Bangladesh Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen said citizenship bill will “weaken India’s secular nature”, denied Amit Shah statement that Hindus were being persecuted in his country.
Thousands of people in Guwahati defied curfew and took to the streets protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by the Parliament on Wednesday.
Maharashtra cadre IPS officer Abdur Rahman, who has been vocal against the citizenship bill and also on other issues, posts his ‘resignation letter’ on Twitter.
Rejecting allegations that minorities in Bangladesh face religious persecution, foreign minister A.K. Abdul Momen said his country ensures people of all faiths enjoy the same rights.
In Rajya Sabha, Home Minister Amit Shah says confusion and misinformation being spread to suggest citizenship bill is against Muslims, adds no one will harm community.
Based on the NSSO's data, a man spent an average of 74 minutes a day on childcare whereas a female spent a disproportionate length of 134 minutes a day on the same.
Indians aged 20-30 are trading in options market in droves, but know nothing about it & so keep losing money. If losses mount, it could undo gains India saw in investment culture, analysts fear.
Modi dispensation wants it rolled out within one year of the new govt's swearing-in. Comes after armed forces held a conference to review progress of plan.
Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.
A sad development. Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar has written an anguished column in The Citizen. Pointing out how Bangladesh, Afghanistan even more so, have been India’s all weather friends. Assailing their record on treatment of their minorities hurts their self esteem and facts on the ground. Someone has tweeted that the actual number of people who may qualify for grant of Indian citizenship under the amended Citizenship law may be less than 10,000. Others have pointed out that the AIADMK has voted in favour of a Bill that excludes the Tamil minority in Sri Lanka.
A sad development. Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar has written an anguished column in The Citizen. Pointing out how Bangladesh, Afghanistan even more so, have been India’s all weather friends. Assailing their record on treatment of their minorities hurts their self esteem and facts on the ground. Someone has tweeted that the actual number of people who may qualify for grant of Indian citizenship under the amended Citizenship law may be less than 10,000. Others have pointed out that the AIADMK has voted in favour of a Bill that excludes the Tamil minority in Sri Lanka.