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Anti-CAA pleas: SC to start final hearing from May 5

The Supreme Court has announced it will begin final hearings on May 5...

Woman among 2 more get citizenship under CAA in Assam

Two individuals, including a woman, have been granted Indian citizenship...

Pak woman gets Indian citizenship under CAA after 20 yrs

Poonam, a 38-year-old woman who came to India from Pakistan in 2004, has been...

3 J-K men with Jaish links held for Mohali driver's murder

Punjab Police arrested three men from Jammu and Kashmir, uncovering a...

Cab using navigation app falls into canal in Kochi

A private taxi fell into an open canal along a rainwater flooded road near...

Explained: Section 6A of the Citizenship Act

Section 6A, which was incorporated in the Citizenship Act 1955 following the...

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Now we are 'Bharatiya Nagriks': CAA beneficiaries

Our journey was filled with challenges due to the identity we carried with...

Long struggle ends, new life begins: New citizens

In Delhi, Kumar's family lives in the Majnu Ka Tila area and they are engaged...

CAA gets rolling, govt issues citizenship certificates

The CAA was enacted in December 2019 for granting Indian nationality to...

CAA rollout after Covid booster dose exercise: Shah

BJP leader from West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari Tuesday urged Union Home...

Can't stop razing on party's plea: SC on Shaheen Bagh

"Why is CPI-M filing a petition? What is the fundamental right that is being...

Bulldozers return from Shaheen Bagh after protests

Protesters raised slogans against the BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal...

CAA, related rules brought for ....: Fresh plea in SC

The fresh plea, filed through lawyer Ashwani Dubey, seeks dismissal of the...

Matua community's joy over CAA turns to despair

The All India Matua Mahasangha has asked its members to apply for Indian...

SC seeks Centre's response over stay on CAA pleas

A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud posted the matter for resumed...

Apply for licence by Mar 16: Bombay HC to cab firms

The HC, though, refrained from prohibiting such cabs from plying in the...

SC asks UP to refund crores to anti-CAA protestors

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has...

UP faces SC fire over anti-CAA recovery proceedings

The top court said that the proceedings initiated in December 2019 were...

No Indian loses citizenship due to CAA: Amit Shah

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has honoured Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain...

Withdraw anti-CAA stir or face action: Assam Police

The Assam Police have issued notices to opposition parties 'ordering' them to...

CAA to grant citizenship with retrospective effect

Eligible applicants under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA) will be...

TN passes resolution urging Centre to repeal CAA

The Tamil Nadu assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution urging the Centre...

That's why CAA was necessary: Puri on Afghan crisis

In a tweet on Sunday, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader said, 'Recent...

No more amendments to CAA to include more minorities

The objective of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, enacted in...

Plea in SC seeks stay on CAA implementation

The application, filed by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), which is one...

CAA implementation: 'BJP's Ramadan gift to Muslims'

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said notifying the rules for...

Govt unveils portal for Indian citizenship under CAA

A mobile app 'CAA-2019' will also be launched shortly to facilitate...

'No CAA', govt jobs among Rahul's 5 promises to Assam

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday assured that the Citizenship Amendment...

Cong will bring law to nullify CAA in Assam: Priyanka

Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that her party, if...

TN CM withdraws cases against anti-CAA protesters

About 10 lakh cases filed in connection with violation of lockdown norms to...

CAA rules likely to be issued before election code

The rules for the CAA are likely to be issued before the MCC comes into...

CAA will be implemented before LS polls: Amit Shah

He said in categorical terms that CAA was brought in to provide citizenship...

No NRC, CAA in Bengal in my lifetime, says Mamata

Lambasting the Bharatiya Janata Party for allegedly bringing up the issues of...

Shaheen Bagh shooter joins BJP, expelled hours later

A man had allegedly fired two shots in the air on February 1 at Shaheen Bagh...

CAA implementation in Bengal soon: Vijayvargiya

BJP national president, J P Nadda during his recent visit to the state had...

CAA likely to be implemented from Jan: BJP leader

"The Centre has passed the CAA with the honest intention of granting...

Devangana Kalita moves HC for anti-CAA stir videos

Kalita pleaded that she needed the videos and chats to prove her innocence,...

Delhi cab driver dragged for 2 kms under own car, dies

A video purportedly showing the deceased being dragged under the car on...

Cab driver reveals details of Harry, Meghan car chase

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were 'pretty nervous' as they were chased by...

Anti-CAA stir was masked with 'secular facade': Cops

The chargesheet in which 15 persons have been named as being part of a...

ED: Tahir fuelled anti-CAA protests with hawala money

Hussain, the agency said, has been 'arrested in connection with ongoing PMLA...

Discontent in BJP over Shaheen Bagh event

'The joining put the party in a spot not only because the area was an...

CAA against Tamils, is unconstitutional: DMK in SC

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has submitted before the Supreme...

India questioned on CAA at UNHCR meeting

He added that the legislation is similar to laws that exist elsewhere in...

BJP 'using' CAA with eye on Gujarat polls: Mamata

Mamata asserted that she will never allow the implementation of CAA in West...

Shaheen Bagh protest: A battle for the Idea of India

'Shaheen Bagh is no longer a mere ghetto of lower middle class Muslims.'...

Anti-CAA riots: Sharjeel Imam charged with sedition

"He is accused of delivering seditious speeches and inciting a particular...

Ex-AMU student leader held for 'anti-CAA violence'

Sharjeel Usmani, the son of Assistant Professor Tariq Usmani of the AMU's...

CAA rollout after Covid booster dose exercise: Shah

BJP leader from West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari Tuesday urged Union Home...

Can't stop razing on party's plea: SC on Shaheen Bagh

"Why is CPI-M filing a petition? What is the fundamental right that is being...

Bulldozers return from Shaheen Bagh after protests

Protesters raised slogans against the BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal...

Apply for licence by Mar 16: Bombay HC to cab firms

The HC, though, refrained from prohibiting such cabs from plying in the...

SC asks UP to refund crores to anti-CAA protestors

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has...

UP faces SC fire over anti-CAA recovery proceedings

The top court said that the proceedings initiated in December 2019 were...

TN passes resolution urging Centre to repeal CAA

The Tamil Nadu assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution urging the Centre...

That's why CAA was necessary: Puri on Afghan crisis

In a tweet on Sunday, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader said, 'Recent...

No more amendments to CAA to include more minorities

The objective of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, enacted in...

'No CAA', govt jobs among Rahul's 5 promises to Assam

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday assured that the Citizenship Amendment...

Cong will bring law to nullify CAA in Assam: Priyanka

Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that her party, if...

TN CM withdraws cases against anti-CAA protesters

About 10 lakh cases filed in connection with violation of lockdown norms to...

Shaheen Bagh shooter joins BJP, expelled hours later

A man had allegedly fired two shots in the air on February 1 at Shaheen Bagh...

CAA implementation in Bengal soon: Vijayvargiya

BJP national president, J P Nadda during his recent visit to the state had...

CAA likely to be implemented from Jan: BJP leader

"The Centre has passed the CAA with the honest intention of granting...

Anti-CAA stir was masked with 'secular facade': Cops

The chargesheet in which 15 persons have been named as being part of a...

ED: Tahir fuelled anti-CAA protests with hawala money

Hussain, the agency said, has been 'arrested in connection with ongoing PMLA...

Discontent in BJP over Shaheen Bagh event

'The joining put the party in a spot not only because the area was an...

Shaheen Bagh protest: A battle for the Idea of India

'Shaheen Bagh is no longer a mere ghetto of lower middle class Muslims.'...

Anti-CAA riots: Sharjeel Imam charged with sedition

"He is accused of delivering seditious speeches and inciting a particular...

Ex-AMU student leader held for 'anti-CAA violence'

Sharjeel Usmani, the son of Assistant Professor Tariq Usmani of the AMU's...