Ex-JNU student leader Umar Khalid granted bail in Delhi riots case
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid was granted bail by a Delhi court in connection with one of the riots' cases that happened in the northeast part of the national capital last year based on a Khajuri Khas FIR.
CAA will be implemented in letter and spirit: BJP chief JP Nadda in Assam
Guwahati/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday said the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act will be implemented in letter and spirit releasing the poll manifesto of his party in Assam.
Guwahati/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that, if his party is voted to power in Assam, then he will ensure that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is not implemented in Assam.
Will bring law to nullify CAA in Assam if voted to power: Priyanka Gandhi
Tezpur/UNI: Slamming the ruling BJP government for imposing CAA, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday said her party will bring a law to nullify the Citizenship Amendment Act if voted to power in Assam.
Congress announces to build anti-CAA memorial in Assam
Guwahati/IBNS: Taking a hardened stand on the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Congress party on Tuesday announced that the party will build a memorial to commemorate the martyrdom of anti-CAA protestors who sacrificed their lives to save ‘Assamese Pride’.
Congress won’t allow CAA to be implemented in Assam: Rahul Gandhi
Guwahati/UNI: Stating that Congress won’t allow Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to be implemented in Assam, Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that the issue of illegal immigration could be solved through dialogue.
New Delhi/IBNS: Dismissing a petition seeking a review of its order on the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests, the Supreme Court in its latest order said the right to protest cannot be anytime and everywhere.
CAA after Covid-19 vaccination or election vaccination? Mamata Banerjee's retort to Amit Shah
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday replied to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who has promised the implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act after Covid-19 vaccination process, rather with a retort.
CAA will be implemented after Covid-19 vaccination process gets over: Amit Shah
Kolkata/IBNS: Despite massive opposition from the Trinamool Congress, Left and Congress in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reiterated his commitment of implementing the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act but only after the Covid-19 vaccination process ends.
Centre to frame rules of Citizenship Act by July 9
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has given itself a time till July 9 to frame and implement the rules of the controversial Citizenship Act, the amendments to which were passed in December 2019 resulting in violent protests across the country.
BJP is like Donald Trump: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata/IBNS: Lashing out at her prime challenger Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday equated the saffron brigade with outgoing US President President Donald Trump who had refused to concede defeat for a long time.
Many organizations plan to resume anti-CAA protests in Assam
Guwahati: Various organizations of Assam have planned to resume anti Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 stir in the state from Dec 24.
NESO observes black day protesting against CAA
Guwahati/IBNS: Several organizations, including All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and North East Students’ Organization (NESO), have re-launched its protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 across the North Eastern region.
CAA will be implemented also in West Bengal: BJP chief JP Nadda
Kolkata/IBNS: Despite protests from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Thursday said the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act will also be implemented in the eastern state.
Matua community already Indian citizens, need no CAA certificate: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata/IBNS: In an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Matua community, a sect of folk Hinduism which is key in the state's contemporary politics, needs no certificate to prove their citizenship.