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Citizenship Amendment Bill cleared by Cabinet today: All you need to know

The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which will now be tabled in Parliament soon

NRC, Citizenship Bill sealed divided BJP's fate in West Bengal by-polls

While the Saffron outfit drew a blank, archrival TMC took all three seats riding on the same issues

NRC coordinator has not shared info on those excluded from list: Assam govt

"That is why the government has no information on this issue," the minister said on behalf of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal who holds the Home portfolio

Only three Bangladeshis among 28 who perished in Assam detention camps

The state government also said it has sent a proposal to the Centre to set up more detention centres in addition to the existing six, while construction for another is going on in Goalpara district

Bengal bypolls: Confusion over NRC led to our defeat, says BJP candidate

TMC won in all the three constituencies in West Bengal where the bypolls were held

Bengal bypolls: BJP looks to build on LS gains,TMC in search of lost ground

The BJP is attempting to unseat the Mamata Banerjee government from power in the state

BJP to raise NRC pitch after data reveals W Bengal has Bangladeshi convicts

According to the NCRB data of 2017, West Bengal has the highest number of foreign prisoners among all the states.

Haryana's Muslim-dominated Nuh takes BJP's NRC push in its stride

Fear is palpable among Rohingyas but their concerns find little resonance with locals in Nuh

How BJP, Trinamool are seeking political gain from NRC issue in Bengal

BJP leaders believe that if the NRC helps them attract at least 60 per cent of the state's Hindu voters, the party should see major seat gains in the 2021 Assembly polls

BJP will tell SC that we reject this NRC, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Addressing party workers, the Assam minister said that the BJP will reintroduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the parliament

Best of BS opinion: Labour supply expands, US-China trade war, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Like Assam, NRC will be implemented in Haryana soon: Manohar Lal Khattar

Khattar also said the Haryana government will look into the feasibility of setting up a Law Commission

The stories of 'non'-citizens

'What grabbed my attention were the testimonies of people excluded from the NRC', says the author

In both Assam and Kashmir, BJP's saviour act could spark civil wars

BJP came to power on a security agenda of making India immune to internal and external threats - but its policies have initiated processes that will probably increase instability

Needless crisis? An NRC no one's happy with has left 2 million in a lurch

What will India do with the two million people left off the register? Some can apply now to citizenship tribunals, but these are notoriously unfair, particularly to Muslims

Those not on NRC will enjoy all rights until they exhaust legal options

Out of 3.3 crore applicants, over 19 lakh people were excluded from the final NRC

UN refugee chief urges India to ensure no one is left 'stateless'

About 31.1 million people were included on the list

Gorkha exclusion from NRC is shocking: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

TMC supremo insisted that "justice should be meted out to all Indian brothers and sisters"

Over 1.9 mn applicants left out of NRC, parties call the list 'faulty'

The Assam government has ruled out detention of people who do not figure in the list "in any circumstances", until the tribunals declare them foreigners

After NRC, what next?

Children born in India should be citizens