Tag: CAA

MHA grants citizenship to applicants from West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand; number of those granted citizenship not revealed

This is the second time since notification of CAA rules that citizenship have been granted to people; development comes as West Bengal goes to polling on June 1, 2024

Four years behind bars, Sharjeel Imam still waits for a fair trial

Serving as an under trial prisoner since 2020 and not convicted so far, Sharjeel Imam, taken into custody after the anti-CAA movements when activists associated with the movement were being arrested, has completed more than half of the maximum sentence that the cases against him suggest

CAA rules to be framed by March 2024, says Union Minister

Ironically, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has chosen West Bengal to make this announcement

New Bill to link birth and death registry with Electoral rolls in next Session: Amit Shah

The Home Minister has said that this data will be used for updating list of those availing government beneficiary schemes

Identifying fake Aadhaar, a plot to bring in CAA-NRC?

A letter recently issued by the Union government to eight states, asks them to identify illegal Aadhar card holders in only specific areas

Union Home Ministry seeks further six months to frame CAA rules, has implementation however begun?

Without the rules being framed, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act cannot be implemented; MHA’s claims in its annual reported reveal however that some measure of implantation may have begun

CAA discriminatory against Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka: DMK

The party, which is one of the 200 petitioners before the apex court challenging CAA, has now filed an additional affidavit

31 districts delegated powers to grant citizenship as per CAA provisions: MHA Annual report

The report suggests that in 2021 a total of 1414 citizenship certificates have been granted as per CAA provisions; the 2019 amendment invoked

Is CAA 2019 stealthily making its way into our lives?

The MHA’s directions to two District collectors of Gujarat suggests a readiness to implement CAA on the basis of Citizenship Rules 2009 while the rules for the 2019 are yet to be made

Controversial CAA 2019 challenge in SC on December 6, Centre urges non-interference in its ‘legislative competence’

Even as the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing of 232 petitions challenging Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 to December 6, the Modi-led centre urged the court to dismiss all challenges

SC to hear pleas challenging validity of CAA on December 6

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing...

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