towards the NC and the BJP showed the leader's "agenda", former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah said.

The Union Home Ministry could issue a notification to implement the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act later tonight, sources told NDTV Monday afternoon.

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that her government will not allow the implementation of CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) or NRC (National Register of Citizens) in the state.

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday quashed the sedition FIR filed against the management of a school in Bidar for staging a play against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizenship (NRC).

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her party will not allow people coming from outside to impose CAA and NRC on residents of the the northeastern state.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the BJP was "using" Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) with an eye on the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections.

The Union home ministry has been granted yet another extension by the Parliamentary Committees on Subordinate Legislation in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha to frame the rules of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, sources said on Tuesday.

The government wants to integrate the database with the population register and electoral rolls, Aadhaar card, ration card, passport and driving licences and has moved a cabinet note to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act.

The Delhi High Court said it will hear on May 26 a plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who has been arrested in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the CAA and NRC, seeking interim bail.

Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that Home Minister Amit Shah maintained silence over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) during his two-day visit to Assam.

Delhi High Court today sought Delhi Police's reply on the bail plea of JNU Student Sharjeel Imam, arrested in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the CAA and NRC in 2019.