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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicCitizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019

Topic: Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019

How a proposed Rs 3,000-cr fund cut could affect school education, teachers’ salaries

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

NIA arrests RTI activist Akhil Gogoi amid Assam unrest, charges him under amended UAPA 

RTI activist Akhil Gogoi, who has also been charged with waging war against the nation, could now be the first to be tried as a terrorist under new UAPA.  

Curfew relaxed in Guwahati & parts of Dibrugarh

Violent protests broke out in Assam with agitators engaging in pitched battles with the police, after the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed on 13 December.

Assam govt employees to cease work on 18 December in protest against citizenship law

The Sadou Asam Karmachari Parishad says they have always opposed the Bill and will continue to do so until the Act is revoked.

Modi risks losing focus on Indian economy as protests over citizenship law intensify

RBI has cut interest rates five times this year to support growth. Still, there’s little sign of a revival with consumer demand and investment remaining weak.

After citizenship law, Karnataka’s Muslims rush to mosques to update documents for NRC

Karnataka’s BJP govt says it will implement NRC when it is announced nationwide, and community leaders are helping Muslim families get documents in order.

Discovery of Pakistan – How Modi & Shah have dramatically re-hyphenated India with Pakistan

India invested 25 years after Cold War to de-hyphenate itself from Pakistan. Modi & Amit Shah have squandered those gains purely for domestic consumption.

BJP’s ‘historical inaccuracy’ to Gandhi’s second death and new face of women empowerment

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Like other Congress CMs, Kamal Nath says MP won’t implement citizenship law

Punjab’s Amarinder Singh and Chhattisgarh’s Bhupesh Baghel have also said they will follow the Congress’ stand against the controversial new law.

Bengal, Punjab & Kerala refuse to roll out citizenship law. But can they?

As protests against citizenship law rage on in the country, legal experts weigh in on if it’s constitutionally possible for states to resist implementation of the law.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.