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Aligarh society alleges use of force on IHC members opposing Kerala Governor speech

On Saturday, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan faced protests during his speech at the 80th session of Indian History Congress. ABVP has condemned the protest.

NRC is an ‘internal affair’ of Indian govt, says chief of Border Guards Bangladesh

At a press conference, Director General Maj Gen Shafeenul Islam said that the BGB will continue to work to prevent illegal crossings into India.

PM Modi’s concern for public properties, people’s ‘trust deficit’ & Army chief’s ‘stunts’

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

Allies isolate BJP over National Register of Citizens — 10 of 13 NDA constituents oppose it

The JD(U), AIADMK, Akali Dal, LJP & all NDA allies in the Northeast have categorically said they will not support the NRC.

NPR and NRC like demonetisation, it is an attack on people, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged the poor will be forced to bribe officials to ensure they remain citizens, making NRC-NPR exercise another kind of tax.

Economy slows, protests grow — Modi has some hard decisions to take as 2019 ends

For the first time since he came to power in 2014, Modi seems concerned about the challenge to the BJP.

Why India should shelve NPR, the National Population Register

The objective of the NPR can be fulfilled by Aadhaar. The duplication is a waste of resources.

If Modi-Shah succeed in CAA-NRC project, these consequences will alter Indian society

If CAA and NRC are implemented, India will be split between Hindu India vs Muslim India, northeast vs Hindi belt and Kashmir vs the rest of India.

11 state govts, representing 56% of India, have now taken a ‘no-NRC’ stance

Anti-NRC state govts include those headed by the opposition, as well parties like JD(U), BJD and YSR Congress that had supported CAA in Parliament.

Amit Shah says union cabinet has not discussed nationwide NRC, issue has no link to NPR

Home Minister Amit Shah sought to calm the waters over the National Population Register (NPR), and urged state governments to not politicise the issue.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?