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He said that the Bill has been brought to rectify a historic blunder -- the partition -- and give a dignified life to non-Muslims of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who fled religious persecution and settled in India before December 31, 2014. (Photo: ANI)

After 8-hour debate, Rajya Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill

Shah said that neither citizenship bill, nor triple talaq bill nor bill scrapping Article 370 are anti-Muslim.

11 Dec 2019 8:47 PM

'We should discuss this Bill based on humanity not on religion. There is a difference between intruders and refugees,' said Raut, whose party is a former ally of the BJP. (Photo: ANI)

'Don't need to prove how staunch Hindu we are': Shiv Sena opposes CAB in RS

The Sena does not need to prove how 'staunch Hindu' and 'patriotic' the party is, Sanjay Raut said.

11 Dec 2019 7:16 PM

The stoppage happened when Home Minister Amit Shah was heckled by opposition members during the introduction of the bill when he stated that the rights of Assamese people will be protected by the BJP government. (Photo: File)

RS TV stops telecast of CAB discussion after Oppn members heckle Shah

RSTV resumed telecast of the proceedings soon after and showed the House in complete order and only Shah speaking.

11 Dec 2019 2:10 PM

"Irrespective of our stand in the Lok Sabha, here in the Rajya Sabha the support of Shiv Sena MPs will be very crucial. We will see what happens during the debate and then decide our stand," Raut said. (Photo: ANI)

Sena may take different stand on Citizenship Bill if queries remain unanswered: Raut

'If we do not get satisfactory answers then our stand could be different from what we took in Lok Sabha,' Raut said.

11 Dec 2019 12:27 PM

'No Muslim in India needs to worry,' says Shah on Citizenship Bill in Rajya Sabha

In the 245-member Rajya Sabha, the halfway mark is currently 121 as five seats are vacant bringing down the strength of the House to 240.

11 Dec 2019 12:16 PM

Govt’s attempt to ‘ethnically cleanse’ Northeast: Rahul Gandhi on Citizenship Bill

The CAB or Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is to be taken up for debate and passing in the Rajya Sabha after it cleared the Lok Sabha.

11 Dec 2019 10:42 AM

With the support of other smaller parties, the government is confident of easy passage of the bill.

Govt confident of numbers as RS takes up CAB today

While the full strength of the Rajya Sabha is 245, its current strength is 240. This makes 121 the majority mark.

11 Dec 2019 1:37 AM

Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said, "The #CAB is an attack on the Indian constitution. Anyone who supports it is attacking and attempting to destroy the foundation of our nation." (Photo: File)

Supporting CAB is attempting to destroy foundation of India, says Rahul

Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship Bill with a majority of 311 votes against 80 votes where 391 members were present and voted.

10 Dec 2019 1:17 PM

'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. (Photo: File)

Passage of Citizenship bill India’s tryst with bigotry, says Priyanka Gandhi

Her remarks came after the CAB was passed in the Lok Sabha with 311 members favouring it and 80 voting against it.

10 Dec 2019 12:35 PM

Taking to twitter, he said: "CAB is unconstitutional. Parliament passes a Bill that is patently unconstitutional and the battle ground shifts to the Supreme Court. Elected Parliamentarians are abdicating their responsibilities in favour of lawyers and judges!" (Photo: File)

‘Price of giving one party brute majority’: Chidambaram on Citizenship bill

The bill was passed in the Lok Sabha with 311 members favouring it, 80 voting against it and zero abstentions, after a heated debate.

10 Dec 2019 11:32 AM

In Rajya Sabha, the Modi government requires the support of at least 123 MPs in the 245-member house. (Photo: File)

Citizenship Bill to be introduced in RS today, BJP confident of its passage

Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship Bill with a majority of 311 votes against 80 votes where 391 members were present and voted.

10 Dec 2019 11:14 AM

The bill, which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they faced religious persecution there, will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha after being dealt with by the Lower House of Parliament. (Photo: File)

Citizenship Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha on December 9

Its passage in the Lok Sabha is all but certain due to the massive majority the BJP and its allies have.

05 Dec 2019 2:29 PM

The Trinamool Congress member also sought to know if the government had identified sites for detention centres across the country for the exercise and if so, the state-wise detention centres to be constructed in the next five years. (Photo: Representational)

'No plan to conduct NRC across country on religious lines,' says government

Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, gave the information in a written reply in the RS.

04 Dec 2019 6:53 PM

Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said that any complaint received in respect of implementation of the PMMY, including turning down of loan applications, delay in turn-around-time (TAT) and lenders' insisting on collateral/guarantor on certain occasions, are redressed in coordination with the respective banks.

Nearly 3 per cent of Mudra loans turn into bad loans: Govt

Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur gave this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

03 Dec 2019 4:21 PM

Naidu was speaking after MPs expressed outrage over the rising incidents of crime against women. (Photo: File)

‘Political will, not new bill’: Naidu urges Govt to rethink on mercy appeals in heinous crimes

Naidu said crime against women is a 'societal disease' and there is some sort of lacunae in systems, both legal as well as the police.

02 Dec 2019 3:52 PM

Jaishankar was replying to a query from Vijila Sathyananth (AIADMK) on India’s entry into the UNSC as a permanent member. (Photo: File)

Confident of India becoming permanent member of UNSC, says Jaishankar

The minister said it takes a long and patient effort for getting permanent membership of the council.

29 Nov 2019 9:39 AM

Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said a total of 79,000 employees of BSNL and 14,000 out of 20,000 employees of MTNL have applied for the VRS scheme which the government has come out with to reduce the employee cost in these PSUs which is currently very high as compared to the industry. (Photo: File | PTI)

Govt trying to revive BSNL, MTNL, make them profressional

We want to revive them and make them professional, said Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

28 Nov 2019 2:50 PM

The ideal debt to equity ratio for capital intensive and long gestation period sectors like power & steel is 2:1. The Indian steel sector debt to equity ratio is presently less than 2:1, Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday. (Photo: File)

Crude steel production capacity on increase in country

The capacity for domestic crude steel production expanded to 142.24 million tonnes in 2018-19, said Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

27 Nov 2019 3:12 PM

Congress president Sonia Gandhi along with senior party leaders leads a protest against Maharashtra government formation at Paliament House in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha stalled over ‘murder of democracy’

Congress MPs storm into the Well, evicted by marshals; Speaker says he was hurt by MPs’ behaviour

26 Nov 2019 7:05 AM

A week after their military-style uniforms created a controversy, Rajya Sabha marshals on Monday were again back in traditional Indian attire but without the 'pagri'. (Photo: File)

RS marshals shed military-style uniform, back in Indian attire

After the dress came in for criticism in some quarters, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on November 19 ordered a review.

25 Nov 2019 12:23 PM

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