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Friday, November 21, 2025
TopicCitizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019

Topic: Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019

‘US commission has no locus standi’ — India says criticism of citizenship bill unwarranted

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar says citizenship bill should be welcomed and not criticised by those “genuinely committed to religious freedom".

Religious exclusion may not satisfy touchstone of constitutional provisions: Ex-CJI Lodha

On the Hyderabad 'encounter', former Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha says we must improve systems instead of destroying them by applauding wrongful acts of police.

After 7-hr debate, Lok Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

The bill, which seeks to provide citizenship to all non-Muslim refugees from Bangladesh, Pakistan & Afghanistan was passed with 311 members favouring it and 80 voting against it.

Protests erupt in Northeast, bandh declared as Amit Shah tables citizenship bill

In Assam, protesters took out 'funeral processions' of Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal for his alleged failure to oppose the bill. In other regions, highways were blocked, public transport was stopped and inter-state buses piled under police protection.

Akhilesh says CAB divides, Sudheendra Kulkarni on Amit Shah’s `lie’ & why Saina’s happy

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Modi govt making an invisible Hindu-Muslim divide with Citizenship bill: Shiv Sena

In a ‘Saamana’ editorial, the Shiv Sena said the Centre was inviting new problems with Citizenship Amendment Bill, and said it could trigger a religious war.

Amar Ujala on GDP slump, Dainik Bhaskar on why Modi should talk about crimes against women

A round up of the Hindi newspapers opinion pages to reflect the viewpoint from the heartland on topical issues.

Why CAB-plus-NRC fantasy is BJP’s next Ram Mandir-plus-Article 370 gambit

CAB-plus-NRC is an idea that’s dead-on-arrival. But it’s the BJP’s next Ram Mandir that will be used to polarise and expose the party’s rivals.

PM Modi’s ‘regressive’ CAB, a ‘ghar-wapsi’ and shrinking GDP in winters

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

What is 6th Schedule & why it allows parts of Northeast to be exempt from citizenship bill

Sixth Schedule allows constitution of Autonomous District Councils in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura & Mizoram to safeguard the rights of tribal population.

On Camera

India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.