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Topic: NRC

Assam has taken the lead, now NRC should be implemented across India, says governor

Jagdish Mukhi says the exercise will have a bearing on 'security robustness' of the country, adds it will be deemed 'historic' in years to come.

Vested interests creating atmosphere of fear on social media: Home minister Rajnath Singh

NRC drafting process was fair and objective, and there will be no discrimination in finalising it, home minister said in Rajya Sabha.

Assam’s citizens’ registry mess shows ‘India is for Indians’ notion is hypocritical

'Patriotic' BJP-ruled states too have failed in processing all documents sought by NRC, leaving many bona fide Indian citizens in the lurch. That “India is...

Bangladeshis top the list of foreigners visiting India for medical tourism

More than 2 lakh Bangladeshi tourists came to India in 2017 followed by 55,681 from Afghanistan and 47,640 from Iraq, says tourism minister.

India ignores citizens overstaying in UK, US but wants to declare 40 lakh in Assam illegal

The UK says there are between 75,000 and 1,00,000 illegal Indians in the country, India claims the figure is around 2,000.

In Assam, NRC is now National Register of Confusion

The exercise was viewed with anxiety by the minority community but it is now a source of bewilderment as NRC list leaves families divided...

Centre clears Justice K.M. Joseph’s elevation to SC, and adultery may be decriminalised

Front Page Govt clears Justice K.M. Joseph's elevation to SC: After a months-long deadlock, the government has finally agreed to the SC collegium’s decision reiterating...

Assam police stop Trinamool delegates at Silchar airport anticipating trouble

The Trinamool Congress delegation, which includes six MPs, has reached Assam to assess the situation over NRC issue.

Mamata Banerjee fears civil war, and UK asks for Mallya videos

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Congress, TDP and Trinamool protest in Lok Sabha over Assam NRC list

Parties raised concerns over the need to protect SC & STs, strengthen the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

On Camera

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.