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  Separate govt documents frame different versions of NRC-NPR link | Check Details

  India | December 28, 2019 7:40 IST

  Two separate documents released by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) within three months have different versions over connection between National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), with one saying the former a first step towards creation of latter while the other clarifying "no such proposal" linking the two exercises.  

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  'Understand the chronology': Priyanka takes dig at Amit Shah over NRC remarks

  India | December 27, 2019 15:45 IST

  Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday took a veiled dig at Home Minister Amit Shah over his "understand the chronology" remark on the National Register of Citizens and Citizenship Amendment Act and said "youngistan will not budge".

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  Hundreds of protesters marching towards PM Modi's residence stopped by police

  India | December 27, 2019 14:58 IST

  Protesters demanding the release of Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and others detained over Daryaganj violence took a protest march towards PM Modi's residence on Friday but were stopped by the police.

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  These videos are an antidote to seriousness amid internet shutdown in many towns over CAA protests

  India | December 27, 2019 14:47 IST

  At a time when the internet is temporarily suspended in some UP districts, people have posted TikTok videos showing how life would be like without internet taking a lighter note on the situation and purely for fun.

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  Left parties announce 7-day nationwide protests from Jan 1 against CAA, NRC, NPR; strike on Jan 8

  India | December 26, 2019 19:32 IST

  The Left parties on Thursday announced a seven-day nationwide protest from January 1 to 7 and a general strike on January 8 against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the National Population Register and the National Register of Citizens.

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  Time has come to punish 'tukde-tukde' gang for disturbing peace: Amit Shah in Delhi

  India | December 26, 2019 15:11 IST

  Home Minister Amit Shah has hit out at Congress party under whose influence the 'tukde-tukde' gang carried out violent protest and asked the people of Delhi that time has come to punish them, indirectly referring to the forthcoming assembly elections in the national capital.

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  UP Shia Central Waqf Board favours NRC implementation

  India | December 26, 2019 14:59 IST

  The NRC was conducted in Assam to identify genuine Indian citizens living in the state since March 24, 1971, or before, and also illegal Bangladeshi migrants. Out of 3.3 crore applicants, over 19 lakh people were excluded from the state's final NRC published on August 30.

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  Little sacrifice is affordable: Presidency University dean on repercussions for joining CAA protests

  India | December 26, 2019 7:36 IST

  Pradip Basu, dean of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Kolkata's Presidency University joined student's anti-CAA protest saying if there are any repercussions then a little sacrifice is affordable.

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  NPR will serve as database for NRC, furnish wrong names and addresses: Arundhati Roy

  India | December 25, 2019 20:39 IST

  Author-activist Arundhati Roy on Wednesday claimed that the National Population Register (NPR) will serve as a database for the NRC and asked people to oppose the former by furnishing wrong names and addresses. 

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  National Population Register: How it is different from last NPR exercise conducted in 2010

  India | December 25, 2019 15:46 IST

  The new NPR will have 21 categories for which people have to give information compared to the previous NPR which had only 15 categories to be filled. Opposition has hit out at the Modi government saying NPR will be used for NRC, however, Home Minister Amit Shah has said that there is no connection between NPR and NRC.

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  Indian-Americans hold rallies in support of CAA, NRC in US

  World | December 25, 2019 13:55 IST

  A large number of Indian-Americans have come out in support of the amended citizenship law and the proposed National Register of Citizens, holding rallies in several US cities to "dispel misinformation and myths" surrounding the contentious law, the organisers of the demonstrations have said.

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  Muslims must be included in CAA, says Akali Dal leader Naresh Gujral

  India | December 25, 2019 8:16 IST

  NDA ally Akali Dal leader Naresh Gujral has said that his party is against the CAA asking the government to also include Muslims in the refugees list. He also compared the present NDA with Vajpayee's era saying the government of the day lacks Vajpayee-touch.

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  Amit Shah explains NPR, NRC, Citizenship Act: 10 takeaways

  India | December 25, 2019 8:20 IST

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday explained the difference between NPR (National Population Register) and NRC (National Register of Citizens). Clearing the Centre's stand, Amit Shah said the government is not even holding talks of implementing PAN-India NRC. Below are the highlights from what Amit Shah said on NPR, NRC and Citizenship Act.

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  Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka are 'live petrol bombs', beware from them: Haryana Minister

  India | December 25, 2019 8:15 IST

  Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are live petrol bombs and people should beware from them, said Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij lashing out the Congress top brass over Meerut visit when Sec 144 is in place following violent protests over CAA.

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  No talks on pan-India NRC, says Amit Shah; Owaisi hits back

  India | December 25, 2019 7:08 IST

  Earlier on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that NPR had nothing to do with NRC. Attacking Owaisi, Amit Shah had said: "I am not surprised by the stand taken by Owaisi ji. If we say the sun rises from the east, then Owaisi sahab would say it rises from the west."

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  Jharkhand voters unswayed by CAA-NRC

  Elections | December 24, 2019 19:08 IST

  The results of the Jharkhand elections show that while the country was witnessing grim protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the issue had virtually no impact on voting preferences in the state.

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  No link between NRC and NPR, Amit Shah clarifies

  India | December 24, 2019 23:07 IST

  ​Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday clarified that there was no link between the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR).

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  No plans to prepare NRC on the basis of NPR data: Govt

  India | December 24, 2019 18:31 IST

  ​The government has no plans to carry out an exercise to prepare a National Register of Citizens (NRC) for the whole country on the basis of data to be collected during the updating of National Population Register (NPR) next year, PTI quoted officials as saying on Tuesday. 

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  Why not include Muslims in CAA? West Bengal BJP vice president Chandra Kumar Bose

  India | December 24, 2019 14:38 IST

  Bengal BJP vice president Chandra Kumar Bose has spoken against the Citizenship Amendment Act saying if it is not related to religion then why not include Muslims in it.

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  MK Stalin booked for taking out protest rally against CAA

  India | December 24, 2019 13:58 IST

  DMK chief MK Stalin has been booked for taking out protest rally against CAA in Chennai.