Nrc List
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NRC, CAA ploys to divert people's attention from eco slump : MNS
India | Dec 21, 2019, 03:38 PM IST"There is a riot-like situation in the country due to the violence over CAA and NRC. I wonder how many people have understood these two decisions. There are different aspects to these two issues," MNS president Raj Thackeray told reporters.
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'Don't know what is CAA,' say protesting children in RJD's rally amid Bihar Bandh call over CAA, NRC
India | Dec 21, 2019, 02:54 PM ISTChildren being used as a political tool amid RJD's Bihar bandh over CAA and NRC.
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Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad arrested day after CAA protest at Jama Masjid
India | Dec 21, 2019, 02:37 PM ISTBhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who was detained earlier, has now been arrested by the Delhi Police over anti-CAA protest in the national capital on Friday.
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'Our response to guns will be through guns': BJP leader on Mangaluru firing
India | Dec 21, 2019, 01:25 PM IST"Our response to guns will also be through guns," said Tamil Nadu BJP leader H Raja amid violent protest over CAA
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Who is Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad?
India | Dec 21, 2019, 11:37 AM ISTIn order to avoid getting caught by the cops, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad managed to give a slip to police amid protests at Delhi's Jama Masjid on Friday but was detained later.
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Protesters stop Janshatabdi Express in Bihar's Jehanabad, raise slogans against NRC
India | Dec 21, 2019, 09:03 AM ISTMore than a dozen protesters who stopped the express train at Bihar's Jehanabad station were heard raising slogans "Lalu Yadav jindabad... NRC ko wapas lena hoga... Rashtriya Janata Dal jindabad..."
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Portuguese passport holders, OCIs need not fear NRC: Goa BJP President
India | Dec 20, 2019, 11:12 PM ISTGoans who possess Portuguese passports and OCI card holders will not be discriminated against if and when the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise is implemented in the coastal state, state BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Tendulkar said on Friday.
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CAA & NRC: States cannot refuse implementation, says Home Ministry
India | Dec 20, 2019, 07:02 PM ISTCitizenship Act, NRC: As the clamour from various state government against Citizenship Act grows, Home Ministry on Friday said that states cannot reject the implementation of the act and that of National Register of Citizens.
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Protests show govt failed to dispel confusion in significant section of society: LJP
India | Dec 20, 2019, 06:42 PM ISTBJP ally Lok Janshakti Party said on Friday that protests against the amended citizenship law and NRC make it clear that the Union government has "failed" to dispel confusion among a significant section of society. LJP president Chirag Paswan, whose party had backed the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament, noted that the protests are happening in various parts of the country with people linking the National Register of Citizens (NRC) with the amended law.
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Gautam Gambhir condemns violent protests over CAA
India | Dec 20, 2019, 06:13 PM ISTGautam Gambhir tweeted and condemned stand taken by celebrities.
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Will not allow NRC in Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar
India | Dec 20, 2019, 04:22 PM ISTBihar is the latest in the list of states that have declared that the NRC exercise will not take place within their borders. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made such an announcement on Friday.
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No proof on being Indian will be sought: Govt on NRC
India | Dec 20, 2019, 07:18 AM ISTThe Central government has appealed to the people not to get misled by the rumours and doubts over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act - CAA, and National Register of Citizens (NRC), as violent protests broke out across the country over the two issues.
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Common documents, no pre-1971 or parents' papers needed for proposed NRC
India | Dec 19, 2019, 08:04 PM ISTSeeking to allay citizenship concerns of a large number of people, government sources said on Thursday that one can prove Indian nationality by submitting any document related to his date of birth and its place, and there will be "absolutely no compulsion" to submit any document by his parents during any such exercise.
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UP AIMIM leader booked for inflammatory post against CAA
India | Dec 19, 2019, 01:12 PM ISTThe Ferozabad district has booked an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Ehtsaham Ali Babar for allegedly posting an inflammatory video on Facebook to incite local residents against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Mamata Banerjee leads protest march against NRC, CAA in Kolkata
India | Dec 17, 2019, 12:31 PM ISTTaking the pledge after garlanding the statue of B. R. Ambedkar on Indira Gandhi Sarani (erstwhile Red Road) in the city hub, Banerjee said nobody would have to leave Bengal and called for harmony and peace among people of all religions.
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CAA and NRC: The clear picture
India | Dec 15, 2019, 03:42 PM ISThe Citizenship Amendment Act is based on religion, with a thrust on exclusion of Muslims from those immigrants from India's three Muslim-majority neighbours -- Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan -- seeking India's citizenship.
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Aam Aadmi Party to hold protest against NRC at Jantar Mantar on Sunday
National | Dec 07, 2019, 04:53 PM ISTIf the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is implemented across India, where will people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar residing in different parts of the country for decades go as they would not be able to prove their residentship before 1971, Singh, who is a Rajya Sabha member, said.
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Mamata calls for second freedom struggle against NRC, CAB
National | Dec 06, 2019, 10:12 PM IST"We will launch another freedom struggle against NRC and CAB. We could not take part in the first freedom struggle which gave us our freedom. But we will take part in the second freedom movement. We will resist NRC and CAB," she said at the Solidarity Day rally organised by her party.
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Amit Shah sets 2024 deadline for NRC, attacks Rahul Gandhi
Dec 02, 2019, 05:33 PM ISTBJP chief Amit Shah on Monday set a 2024 deadline for implementing the hugely divisive NRC across the country, asserting "each and every" infiltrator will be identified and expelled before the next general election.
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Misconception over NRC, lack of campaign on CAB led to bypoll defeat, say BJP leaders
India | Dec 01, 2019, 09:28 AM ISTSeveral senior BJP leaders, including its state vice-president Chandra Kumar Bose, have blamed the campaign over NRC for the party's defeat in the bypolls and called for a separate Bengal-specific strategy.