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TopicNational Register of Citizens

Topic: National Register of Citizens

Vajpayee-Advani imagined an all-India NRC and Modi-Shah added a Muslim filter

All-India NRC and CAA are both part of the same law, the Citizenship Act, added by Vajpayee-Advani in 2003 and Modi-Shah in 2019, respectively.

Not Owaisi, not TMC, India’s Muslims must return to Congress after citizenship row

A fractured Muslim vote at the all-India level, dispersed among multiple regional and smaller parties, will be a boon for BJP’s Hindutva project.

Without a pan-India NRC, Modi-Shah know Citizenship Bill is nothing but symbolism 

BJP knows it is more alluring to keep talking about nationwide NRC than actually carrying out a complex process that can backfire, like it did in Assam.

Rajnath Singh bats for NRC, says Indians have the right to know who is an illegal immigrant

At an election rally in Jharkhand's Bokaro, defence minister Rajnath Singh said opposition parties are calling the BJP 'communal' for promising a nationwide NRC

Armchair commentators, media distorted picture of NRC, says CJI Ranjan Gogoi

Speaking at a book launch, CJI Ranjan Gogoi said NRC was meant to ‘allay rumours’ & give some certainty on illegal immigration.

Modi govt’s Citizenship Amendment Bill silent on rights of Gorkhas, Koch Rajbongshis & Bodos

The Citizenship Amendment Bill is no answer to Assam's unresolved immigration and citizenship issues.

Assam gears up for final NRC list — what the exercise is all about & the way forward

Of the total of 3.29 crore applicants in Assam, a little over 40 lakh have not found their names on the NRC list so far.

With UAPA, Modi is sidestepping legislative scrutiny to make tough laws look tougher

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YV Reddy questions Fin Commission mandate on defence funding, K Sujatha Rao on new medical bill

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.