India on Sunday said some restrictions were imposed on export of certain medical equipment to China in view of their short supply within the country and asserted that precautions taken by authorities were in accordance with the WHO's advisory on coronavirus.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said the National Register for Citizens (NRC) would not be implemented in Bihar and only the National Population Register (NPR) would be updated the way it was done in 2010.
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday alleged that NCP chief Sharad Pawar was trying to implicate "Hindutvawadis" (Hindutva supporters) in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case despite the absence of any concrete evidence.
Roads are being blocked by those against the Citizenship Amendment Act to cut off 35 lakh people in Jaffrabad and neighbouring areas from other parts of the city, Delhi BJP leader Kapil Mishra told a gathering on Sunday, demanding that police remove the protesters within three days.
Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register, telling him to ask visiting US President Donald Trump if it was possible to extradite as many as 19 lakh people from Assam.
Late Union minister Sushma Swaraj's husband and former Governor Swaraj Kaushal has lambasted CAA interlocutor Wajahat Habibullah, calling him the "wajah" or reason for the anti-CAA blockade at Shaheen Bagh.
WBPCC president Somen Mitra on Sunday said the Congress will have a seat-sharing arrangement with the Left Front for the West Bengal civic polls but will not form an alliance with it.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray lashed out at the BJP-led centre on Sunday, defending criticism of his government by attacking his former ally over citizenship law-related protests in BJP-ruled states
Chief Justice SA Bobde said the widespread use of technology has also brought with it concerns over mass data collection and an individual's right to privacy; and also insisted on a single system laws cutting across various environmental issues.
Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said his stand on the CAA-NRC-NPR was well thought of and decided after holding consultations with the other constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
The Army on Sunday reached out to students of a madrassa (religious school) in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir where they distributed stationery items, a defence spokesman said.
Uttar Pradesh DGP HC Awasthi on Sunday said that all security measures, including the deployment of sniper teams, bomb disposal squads, commando units are in place in view of US President Donald Trump's visit to India.
Written by Manish Kumar | Sunday February 23, 2020, Patna
The controversy over the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Registry of Citizens and the National Population Register is expected to hit the Budget Session of the Bihar Assembly that's expected to begin on Monday.
