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India hits out at Pakistan for references to Ayodhya, CAA in UNGA

March 16, 2024 admin

Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj. File | Photo Credit: ANI India has slammed Pakistan and described it as a “broken record” that remains stagnant while the world progresses, after Islamabad’s envoy made references to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) during remarks to the United Nations General…

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US On India’s New Citizenship Law CAA

March 15, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The United States today said it is closely monitoring the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) implemented by India to expedite Indian citizenship for persecuted migrants from neighbouring countries. The Act aims to ease the citizenship process for undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. Critics have questioned the government over…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, March 15, 2024

March 15, 2024 admin

A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled on March 15 to hear an application filed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking the return of electoral bonds’ documents. File. | Photo Credit: AP Electoral bonds data | BJP received ₹6,060 crore, highest among all parties The Bharatiya Janata Party encashed electoral bonds…

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Amit Shah slams opposition attacks on Citizenship Law

March 14, 2024 admin

Home Minister Amit Shah targeted the Opposition for their criticism of CAA New Delhi: Stressing that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is not against Muslims, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has accused the Opposition parties of resorting to “politics of lies”. “I have spoken on CAA at least 41 times on different platforms and spoken in…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, March 14, 2024

March 14, 2024 admin

BJP workers celebrate after the announcement of Union Minister for Road Transport and Highway Nitin Gadkari’s name as the party’s candidate from Nagpur constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, in Nagpur, on March 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Ram Nath Kovind-led panel may submit report on simultaneous polls on March 14 The high-level…

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Government’s Explainer On Citizenship Law Amid Opposition Attacks

March 13, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The amendments to the citizenship law – passed by Parliament in 2019 and notified by the government Monday evening, to come into effect weeks before the general election – have triggered a back-and-forth with the opposition accusing the ruling BJP of polarising voters, and the government, hitting back. Amidst this opposition pushback, the…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, March 13, 2024

March 13, 2024 admin

All Assam Students Union (AASU) members take out a torch procession to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Guwahati, on March 12, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP Indian troops begin withdrawal from Maldives Indian troops stationed in the Maldives have begun withdrawing from the island nation, its defence authorities said, in line with…

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Citizenship Amendment Act – Does CAA Put Any Restrictions On Muslim Migrants? What Government Said

March 12, 2024 admin

The Centre on Monday notified the rules for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. New Delhi: The government today reiterated that the newly-implemented Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA doesn’t curtail the freedom and opportunity of Indian Muslims amid sharp criticism from the opposition, which terms the move as discriminatory and motivated by the approaching Lok Sabha elections….

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Amit Shah’s Counter-Strike Amid Opposition Protests Over Citizenship Law

March 12, 2024 admin

Amit Shah has hit back at the Opposition amid the row over CAA implementation Secunderabad: Countering the Opposition’s charge over the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the Congress had opposed the law for “appeasement” and “vote bank politics”. “We had said we would bring CAA. Congress…

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Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Big Claim On Citizenship Before NRC

March 12, 2024 admin

Mr Sarma said that there was nothing new about the CAA as it was enacted earlier (File) Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that he will be the first to resign if one person, who has not applied for the National Register of Citizens (NRC), gets citizenship. His comment comes after…

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