The amended bill will make Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian and Parsi faiths who entered India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan eligible for citizenship.

In order to avoid getting caught by the cops, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad managed to give a slip to police amid protests at Delhi's Jama Masjid on Friday but was detained later.

Air India unions have suggested the Centre to make the airline a board-managed company just like L&T and ITC.

Demonstrations swept through a dozen districts as the Congress-ruled state joined the nationwide agitation against CAA and NRC.

Your job is to douse the fire," she said after leading a protest march against the amended citizenship law from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade in Kolkata. The chief minister also appealed to Shah to take care of the country and "control" BJP cadres.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday reminded the Congress to see the 1947 proposal of the party Executive committee before criticizing the Modi government over the issue. He said the Congress should also see the statement of its leader Ashok Gehlot.

"MDA Govt delegation called on Hon'ble Home Minister @AmitShah ji around 12:30 a.m. today in Delhi to urge the central Govt to implement Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya. The State Govt will convene a one day special session to bring in Govt resolution to implement ILP", Sangma tweeted.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has cancelled his visit to two Northeastern states -- Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh -- scheduled on Sunday and Monday, officials said on Friday. The cancellation comes amidst widespread protests in Assam and Meghalaya against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.

In a last-minute development, Bangladesh's foreign minister AK Abdul Momin cancelled his three-day visit to India. "The visit has been cancelled as of now. We can't reveal any more details at this stage," said officials at the Bangladesh High Commission.

BJP's former ally Shiv Sena, which made all the noises of opposing the Citizenship Bill on the grounds that it ignored citizenship for migrants from other neighbouring nations, made a quiet exit from the House just before the voting. Apart from the three Shiv Sena MPs who were not present during voting, two members each of Samajwadi Party and NCP as also one of TMC were absent.

After the Rajya Sabha passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have both echoed the sentiments of compassion and brotherhood of in the country.

The home minister is working for the country's unity, security and integrity and the US committee's move is an attack on our sovereignty, he said. Dubey said opposition parties can come to power in future and the matter is not about about one party. India had dismissed the commission's view, saying the American body has no locus standi.

While replying to Union Home Minister Amit Shah who tabled the bill in the House, Sharma said that though it was part of BJP's 2019 manifesto, it cannot override the principles of the Indian Constitution.

Speaking on the Citizenship Bill, Home Minister Amit Shah further said, "non-Muslim minorities from three nations who came to India after Independence will be given Indian citizenship."

After being passed in the Lok Sabha, the Citizenship Amendment Bill will be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The Bharatiya Janata Party, meanwhile, has exuded confidence of support by parties for the passage of the Bill.

"I think the imposition of Hindi is simply not going to be accepted by the South, that is something the BJP is already discovering. Similarly, a lot of the Hindutva agenda is not shared south of the Vindhyas," Shashi Tharoor said.

Citizenship Amendment Bill will face the Rajya Sabha test on Wednesday after a smooth passage in the lower house. Union Home Minister Amit Shah led a typically strong front of the BJP+ in the Lok Sabha to pass the contentious bill with a majority of 311 votes in favour. Now, the number game in Rajya Sabha is something everyone would be keenly watching. 

"Last night at midnight, India’s tryst with bigotry and narrow minded exclusion was confirmed as the CAB was passed in the Lok Sabha. Our forefathers gave their lifeblood for our freedom," she said in a tweet, recalling her great-grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru's speech on the midnight of August 14-15, 1947, when India rang in its Independence.

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the situation in Kashmir valley is completely "normal" and not a single bullet was fired since the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan after facing religious persecution there, a little past midnight on Monday after a heated debate that lasted over seven hours.