Citizenship Amendment Bill

Nepal's Parliament on Wednesday passed the country's first Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was under discussion for more than two years as political parties failed to forge a consensus on it.

Condemning AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi's 'Shaheen Bagh' threat if the Citizenship Amendment Act was not withdrawn, BJP National General Secretary C T Ravi on Tuesday compared his mindset to that of Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

India on Thursday "encouraged" the UN's human rights body to develop a "better understanding and appreciation" of the freedoms and rights that are guaranteed and protected in a vibrant democracy like India before coming to any conclusions on issues like the amended citizenship law and the Kashmir issue.

The YSRCP, which had voted for Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in parliament, has now said that it is against the legislation.

Eminent historian Ramachandra Guha speaks to NDTV about the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, which he says is "illogical, immoral and ill-Timed". Mr Guha also spoke about protests against the act, saying that it is heartening to see people come together.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to prove that the Citizenship Amendment Act would take away citizenship from Indian Muslims and advised him to read the act completely.

The Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) are aimed at "dividing" the country on communal lines, former Union minister Yashwant Sinha said on Monday. Mr Sinha added that if Mahatma Gandhi were alive today, he would have led an agitation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking "communal" decisions.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday launched an attack on the JDU, accusing it of having struck a "deal" with the BJP as part of which it supported the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in parliament to ensure that its president Nitish Kumar remain in power in the state.

Nagaland People's Front (NPF), the main opposition party in Nagaland, on Wednesday suspended its Rajya Sabha member KG Kenye from the party for voting in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

A day after actor Deepika Padukone visited Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University to meet students and teachers, who were attacked by a masked mob last week, the BJP released a video with statements from celebs supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

Union Minister Piyush Goyal and BJP Vice President Jay Panda have invited a number of Bollywood stars to a closed-door event at a five-star hotel in Mumbai to discuss "myths and realities" linked to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA.

Amid massive protests in Assam over the amended citizenship law the BJP's state unit organised a massive pro-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) booth-level event at Khanapara in Guwahati today, attended by national working president JP Nadda

The ruling BJP in Assam issued a gag order for all education department employees today, warning them against making statements or expressing opinions that criticise the state government

CAA Act Protest: As anti-citizenship law protests across the country showed no signs of let up, "kolams" were drawn outside the homes of DMK President MKStalin and his sister Rajya Sabha Member Kanimozhi and also outside the residence of their late father MKarunanidhi alongwith the slogan, "No CAA-NRC"

Janata Dal (United) vice-president and political strategist Prashant Kishor has said it is only Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who can tell under what circumstances they supported the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in parliament earlier this month.

Nepal's Parliament on Wednesday passed the country's first Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was under discussion for more than two years as political parties failed to forge a consensus on it.

Condemning AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi's 'Shaheen Bagh' threat if the Citizenship Amendment Act was not withdrawn, BJP National General Secretary C T Ravi on Tuesday compared his mindset to that of Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

India on Thursday "encouraged" the UN's human rights body to develop a "better understanding and appreciation" of the freedoms and rights that are guaranteed and protected in a vibrant democracy like India before coming to any conclusions on issues like the amended citizenship law and the Kashmir issue.

The YSRCP, which had voted for Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in parliament, has now said that it is against the legislation.

Eminent historian Ramachandra Guha speaks to NDTV about the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, which he says is "illogical, immoral and ill-Timed". Mr Guha also spoke about protests against the act, saying that it is heartening to see people come together.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to prove that the Citizenship Amendment Act would take away citizenship from Indian Muslims and advised him to read the act completely.

The Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) are aimed at "dividing" the country on communal lines, former Union minister Yashwant Sinha said on Monday. Mr Sinha added that if Mahatma Gandhi were alive today, he would have led an agitation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking "communal" decisions.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday launched an attack on the JDU, accusing it of having struck a "deal" with the BJP as part of which it supported the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in parliament to ensure that its president Nitish Kumar remain in power in the state.

Nagaland People's Front (NPF), the main opposition party in Nagaland, on Wednesday suspended its Rajya Sabha member KG Kenye from the party for voting in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

A day after actor Deepika Padukone visited Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University to meet students and teachers, who were attacked by a masked mob last week, the BJP released a video with statements from celebs supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

Union Minister Piyush Goyal and BJP Vice President Jay Panda have invited a number of Bollywood stars to a closed-door event at a five-star hotel in Mumbai to discuss "myths and realities" linked to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA.

Amid massive protests in Assam over the amended citizenship law the BJP's state unit organised a massive pro-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) booth-level event at Khanapara in Guwahati today, attended by national working president JP Nadda

The ruling BJP in Assam issued a gag order for all education department employees today, warning them against making statements or expressing opinions that criticise the state government

CAA Act Protest: As anti-citizenship law protests across the country showed no signs of let up, "kolams" were drawn outside the homes of DMK President MKStalin and his sister Rajya Sabha Member Kanimozhi and also outside the residence of their late father MKarunanidhi alongwith the slogan, "No CAA-NRC"

Janata Dal (United) vice-president and political strategist Prashant Kishor has said it is only Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who can tell under what circumstances they supported the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in parliament earlier this month.