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Page 33 - Latest Updates on Citizenship Bill

Govt's refrain on NRC is a tactical retreat after protests: Prashant Kishor

Kishor, on his part, has been demanding an "official announcement" from Congress president Sonia Gandhi that NRC will not be implemented in the states ruled by her party

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Updated On : 26 Dec 2019 | 2:03 PM IST

Inciting students to violence isn't leadership: Army chief on CAA protests

Leaders emerge from crowds but are not those who lead people in "inappropriate directions", added the Army chief

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Updated On : 26 Dec 2019 | 1:56 PM IST

The rise of sub-nationalism

The worrying thing about this nascent sub-nationalism is that it is likely to intensify if economic growth does not pick up and job opportunities narrow

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Updated On : 26 Dec 2019 | 2:52 AM IST

Festivity grips nation as markets turn Christmas red amid anti-CAA protests

However, the mood was sombre in Assam where intense anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests were witnessed in run-up to the festival during which at least five people were killed

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2019 | 10:32 PM IST

'Respond or pay for damages': UP police notice to 60 people over CAA stir

The Rampur administration issued notices to 28 people on Tuesday after damage of nearly Rs 25 lakh was assessed across the district by the police and the administration, they said

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2019 | 8:57 PM IST

Touching leaves after burning hands: BJP plans massive CAA outreach

Bharatiya Janata Party has taken many fire-fighting measures, including an extensive outreach programme especially among the minorities and the rural people

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2019 | 8:55 PM IST

Letter to BS: What is mighty India scared of, a German student protesting?

It is a matter of shame that a 24-year old German student pursuing his post-graduation at IIT Madras was summarily asked to leave the country

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2019 | 8:53 PM IST

Letter to BS: Opportunism visible in Mayawati's double-track politics

Given the track record of her political career, otherwise overambitious Mayawati is apparently ambivalent about the Citizenship Amendment Act

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2019 | 8:50 PM IST

India marching towards $5 trillion economy on solid foundation: PM Modi

Says Article 370, Ram Janmabhoomi and Citizenship Amendment Act were challenges bequeathed as a legacy of the past, with no effort on the part of previous regimes to resolve them

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2019 | 7:23 PM IST

Mayawati asks UP govt to call for probe into deaths amid anti-CAA protests

Seventeen people are reported to have died in Uttar Pradesh during the protests against the new citizenship law.

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2019 | 1:30 PM IST

Indian-Americans hold rallies in support of CAA, NRC in US to dispel myths

These rallies are aimed at "dispelling the misinformation and myths" surrounding the law

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2019 | 12:34 PM IST

All you wanted to know about CAA and NRC and didn't know whom to ask

Terms like CAA, CAB, NPR, NRC, NRIC, UIDAI, Aadhaar and Census can sometimes be an alphabet soup. Business Standard tries to explain them with along with their background and rationale

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2019 | 12:20 PM IST

From funds to Biryani, here's what it takes to organise an anti-CAA protest

From the maze-like neighbourhood a volunteer group of more than 100 people run the site, working in shifts and providing everything from crowd-control and food to bedding and medicines

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2019 | 10:57 AM IST

Those opposing CAA, NRC can be 'wiped out' in an hour: Haryana BJP MLA

He said today's India is not of Jawahar Lal Nehru and Gandhi, but of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2019 | 8:25 AM IST

Cabinet nod to Rs 3,941-cr fund for NPR update, Rs 8,500 cr for Census 2021

In an interview to a private news agency, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that not just was there no "link", but also that no NRC would be conducted.

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2019 | 1:33 AM IST

Oppn spreading lies on Citizenship Act to destabilise govt: Piyush Goyal

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his rally at Ramleela Ground on Sunday clarified all the doubts of Muslims regarding NRC and CAA

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Updated On : 24 Dec 2019 | 11:54 PM IST

Anti-CAA protests in Assam: MFIN asks RBI forbearance for extended payments

The anti-CAA protests have led to delays in repayments in the entire north-east region, pockets of Uttar Pradesh, as well as in parts of West Bengal

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Updated On : 24 Dec 2019 | 11:20 PM IST

CAA protests Highlights: NPR not to be used to prepare NRC, says Amit Shah

At least 24 people have died across India in protests that broke out when Parliament passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on December 11.

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Updated On : 24 Dec 2019 | 11:05 PM IST

German student episode reminder of dark chapter in history: Chidambaram

Jakob Lindenthal, who was here on an exchange programme, was attached to the Physics Department of the IIT Madras and he left the country on Monday night, sources at the institute said

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Updated On : 24 Dec 2019 | 9:35 PM IST

Prashant Kishor thanks Rahul Gandhi for joining protest against CAA, NRC

Kishor, however, stressed the need for measures "beyond public protests" and sought an "official" announcement by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi that there will be no NRC in states ruled by her party

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Updated On : 24 Dec 2019 | 9:17 PM IST