After directing Dhanbad administration to drop sedition charges against 3000 anti-CAA protesters, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has said law is there not to gag voices but to instil a sense of security among the people.
Over 100 retired bureaucrats have written an open letter to the people saying that both the NPR and the NRIC are "unnecessary and wasteful exercises" which will cause hardship to the public at large.
The Supreme Court refused urgent hearing of a petition seeking to declare the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as constitutional saying court's job is to validate the law and not declaring it constitutional.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to hear on January 10 the Central Government's plea seeking to transfer those PILs filed and pending in various state High Courts, against validity of Citizenship Amendment Act, to the Supreme Court.
Backers of the Citizenship Amendment Act took out a massive demonstration in Bhopal on Sunday, marching for over a kilometre on the streets of the capital of Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh is all set to become the first state in the country to start the exercise of shortlisting migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, eligible for citizenship under the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
The programme was held at booth level. BJP's working president JP Nadda and national general secretary Ram Madhav were present at the rally.
The Congress government in Puducherry is planning to adopt a resolution in the next Assembly session seeking scrapping of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act as the one adopted by Kerala, Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said on Thursday.
Kannan landed in trouble after a video of his purported speech at the meeting against the Citizenship Amendment Act on Saturday went viral on social media and the BJP lodged a police complaint seeking his arrest and prosecution
Shia cleric and a member of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, Maulana Kalbe Jawad, in Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday expressed concern over police action against anti-CAA protesters in the state and said the government should remove confusion among Muslims on the legislation.
After the DMK, Congress and VCK leaders drew anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and anti-National Register of Citizens (NRC) `kolams' outside their residences, it is now the turn of those who are in support of the new law to express their support through these pavement decorations.
The Uttar Pradesh government has requested the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to ban the Popular Front of India (PFI), an organisation that is said to have played a key role in triggering violence during the recent anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in the state.
People of India are more concerned about rising inflation and unemployment and not much about the Citizenship Amendment Act, IANS-CVOTER State of the Nation Poll 2020 has found.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan moved a resolution in the state assembly on Tuesday demanding the revocation of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
BJP working president JP Nadda on Sunday opened a new front against the Opposition over anti-CAA protests.
Braving cold weather, hundreds of protesters, many of whom gathered after offering Friday prayers at the Old Delhi's iconic Jama Masjid, took out peaceful demonstrations, under a heavy security cover and drone surveillance in the national capital, against the Citizenship Amendment Act, whereas in Mumbai a large number of people took part in pro and anti-CAA rallies.
Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said the armed forces have utmost respect for laws related to human rights and they not only ensure protection of human rights of people of the country, but also of its adversaries.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday targetted those opposing Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Fadnavis said that those opposing CAA do not want to oppose 3 crore Bangladeshi who illegally entered the country and carried out violent activities. He was speaking at a pro-CAA rally in Mumbai.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday said that as long as she is alive the Citizenship (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in Bengal. None can snatch away the rights of the people of the country, like citizenship, the Trinamool Congress supremo said at a programme here.
A grouping of Indian and Indian-origin professionals working with tech giants like Google, Uber, Amazon and Facebook have written an open letter against the new religion-based citizenship law and the planned national register of citizens, terming them as "fascist".
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