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  If BJP opens party door completely,Congress and NCP will be almost empty: Amit Shah

  India | September 01, 2019 23:02 IST

  Shah was in the south Maharashtra city to attend the conclusion of the second leg of the 'Mahajanadesh Yatra' launched on August 1 by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.  

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  NRC: People now want government action on the 'excluded'

  India | September 01, 2019 13:52 IST

  "We are not happy over the figure of illegal foreigners in Assam. There are more who have made it to the NRC. However, now since we have the statistics through a legal process, the government must soon end the formalities to confirm their identity and take steps to deport them," said Rajen Baruah, a senior citizen.  

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  Sitting MLA, Kargil veteran left out NRC

  India | August 31, 2019 22:39 IST

  Kargil war veteran and retired army officer Mohammad Sanaullah, who spent a few days in detention in May after being declared a foreigner by a tribunal, was excluded from the updated list.  

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  NRC final list : Many genuine Indian citizens left out

  India | August 31, 2019 18:55 IST

  "One thing is sure that many genuine Indians were left out of the NRC. However, they don't need to panic or worry. They can appeal in the Foreigners Tribunals," Chandra Mohan Patowary said.  

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  Manoj Tiwari wants NRC for Delhi, to meet Home Minister Amit Shah

  India | August 31, 2019 18:37 IST

  Assam NRC: Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, has been demanding an NRC exercise to identify and evict illegal immigrants from Delhi. He had earlier written to then Home Minister Rajnath Singh twice on the issue.

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  Assam Government will provide legal support to Indian citizens left out of NRC list: Minister

  India | August 31, 2019 18:16 IST

  Speaking to PTI, Assam Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary, said the government will provide legal support to the Indian citizens not finding place in the NRC list.

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  Amnesty International voices concern over NRC final list

  India | August 31, 2019 17:27 IST

  NRC Assam: Amnesty International, the global Human Rights watchdog has voiced concern over final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC). The final list , that was published on Saturday (August 31), has excluded 10.07 lakh people. Amnesty International has made an appeal to the Assam Government. It has asked the state government to ensure that the Foreigners Tribunals functions with utmost transparency.

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  Assam NRC final list published: What the administration said

  India | August 31, 2019 11:21 IST

  Assam NRC final list: Over 19 lakh people out of the 3.30 crore applicants were excluded from the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam published at nrcassam.nic.in on Saturday. 3.11 crore were included in the Assam's final NRC list.

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  Assam NRC final list 2019: How and where to check your name on National Register of Citizens

  India | August 31, 2019 16:34 IST

  The National Register of Citizen or NRC final citizens' list in Assam will be published online at http://www.nrcassam.nic.in. and assam.mygov.in on Saturday. How and where to check the name on National Register of Citizens

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  Lakhs in Assam lived in anxiety since NRC exercise began 6 years ago

  India | August 31, 2019 17:15 IST

  The government set March 25, 1971, as the cutoff date to consider the India citizenship, which implies that those who came before the midnight of March 24, 1971 are Indian citizens, while those who came after that have to be detected and deported.

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  Aadhaar to those who get entry in final NRC; those who can't prove citizenship, can't get it

  India | August 30, 2019 21:31 IST

  Aadhaar cards will be issued to all those who were excluded in the draft NRC but could get an entry in the final list to be published on Saturday, officials said. This will happen as NRC authorities have taken biometric data from more than 36 lakh people who have claimed Indian citizenship after their exclusion from the draft NRC published on July 30, 2018.

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  NRC: Sonowal asks people not to panic; govt to provide legal aid to poor

  India | August 30, 2019 12:28 IST

  Sonowal also said exclusion of anyone's name from the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to be published on Saturday, does not mean that he or she has become a foreigner as such a decision can be taken only by a Foreigners Tribunal (FTs) after following proper legal process.

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  NRC final list out on Aug 31; Assam on high alert

  India | August 30, 2019 12:17 IST

  The Union government is also reviewing the state's preparedness to handle the law and order issue that might arise as reaction from those left out of the NRC.

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  Assam on high alert as NRC publishing date nears

  India | August 28, 2019 22:32 IST

  The Assam government has tightened security across the state ahead of the publication of National Register of Citizens (NRC) on August 31. The Union government is also reviewing the state's preparedness to handle the law and order issue that might arise as reaction from those left out of the NRC.

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  USCIRF expresses concern over potential abuse of NRC in Assam

  World | August 27, 2019 21:40 IST

  Expressing concern over the potential abuse of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, a US bipartisan body said on Tuesday that the verification process must not become a means to target the members of the Muslim community in northeastern India.

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  Assam NRC: Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea of Teesta Setalvad's NGO

  India | August 08, 2019 19:36 IST

  The apex court said that the NGO, Citizen for Justice and Peace (CJP), has only sought an impleadment in the matter and has not sought any direction and in such circumstance, how can a direction be passed.  

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  Assam NRC list: Supreme Court extends deadline to publish final citizens' list to August 31

  India | July 23, 2019 16:02 IST

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the deadline for publication of final National Register of Citizens(NRC) for Assam from July 31 to August 31. The bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R F Nariman, however, declined the plea of the Centre and Assam government to conduct sample re-verification.

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  Home Ministry working to expand scope of NRC across India

  India | July 20, 2019 10:22 IST

  While the finalization of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is at an advanced stage in Assam, the Home Ministry is working on modalities to implement across the country the exercise to identify illegal immigrants for deportation.

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  Government evades reply on NRC in West Bengal

  India | July 10, 2019 16:21 IST

  The Centre Wednesday evaded a direct reply on whether the National Registrar of Citizens (NRC), currently being updated in Assam, will be undertaken in neighboring West Bengal too.

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  Sahitya Akademi awardee, family of Assam Agitation martyr excluded from NRC

  India | June 30, 2019 22:51 IST

  "Families of freedom fighters and martyrs of Assam Agitation have been disrespected by excluding them from NRC. This is not only disrespect to the Gorkhas, but also an insult to the freedom fighters and martyrs," Nanda Kirati Dewan said.