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Confident yet cautious: BJP bets on polarisation, Centre's schemes in Assam

As for the vastly tweaked CAA, the BJP has been curiously silent about it after it provoked adversarial reactions

Without viable CM face, Congress hopes its alliance will help reclaim Assam

With no local leader emerging as a viable choice for chief minister, the party has decided to take a call on this important issue later

Delhi riots: A year later, over 3,500 granted bail, 73 charge sheets filed

The Delhi High Court had designated two sessions and two magisterial courts for trial of the communal violence

Back to the future

Mixed outlook for India as US returns to multilateralism

Sedition vs dissent

The law is increasingly being misused against critics

Congress will not let CAA be implemented if voted to power in Assam: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said his party will protect every principle of the Assam Accord and will not let the Citizenship (Amendment) Act be implemented if voted to power

Right to protest can't be anytime, everywhere, says Supreme Court

Twelve activists had filed a review petition on the October 2020 ruling of the top court terming the anti-citizenship law protests held at Shaheen Bagh to be illegal

CAA to be implemented after Covid-19 vaccination, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday said the process of granting Indian citizenship to refugees under the CAA, will begin once the process of COVID vaccination has ended.

Modi has failed the people of Assam by enacting Citizenship Act: Congress

The Assam Congress on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has failed the people of the state by enacting the Citizenship Amendment Act. BJP's Vision Document 2016-2025 had promised to follow in letter and spirit the Assam Accord with March 25, 1971 as the cut off date to distinguish between illegal migrants and citizens of the state, Assam Congress President Ripun Bora said at a press conference here. "The Accord made it clear that those who came to the state after 1971 will be considered illegal migrants but by enacting the CAA, BJP has allowed Bangladeshis to come to India till December 31, 2014 (the cut off date). It has given the Bangladehis a red carpet welcome," he said. "How is BJP going to fulfill the Assam Accord in letter and spirit?" Bora questioned. The prime minister had also declared that all illegal Bangladeshis in Assam will have to leave bag and baggage from Assam after May 16, 2014, he recallled. The BJP had claimed that there are around

Citizenship (Amendment) Act rules under preparation: MHA tells Lok Sabha

The rules under the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which was enacted over a year ago, are under preparation, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019 was notified on December 12, 2019 and it came into force with effect from January 10, 2020. "The Rules under The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 are under preparation. The Committees on Subordinate Legislation, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have granted extension of time up to April 9 and July 9, respectively to frame these rules under the CAA," he said in a written reply. The CAA, which facilitates granting of Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim minorities -- Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian -- of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, was passed by Parliament in December 2019, triggering protests in different parts of the country. The President had given his assent to the legislation on December 12, 2019. Und

Democracy without safeguards

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Why it's time to rethink protests

Far from being an annoyance, mass movements are the only legitimate way of engaging the government today

The trust deficit

Transparency and consultation are vital to governance

Modi's Muslim outreach at AMU: Driven perhaps by a changing global picture

Modi chose the last full week in 2020 to launch some important outreach to two sets of angry constituents: Muslims and the farmers

Will consider framing CAA rules as soon as Covid vaccine starts: Amit Shah

The rules of the CAA are yet to be framed as such a massive process could not be carried out because of the corona. As soon as vaccination starts and corona cycle breaks, we will consider it, he said

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Delhi riots: Court dismisses interim bail plea of Shahrukh Pathan

The court said the reply filed by the police suggested there was no emergency for the surgery of the right knee of his father

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar creates a flutter, says this is his 'last election'

The 69-year-old chief minister has governed the state for four terms

CAA to be implemented soon, got delayed due to Covid-19: BJP chief Nadda

All of you will get the benefits of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act