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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicDomicile law

Topic: Domicile law

Domicile certificate data revives ‘identity’ debate in J&K, fears of becoming ‘non-persons in homeland’

Of the over 35 lakh certificates issued by J&K's revenue department since 2022, over 83,000 were to people who previously didn't qualify for permanent residency in the erstwhile state.

Non-residents bought 7 plots of land in J&K since ban was lifted, all in Jammu: Govt tells RS

Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai gave this information in the Rajya Sabha in response to a question by Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP Jharna Das Baidya.

Punjabi businessman’s killing in Kashmir attacks domicile law, complicates security dynamics

The killing makes the stand of political parties such as NC and PDP, who had opposed the new domicile law, weaker.

J&K regional parties say Modi govt’s amendment to new domicile law is ‘cosmetic’, a ‘bluff’

After receiving flak over its new domicile rule, the BJP government Friday made amendments but regional parties aren't convinced.

Centre amends J&K’s new domicile order amid resentment, now reserves all jobs for residents

In its 1 April order, the government had reserved jobs for J&K's residents only up to the group four category, leading to an angry backlash

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Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.