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Congress, Raijor Dal Finalise Alliance, State Party Gets 11 seats
Akhil Gogoi will contest from Sivasagar, a seat he won in the last polls while still in prison on sedition charges for allegedly instigating violence during the Citizenship Amendment Act protests.
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'Illegal Migrant', Who Spent 2 Years In Assam Detention Centre, Gets Indian Citizenship
59-year-old Dipali Das, an Assam resident who spent two years in detention after being declared a foreigner, has been granted Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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2 More From Bangladesh Get Indian Citizenship Under CAA In Assam
Two persons, including a woman, have been granted Indian citizenship under the CAA, taking the count of people receiving it under the Act to four in Assam, their lawyer said.
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In A 1st, Bangladeshi Woman Living In Assam Gets Indian Citizenship Under CAA
The woman's first application, submitted in July last year, was rejected due to confusion caused by the delimitation exercise before the Lok Sabha elections.
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"State Must Bend": Supreme Court Orders Return Of Pregnant Woman Sent To Bangladesh
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to bring back nine-months pregnant woman Sonali Khatun and her 8-year-old child from Bangladesh.
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Electoral Roll Revision In Bengal, Tamil Nadu But Not Assam? Election Commission Explains Why
Phase Two of the nationwide rollout of voter roll revision -- an exercise being undertaken after 21 years -- includes two states where assembly elections are due next year. But there is a third which is not included.
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Possessing Aadhaar, Voter ID Doesn't Make One Indian Citizen: Bombay High Court
A person does not become a citizen of India merely by possessing documents like Aadhaar card, PAN card or a voter ID, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday said while refusing bail to a man, allegedly from Bangladesh, for entering India illegally.
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What Is The US Dignity Act Of 2025 And How It Will Help Indians With Visas
The US has introduced the Dignity Act of 2025, a new immigration bill that aims to fix the immigration system, reduce long visa wait times, and help some undocumented immigrants become legal.
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'Implement CAA If You Care For Bengalis,' Himanta Sarma Dares Mamata Banerjee
Mr Sarma asked the Trinamool Congress leader to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in West Bengal if she 'cares for Bengalis.' The dare was laced with a belief and allegation that Ms Banerjee is only concerned about 'Muslim Bengalis.'
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Bihar's Electoral Roll Revision: Reform Or Voter Exclusion Risk? Expert Flags Concerns
The upcoming assembly election in Bihar has prompted the Election Commission of India (ECI) to begin a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, a large-scale verification of voters in sync with the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003.
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Congress, Raijor Dal Finalise Alliance, State Party Gets 11 seats
Akhil Gogoi will contest from Sivasagar, a seat he won in the last polls while still in prison on sedition charges for allegedly instigating violence during the Citizenship Amendment Act protests.
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'Illegal Migrant', Who Spent 2 Years In Assam Detention Centre, Gets Indian Citizenship
59-year-old Dipali Das, an Assam resident who spent two years in detention after being declared a foreigner, has been granted Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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2 More From Bangladesh Get Indian Citizenship Under CAA In Assam
Two persons, including a woman, have been granted Indian citizenship under the CAA, taking the count of people receiving it under the Act to four in Assam, their lawyer said.
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In A 1st, Bangladeshi Woman Living In Assam Gets Indian Citizenship Under CAA
The woman's first application, submitted in July last year, was rejected due to confusion caused by the delimitation exercise before the Lok Sabha elections.
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"State Must Bend": Supreme Court Orders Return Of Pregnant Woman Sent To Bangladesh
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to bring back nine-months pregnant woman Sonali Khatun and her 8-year-old child from Bangladesh.
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Electoral Roll Revision In Bengal, Tamil Nadu But Not Assam? Election Commission Explains Why
Phase Two of the nationwide rollout of voter roll revision -- an exercise being undertaken after 21 years -- includes two states where assembly elections are due next year. But there is a third which is not included.
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Possessing Aadhaar, Voter ID Doesn't Make One Indian Citizen: Bombay High Court
A person does not become a citizen of India merely by possessing documents like Aadhaar card, PAN card or a voter ID, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday said while refusing bail to a man, allegedly from Bangladesh, for entering India illegally.
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What Is The US Dignity Act Of 2025 And How It Will Help Indians With Visas
The US has introduced the Dignity Act of 2025, a new immigration bill that aims to fix the immigration system, reduce long visa wait times, and help some undocumented immigrants become legal.
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'Implement CAA If You Care For Bengalis,' Himanta Sarma Dares Mamata Banerjee
Mr Sarma asked the Trinamool Congress leader to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in West Bengal if she 'cares for Bengalis.' The dare was laced with a belief and allegation that Ms Banerjee is only concerned about 'Muslim Bengalis.'
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Bihar's Electoral Roll Revision: Reform Or Voter Exclusion Risk? Expert Flags Concerns
The upcoming assembly election in Bihar has prompted the Election Commission of India (ECI) to begin a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, a large-scale verification of voters in sync with the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003.
