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'No one can take away your rights': PM assures Assam on Citizenship...

'Centre and I are totally committed to constitutionally safeguard political, linguistic, cultural rights of Assamese...

12 Dec 2019 10:19 AM IST

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday criticised the Election Commission saying that by not announcing the Gujarat poll schedule, it has authorised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the dates at his last rally, after all freebies for the state were doled out. (Photo: PTI)

India

Happy that Shiv Sena did not vote in favour of Citizenship Bill: P...

The Shiv Sena opposed it in Rajya Sabha, saying draft law should have been debated on basis of 'humanity not religion'.

12 Dec 2019 10:05 AM IST

India

'Unconstitutional': IUML challenges Citizenship Amendment Bill in SC

The Muslim League also pleaded to declare it 'illegal and void' for violating Article 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution.

12 Dec 2019 9:28 AM IST

DPCC members try to cross barricades during a protest against the CAB in front of BJP office in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

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Citizenship Bill: Now we can fly like bird, say Pakistani Hindus in...

A family residing in the resettlement colony named their newborn daughter Nagrikta as Parliament passed the bill.

12 Dec 2019 1:50 AM IST

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)

India

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 IST

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)

India

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

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

11 Dec 2019 7:16 PM IST

Union home minister Amit Shah (Photo: PTI)

India

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 IST

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

Sena may take different stand on Citizenship Bill if queries remain...

'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 IST

India

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

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

11 Dec 2019 12:16 PM IST

India

Govt's attempt to ethnically cleanse' Northeast: Rahul Gandhi on...

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

11 Dec 2019 10:42 AM IST

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

India

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 IST

India

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

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

10 Dec 2019 1:17 PM IST