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Three Years of the Congress Government

A People’s Critique: Expectations and Disillusionments

Japan PM cancels Guwahati trip

Anti-CAB protests in Assam continue despite curfews and police intimidation

Govt earmarks 57,000 acres of land in J&K for industrial projects

There is still no clarity on whether or not, the citizens of the UT will get domicile rights

Tripura on the edge post CAB, leaders meet Amit Shah

Even as anti-CAB protests intensify in Assam, things are not getting better next door in Tripura either.

CAB gets Presidential assent, NE remains turbulent

President Ramnath Kovind gave his assent to the Citizenship...

MHA’s boiler-plate response to questions about NRC

There are times when in the Parliament, subjective questions are asked, to which one cannot expect the government to give an unreserved response. However, the fact that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) completely sidestepped the issues raised in questions posed to it about the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and the possibility of a similar exercise being conducted across India, reeks of arrogance.

Anti-CAB protestors defy curfew in Assam, PM’s tweet useless amidst internet shutdown

PM issues statement of assurance on Twitter for people of a state facing an internet shut down!

3 killed in anti-CAB protests in Assam

Police resort to firing, lathi-charge and tear gas shelling to control protesters, as agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill refuses to dissipate in Assam.

New data protection law comprehensive but full of exemptions

In the Winter session of this year, the ‘Personal Data Protection Bill’ based on the recommendations and findings of the Justice Srikrishna report, has been tabled in the Lok Sabha. The bill, however, has been referred to a joint select committee consisting of 30 members who will submit their report by the budget session next year after many opposition parties wanted changes to be made to the law.

927 Sikhs and Hindus granted citizenship since 2018

In one of the questions on December 11 in Rajya Sabha came a question from Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena of BJP seeking data on citizenship given to refugees from particularly Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Don’t show anti-national content: I&B Ministry

On the day that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was...

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