Kerala’s ruling, opposition on same dais against Citizenship Act

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan terms the prevailing situation over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 as “volatile” and it has been created by BJP-RSS combine.
16 December 2019

Never allow NRC, new Citizenship Act in West Bengal: Mamata

Chief Ministers of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee and Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan hit the streets leading a massive protest opposing the amended Citizenship Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India.
16 December 2019

Indian SC to hear Jamia, Aligarh University violence tomorrow

The Supreme Court in India will on Tuesday hear the incidents of violence at Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University and Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh Muslim University following protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
16 December 2019

Divisive Citizenship Law: Jamia protest spreads to 3 Indian universities

Students protest erupted in campuses of at least four Indian universities against the Delhi Police crackdown at Jamia Millia Islamia after last evening's pitched street battles over the new citizenship law that gives Indian nationality to non-Muslim settlers from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
16 December 2019

‘No automatic citizenship’

The central government in India has moved to allay fears over an influx of Bangladeshi Hindu refugees into the northeast with a number of tweets on the official PIB Twitter handle this morning, after violent protests engulfed Assam and parts of the region for a fifth consecutive day yesterday.
15 December 2019

Citizenship law: Fresh violence breaks out in West Bengal

Sporadic violence breaks out in Nadia, North 24 Parganas and Howrah districts of India’s West Bengal state where protest grew against the amended Citizenship Act, police say.
15 December 2019

BJP ally Asom Gana Parishad to move SC against CAA after supporting it in Parliament: Reports

After supporting BJP over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), a key party ally in Assam has now decided to oppose it. The AGP announced its decision on Saturday after a meeting of the senior party leaders. The party will approach the Supreme Court against the CAA according to media reports.
15 December 2019

Citizenship Amendment Act: Indian Home Minister Amit Shah calls for more talks

After Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma raised concerns over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) causing “problems” in his state, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah invited him for talks post-Christmas to discuss the issue.
15 December 2019

Indian PM Narendra Modi slips, falls at Ganga Ghat in Kanpur

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi misses a step and falls down on stairs at Kanpur's Atal ghat.
15 December 2019

Violence erupts in West Bengal over new citizenship law

Arson and violent protest erupt in parts of West Bengal for the second consecutive day of the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
14 December 2019

NRC a threat to Bangladesh's sovereignty: Fakhrul

Expressing concern over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India’s Assam, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says NRC is a threat to Bangladesh's independence and sovereignty.
14 December 2019

US, UK warn on travel to NE India after clashes

Washington and London issue travel warnings for northeast India as opponents of a new citizenship law geared up for more protests Saturday, following days of clashes that saw two people killed and dozens injured.
14 December 2019

India citizenship law: Students enforce strike in Nagaland

Schools and colleges were closed, markets were shut and vehicles remained largely off roads in parts of Nagaland in India today amid a six-hour flash general strike called by the Naga Students' Federation (NSF), protesting against the amended Citizenship Act, officials say.
14 December 2019

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Protesters on hunger strike in Guwahati

Indefinite curfew, which was imposed in Dibrugarh town in the Indian state of Assam, has been relaxed for five hours when a large number of protesters joined a hunger strike in Guwahati called by All Assam Students Union (AASU) to protest against the Citizenship Act.
13 December 2019

Indian president gives assent to Citizenship Amendment Bill

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, turning it into a law amid violent street protests in Shillong where curfew was imposed in unrest-hit areas and a ban clamped on internet and SMS services.
13 December 2019

Explainer: What does passage of India's controversial citizenship bill mean?

India's parliament on Wednesday passed a contentious bill that will allow citizenship for persecuted Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians who fled Muslim-majority Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before 2015.
12 December 2019

Citizenship Bill: Cops open fire in Assam, 3 dead

Three protesters are killed and many others injured in a police firing in Assam's Guwahati of India amid a raging agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
12 December 2019

Trial run on Dhaka-Gangtok, Dhaka-Darjeeling bus routes kicks off

The trial run for direct bus services on Dhaka-Gangtok and Dhaka-Darjeeling routes via Siliguri kicked off this evening to boost cross-border commercial services in the region.
12 December 2019

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Protests in Assam amid curfew

Protesters against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, passed by Indian parliament last night, defy curfew in Guwahati while the situation remains tense across Assam.
12 December 2019

Non-Muslim Migrants: Indian parliament passes bill to give citizenship

Indian parliament gives its seal of approval to the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which gives nationality to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan after it was cleared by the Rajya Sabha with 125 voting for it and 105 against.
11 December 2019