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Citizenship Act: Pak slams India as MEA calls Imran's remark 'unwarranted'

Prime minister Khan on Thursday criticised the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as a manifestation of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi going ahead with "Hindu supremacist agenda"

Combinative vs exclusive preferences

'From a purely legal and constitutional point of view the new citizenship law is fine', says the author

Citizenship Bill: Jamia Millia students, police clash amid violent protests

The Jamia Millia Islamia University turned into a battlefield on Friday after a students' march to Parliament House, to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act, was interrupted by police. There was a clash between police and students after the protestors were stopped at the varsity gate. The students, who were baton-charged by police personnel, alleged that the police also used tear gas to quell their march. The students also resorted to stone-pelting. Videos circulated by students on social media showed police caning the protestors. The police had cordoned off the road and protestors were seen climbing onto the barricades. The University's gate was later closed. As a precautionary measure, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) closed the entry and exit points at Patel Chowk and Janpath metro stations following Delhi police's advisory. "As advised by Delhi Police, entry & exit at Patel Chowk and Janpath have been closed. Trains will not be halting at these stations," DMRC said o

Citizenship Bill amendment is a distraction from slowdown: Kamal Nath

The Act also proposes to give immunity to such refugees facing cases as illegal immigrants

Assam, northeast to face fuel supply shortage if CAB protests go on

Protesters pulled out employees from IOC refineries in Guwahati and Digboi, forcing curtailment of operations

CAB protests: Railway station vandalised in Bengal, train driver injured

The blockade started around 3.22 pm and train movements in both the up and down lines are affected, South Eastern Railway spokesperson Sanjoy Ghosh said

Citizenship Bill protests LIVE: Shinzo Abe postpones visit to Guwahati

President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to Citizenship Amendment Bill as thousands of troops brace for another day of protests in the Northeast.

CM surrendered before Delhi: AASU vows to continue 'non-violent movement'

Chief Adviser of AASU Samujjal Kumar Bhattachaya also claimed that President Ram Nath Kovind has "violated the Constitution" by giving assent to the "communal bill", which was passed by the Parliament

Shinzo Abe postpones Guwahati visit for summit amid protests in Northeast

Japanse PM Abe was scheduled to arrive in Guwahati on Sunday on a three-day India visit to hold summit talks with Modi

TMC MP Mahua Moitra calls Citizenship Amendment Bill inhumane, moves SC

President Ram Nath Kovind had gave his assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, on Thursday night, turning it into an Act.

Closely analysing possible impact of Citizenship Amendment Bill, says UN

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and by the Lok Sabha on Monday.

Abe says he'll visit India as reports say he'll cancel after Assam violence

Abe was earlier scheduled to begin his visit on Sunday and had been slated to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Assam.

Japan PM may cancel India trip as violence erupts at summit venue Guwahati

Guwahati, the planned venue for a summit between Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been engulfed in violent protests over a controversial citizenship law

India abandoning its founding principles with Citizenship Amendment Bill

The purpose is to create, through law, a permanent threat to hang over every single Muslim head in India, writes Mihir S Sharma.

Citizenship Bill 2019 becomes law with President Ram Nath Kovind's assent

According to an official notification, the Act comes into effect with its publication in the official gazette on Thursday

Decoding CAB

What the Citizenship Amendment Bill is intended to do and who it is intended for is unclear

Citizenship Bill protests HIGHLIGHTS: Two die in Guwahati in police fire

Two persons were shot dead by security forces in Guwahati, which has turned into a garrison town with Army, paramilitary and state police personnel present in every nook and corner

Citizenship Bill: Amid protests, govt says will try to allay concerns

The decision to call of the stir was announced after a meeting between JMACAB representatives and Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb

India hits back at Pak PM, calls his criticism on CAB 'unwarranted'

he bill seeks to provide citizenship to non-Muslim persecuted religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan

RS releases names of MPs absent during voting on Citizenship Amendment Bill

The more intriguing part was the absence of two of the four Bahujan Samaj Party MPs