Page 9 - Latest Updates on NRC
As SC starts CAA hearings, Congress looks to broad base protests to economy
It would get difficult for Congress to champion the cause of anti-CAA protesters if the apex court were to find the controversial law constitutional
 "As SC starts CAA hearings, Congress looks to broad base protests to economy")
NPR constitutional obligation, disclosure of info voluntary: MoS Home
Reddy said since NPR is a constitutional obligation, the state governments should not oppose it
 "NPR constitutional obligation, disclosure of info voluntary: MoS Home")
CAA will not be revoked under any circumstances, asserts Amit Shah
The union home minister warned that those raising anti-national slogans would be jailed
 "CAA will not be revoked under any circumstances, asserts Amit Shah")
After Assam NRC fiasco, Modi govt changed gears to talk of NPR: Chidambaram
Speaking to reporters in Kolkata, Chidambaram said that NPR is "nothing but NRC in disguise".
 "After Assam NRC fiasco, Modi govt changed gears to talk of NPR: Chidambaram")
More modern immigration
Microsoft CEO's remarks on CAA should be a wake-up call
 "More modern immigration")
Will strained Centre-state ties make 2020 a year of Constitutional crises?
States have started to take the battle to the Centre on multiple fronts, and things could get worse
 "Will strained Centre-state ties make 2020 a year of Constitutional crises?")
Top US Senator urges Pompeo to press India for quick reversal of CAA, NRC
In a letter to Pompeo on Tuesday, Senator Bob Menendez, a Ranking Member of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed concern over the Citizenship Amendment Act
 "Top US Senator urges Pompeo to press India for quick reversal of CAA, NRC")
Will quit if even one over half million gets citizenship in Assam: Sarma
The minister was speaking during the debate on the governor's address in the one-day special session of Assam Assembly
 "Will quit if even one over half million gets citizenship in Assam: Sarma")
No politics on school premises, govt tells managements after BJP's CAA meet
Sources in the department said the notice has been issued to the management of schools to ensure students are kept away from any political event
 "No politics on school premises, govt tells managements after BJP's CAA meet")
Citizens should prod governments to act responsibly: Richard Thaler
Thaler, whose 'Nudge Thoery' won him the Nobel prize in 2017, said there are protests in every part of the world which have come to India and it shows that democracy is "fragile" right now
 "Citizens should prod governments to act responsibly: Richard Thaler")
Oppn meets to strike balance over CAA as UP identifies 32K refugees
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says no justification for the country-wide implementation of NRC
Best of BS Opinion: India's GDP growth, Citizens Amendment Act, and more
The opinion pages focus on aspects related to all three. Kanika Datta sums up the views here
 "Best of BS Opinion: India's GDP growth, Citizens Amendment Act, and more")
Letter to BS: Mamata has a wider strategy to capture the anti-BJP space
Since the compulsion of state politics is at times at variance with the national narrative needs to be interpreted as her wider political strategy
 "Letter to BS: Mamata has a wider strategy to capture the anti-BJP space")
Each oppressed Pak refugee will get Indian citizenship: Amit Shah
He was speaking at a public meeting organised here to drum up support for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA)
CAA exposed Pakistan, youth being misguided: PM Narendra Modi
Mamata govt is not implementing central schemes as they do not help syndicates or involve cut money: PM
 "CAA exposed Pakistan, youth being misguided: PM Narendra Modi")
Migration is the issue here
When people move to cities and countries, there is tension between "insiders" and "outsiders"
 "Migration is the issue here")
CWC passes resolution demanding withdrawal of CAA, stopping of NPR process
The CWC expresses its solidarity with the youth and the students in their fight for defending the Constitution, the resolution said
 "CWC passes resolution demanding withdrawal of CAA, stopping of NPR process")
CAA discriminatory and divisive law; NPR is 'disguised NRC': Sonia Gandhi
Coming down hard on the National Population Register (NPR), Gandhi told Congress top brass not to be under any illusion that it was a "benign exercise".
 "CAA discriminatory and divisive law; NPR is 'disguised NRC': Sonia Gandhi")
Mamata meets PM Modi, asks him to withdraw CAA, reconsider NRC and NPR
Banerjee termed her meeting with PM Modi as 'courtsey visit' and said she has raised issues regarding the due financial assitance that the state is yet to receive
 "Mamata meets PM Modi, asks him to withdraw CAA, reconsider NRC and NPR")
TMC, CPM activists protest against CAA, NRC ahead of PM's visit to Kolkata
Modi will attend sesquicentenary celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust and hold a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
 "TMC, CPM activists protest against CAA, NRC ahead of PM's visit to Kolkata")