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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
TopicCitizenship Amendment Bill

Topic: Citizenship Amendment Bill

Angry allies, upset state units & voters up in arms: How BJP is unravelling in Northeast

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill push has left not just Assam, but entire region up in flames, putting it in a precarious position politically.

Without realising, BJP has surrendered India to Muhammad Ali Jinnah

An India that denies itself to some of us could end up being denied to all of us, writes Shashi Tharoor.

Congress says it’s open to alliance with AGP in Assam, gets the cold shoulder

With AGP pulling out of the BJP-led NDA last week over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, the Congress senses an opportunity.

With amended Citizenship Act, BJP will do Jinnah proud

Its essence may be summed up as: No Muslims please, this is India.

Home Ministry’s panel to look into Assam Accord gets derailed in four days

Two members nominated to be on the Home Ministry panel have refused to join while two others have expressed reservations.

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Atoning for Partition or religion a criterion in secular India?

The Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed in Lok Sabha Tuesday. The Bill seeks to provide citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis...

For 2019 elections, BJP at least needs the Citizenship Amendment Bill

Building of Ram temple is out of its hands, so BJP is looking to the Citizenship Amendment Bill to provide push for its Hindutva agenda. But JPC is playing spoilsport.

The Citizenship Amendment Bill, and why it is contentious

The question is whether it violates Article 14 of the Constitution, which says “the state will not deny any person equality… on the grounds of religion”.

Bangladesh’s Hindu population rising: Sushma Swaraj tells Rajya Sabha

As per estimates of the Bangladesh Bureau, country's Hindu population has increased from 8.4% in 2011 to 10.7% in 2017. 

Assam gears up for chaos as complete NRC draft to be out on 30 June

The confirmation comes at a time when Assam is witnessing massive protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

On Camera

Mamata Shankar stuck in Dark Ages. Gen Z showing India there’s no one way to wear a saree

In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika Shankar waxed eloquent about her many objections to the pallu not covering the bosom area of Gen Z women. She called them ‘women of the street’.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.