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4 Years After Bill Passed, Citizenship Law CAA Becomes Reality
The government on Monday evening issued a notification for the Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, which comes into effect today weeks before the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
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"Not In My State": 3 Chief Ministers Push Back Against Citizenship Bill
Days after Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared that she will not allow the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to be implemented in West Bengal even if it becomes law, her counterparts in Kerala and Punjab today said they will have nothing to do with the BJP-led centre's alleged attempts to strip the country of its secular credentials either.
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Sena Support To Citizenship Bill In Lok Sabha Won't Affect Alliance: NCP
The Shiv Sena taking a different position on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha than its allies in Maharashtra will not have a bearing on the longevity of their government in the state and it will complete the five-year tenure, the NCP said on Thursday.
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Updates: 2 Dead In Police Firing In Guwahati Amid Protests Over Citizenship Bill
An indefinite curfew has been imposed in Guwahati, the epicentre of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by parliament on Wednesday. The controversial legislation was passed with 125 voting for it and 99 against. It was cleared by the Lok Sabha two days earlier with the support of as many as 334 MPs.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Clears Parliament, Soon To Be Law Amid Protests
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill passed parliament on Wednesday after being cleared by the Rajya Sabha with 125 voting for it and 99 against, amid violent protests in several parts of the Northeast. The controversial legislation was cleared by the Lok Sabha two days earlier with the support of 334 MPs in the house where the government enjoys a brut...
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Citizenship Bill Protests: Army In Tripura, 5,000 Personnel In Northeast
The Army has been deployed in Tripura and Assam as debates rages over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill "Hurts India's Soul," Says Congress in Parliament Debate
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill "hurts soul of India", said the Congress's Anand Sharma in the Rajya Sabha today after Home Minister Amit Shah tabled the contentious bill in the Upper House
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Shiv Sena Boycotts Citizenship Bill Vote In Rajya Sabha
The Shiv Sena abstained from the vote on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, two days after voting in favour of the bill in the Lok Sabha citing "national interest". Behind the U-turn from one house to the other is the Sena's new Maharashtra ally Congress, which had made clear its displeasure at the party's support to ...
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Clears Parliament, Soon To Be Law Amid Protests
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, with 125 voting for it and 99 against, two days after its passage in the lower house. The controversial legislation was tabled in the Rajya Sabha, which had a majority mark of 105, by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The bill has been slammed by rights groups as well as opp...
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Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha Passes Citizenship Amendment Bill With 125 Votes
In the Rajya Sabha, Amit Shah while responding to questions raised by the opposition, says the Citizenship Amendment Bill is about granting citizenship and not about taking it away. As protests continue against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was cleared by the Lok Sabha on Monday amid vehement opposition, the bill was introduced by Home Mini...
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"Some Parties Speaking Same Language As Pak": PM On Citizenship Bill, Say Sources
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing BJP MPs at parliament today, said "some parties" were speaking the same language as Pakistan on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB).
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Citizenship Bill "Attempt To Ethnically Cleanse North East": Rahul Gandhi
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is a "criminal attack on the northeast" and an attempt by the government to "ethnically cleanse" the region, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Wednesday, hours before a debate on the controversial bill in parliament.
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On Citizenship Bill, UN Says Want To Be Sure Of "Non-Discriminatory Laws"
The United Nations on Tuesday (local time) refused to comment on the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, stating that the only concern of the watchdog is to ensure that all governments peruse non-discriminatory laws.
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Congress Plans Nationwide Protest Over Citizenship Bill Today
Upping the ante against the passage of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha, the Congress has urged its party leaders and workers to hold protests across the country on Wednesday.
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RJD Attacks Citizenship Bill, Calls It "Israelisation Of Country"
Janata Dal (United) did not find anything wrong in the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, hence supported it in Lok Sabha, party MP Kaushalendra Kumar on Tuesday said, asserting that the bill did not interfere with the lives of Indian Muslims.
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4 Years After Bill Passed, Citizenship Law CAA Becomes Reality
The government on Monday evening issued a notification for the Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, which comes into effect today weeks before the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
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"Not In My State": 3 Chief Ministers Push Back Against Citizenship Bill
Days after Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared that she will not allow the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to be implemented in West Bengal even if it becomes law, her counterparts in Kerala and Punjab today said they will have nothing to do with the BJP-led centre's alleged attempts to strip the country of its secular credentials either.
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Sena Support To Citizenship Bill In Lok Sabha Won't Affect Alliance: NCP
The Shiv Sena taking a different position on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha than its allies in Maharashtra will not have a bearing on the longevity of their government in the state and it will complete the five-year tenure, the NCP said on Thursday.
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Updates: 2 Dead In Police Firing In Guwahati Amid Protests Over Citizenship Bill
An indefinite curfew has been imposed in Guwahati, the epicentre of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by parliament on Wednesday. The controversial legislation was passed with 125 voting for it and 99 against. It was cleared by the Lok Sabha two days earlier with the support of as many as 334 MPs.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Clears Parliament, Soon To Be Law Amid Protests
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill passed parliament on Wednesday after being cleared by the Rajya Sabha with 125 voting for it and 99 against, amid violent protests in several parts of the Northeast. The controversial legislation was cleared by the Lok Sabha two days earlier with the support of 334 MPs in the house where the government enjoys a brut...
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Citizenship Bill Protests: Army In Tripura, 5,000 Personnel In Northeast
The Army has been deployed in Tripura and Assam as debates rages over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill "Hurts India's Soul," Says Congress in Parliament Debate
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill "hurts soul of India", said the Congress's Anand Sharma in the Rajya Sabha today after Home Minister Amit Shah tabled the contentious bill in the Upper House
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Shiv Sena Boycotts Citizenship Bill Vote In Rajya Sabha
The Shiv Sena abstained from the vote on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, two days after voting in favour of the bill in the Lok Sabha citing "national interest". Behind the U-turn from one house to the other is the Sena's new Maharashtra ally Congress, which had made clear its displeasure at the party's support to ...
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Clears Parliament, Soon To Be Law Amid Protests
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, with 125 voting for it and 99 against, two days after its passage in the lower house. The controversial legislation was tabled in the Rajya Sabha, which had a majority mark of 105, by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The bill has been slammed by rights groups as well as opp...
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Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha Passes Citizenship Amendment Bill With 125 Votes
In the Rajya Sabha, Amit Shah while responding to questions raised by the opposition, says the Citizenship Amendment Bill is about granting citizenship and not about taking it away. As protests continue against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was cleared by the Lok Sabha on Monday amid vehement opposition, the bill was introduced by Home Mini...
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"Some Parties Speaking Same Language As Pak": PM On Citizenship Bill, Say Sources
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing BJP MPs at parliament today, said "some parties" were speaking the same language as Pakistan on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB).
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Citizenship Bill "Attempt To Ethnically Cleanse North East": Rahul Gandhi
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is a "criminal attack on the northeast" and an attempt by the government to "ethnically cleanse" the region, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Wednesday, hours before a debate on the controversial bill in parliament.
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On Citizenship Bill, UN Says Want To Be Sure Of "Non-Discriminatory Laws"
The United Nations on Tuesday (local time) refused to comment on the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, stating that the only concern of the watchdog is to ensure that all governments peruse non-discriminatory laws.
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Congress Plans Nationwide Protest Over Citizenship Bill Today
Upping the ante against the passage of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha, the Congress has urged its party leaders and workers to hold protests across the country on Wednesday.
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RJD Attacks Citizenship Bill, Calls It "Israelisation Of Country"
Janata Dal (United) did not find anything wrong in the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, hence supported it in Lok Sabha, party MP Kaushalendra Kumar on Tuesday said, asserting that the bill did not interfere with the lives of Indian Muslims.
