National Register Of Citizens

Cases Against UP Citizenship Law Protesters Should Be Withdrawn: Mayawati

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 27, 2020

The BSP on Monday demanded withdrawal of cases lodged by the UP government against women protesting against the amended Citizenship Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state.

Polio Team, Suspected Of Collecting NRC Data, Held Hostage In UP

Cities | ANI | Monday January 27, 2020

Several officials in a polio vaccination team of health department were allegedly held hostage by some locals in Meerut after they suspected that the officials were collecting data for the National Population Register (NPR).

Bhim Army Chief Detained In Hyderabad Ahead Of Anti-CAA Protest

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday January 27, 2020

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad was detained in Hyderabad ahead of a planned protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens on Sunday evening. Lungerhouse police said the administration had not given permission for the agitation, and the Dalit leader was taken into custody to prevent him from going ahead wit...

"Giving Us Courage To Speak Up": Nandita Das On CAA Protests

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 24, 2020

The wonderful students and women who have taken to the streets against the "very divisive" Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) are giving us courage to speak up, actor-director Nandita Das has said, asserting that protests are important as they expose people to many realities.

DMK, Allies To Conduct 'Massive' Signature Campaign Against CAA, NRC

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 24, 2020

The DMK-led opposition in Tamil Nadu today resolved to hold a "massive" signature campaign against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register, party chief MK Stalin said.

PM Modi And BJP "Endangering World's Biggest Democracy": The Economist

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday January 24, 2020

The Economist - whose sister concern Economist Intelligence Unit ranked India 10 places lower in the Democracy Index earlier this week -- has dedicated its latest cover to what it calls "Intolerant India" and criticised the Narendra Modi government over the new citizenship law CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), commenting that it "imp...

19 Lakh Face Uncertain Future As Assam Citizens' List Hits 'Deep Freeze'

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday January 23, 2020

Manju Debnath, a migrant and a Bengali Hindu from Nagaon is among the 19 lakh people excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. Close to six months after the list was published, the 60-year-old is still anxiously waiting for the notification of the final list.

In UP Villages, Support For BJP's CAA Stand But Anger Against Yogi Adityanath Over Local Issues

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday January 23, 2020

There have been massive protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA and the proposed National Register of Citizens in many towns across Uttar Pradesh in the last one month; many of these protests are still going on. But the ruling BJP has dismissed the agitations, the state government has filed First Information Reports (FIRs) against pro...

Have Done What Gandhi ji Had Said: Rajnath Singh On CAA

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said no one can dare touch any Indian Muslim, as he dismissed apprehensions that the community will be targeted if National Population Register and National Register of Citizens are brought in, and cautioned against forces which are attempting to "create a divide" between Hindus and Muslims over the Citiz...

"No One Can Dare Touch Muslim Citizens": Rajnath Singh's Assurance On CAA

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that no one can dare touch any Indian Muslim, as he dismissed apprehensions that the community will be targeted if National Population Register and National Register of Citizens are brought in, and cautioned against forces which are attempting to "create a divide" between Hindus and Muslims over the ...

Amarinder Singh Gifts Hitler's Autobiography To Akali Leader Sukhbir Badal

India News | written by Mohammed Ghazali | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has taken political messaging to a literal level, with a special gift to rival Shiromani Akali Dal. The package was delivered to senior Akali leader Sukhbir Badal today. Inside was a book, and a note.

At Anti-CAA Rally, Mamata Banerjee's "Citizenship" Query To Amit Shah

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday January 22, 2020

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reiterated that the National Register of Citizens (NRC), National Population Register (NPR) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will not be implemented in the state.

"We Could Be Next": Christian Priests Protest Citizenship Act In Kolkata

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday January 21, 2020

Christians have protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens before, but for the first time on Monday, priests took to the streets of Kolkata in their cassocks to voice their condemnation. They claim that while Muslims have been excluded from the ambit of the amended citizenship law now, it could be the turn...

Akhilesh Yadav Criticises Population Register, Says, "We All Wanted Caste Census"

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 20, 2020

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday called the Centre's plans on NPR and NRC "anti-poor" and pitched for conducting a caste census.

IMF To Track India Protests, Assessment In April: Gita Gopinath To NDTV

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday January 21, 2020

The International Monetary Fund will keep an eye on the widespread protests over the citizenship law and National Register of Citizens and factor it in the next assessment in April, Gita Gopinath, the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund or IMF, told NDTV in an exclusive interview today.