Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?

[ad_1] Union minister Shantanu Thakur on Saturday said that he would apply for citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act to counter the “false propaganda” he alleged the Trinamool Congress was spreading against the law.“I will also apply for citizenship although...

Union minister says he will ‘apply for citizenship’ under CAA to counter TMC’s claims

[ad_1] Union minister and West Bengal MP Shantanu Thakur on Saturday said that he will “apply for citizenship” under the Citizenship Amendment Act to counter the “false propaganda” against it by the Trinamool Congress, India Today reported. “One can apply...

7 lakh Muslims, 8.5 lakh Hindus left out of Assam NRC, says CM Himanta Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that 7 lakh Muslims and 8.5 lakh Hindus have been left out of the National Register of Citizens for the state, News Live reported. Sarma, during an interview with the television...

Why Shaheen Bagh is unlikely to see a protest against CAA this time

[ad_1] The half-kilometre stretch leading to the Shaheen Bagh footover bridge on the Chalees Futa, or 40 Feet Road which connects Delhi’s Jasola and Kalindi Kunj areas made headlines in 2019 as hundreds of Muslim women held a sit-in protest...

‘No NRC, detention camps,’ says Mamata Banerjee as Citizenship (Amendment) Act implemented

[ad_1] The Trinamool Congress will oppose the National Register of Citizens if the Union government tries to carry out the exercise after the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said at a press conference...

Centre notifies rules under Citizenship (Amendment) Act today

[ad_1] The Centre on Monday notified the rules under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, and said they will allow minorities persecuted on religious grounds in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to acquire Indian citizenship.Home Minister Amit Shah said that with the rules...