Message of ‘live and let live’: Kapil Sibal hails SC ruling on Section 6A of Citizenship Act

Message of ‘live and let live’: Kapil Sibal hails SC ruling on Section 6A of Citizenship Act

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal. File | Photo Credit: ANI Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday (October 18, 2024) hailed the Supreme Court upholding the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, saying it is a message to all that “live and let live” and conserve the culture of a multicultural and … Read more

Aman Wadud: Assam’s advocate fighting the National Register of Citizens (NRC)

Aman Wadud: Assam’s advocate fighting the National Register of Citizens (NRC)

Lawyer Aman Wadud wants to be the voice of his people and change the narrative. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement When the first list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released in Assam in 2018, it excluded 4 million residents. They had to reapply to be included and submit their biometrics. That day, … Read more

India rejects U.S. remarks on Citizenship Amendment Act

India rejects U.S. remarks on Citizenship Amendment Act

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal | Photo Credit: ANI The U.S. State Department’s statement on the implementation of CAA “we are of the view that it is misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted,” was rejected by the Ministry of External Affairs on March 15. India, on March 11, notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 four years after the … Read more

Will resign if one person who has not applied for NRC gets citizenship, says Assam CM

Will resign if one person who has not applied for NRC gets citizenship, says Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. | Photo Credit: PTI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on March 12 said that he will be the first to resign if one person, who has not applied for National Register of Citizens (NRC), gets citizenship. His comment comes after protests erupted across Assam with Opposition parties flaying … Read more

Supreme Court hearing on Section 6A Citizenship Act Day 3 | LIVE updates

Supreme Court hearing on Section 6A Citizenship Act Day 3 | LIVE updates

NEW DELHI,05/09/2023: A view of Supreme Court of India Comlex, during Article 370 hearing in New Delhi on Tuesday. September 5, 2023. Photo: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR / The Hindu | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Noting that the government should be given leeway if a ‘compromise’ is necessary to save the nation, Chief Justice of … Read more

Morning Digest | Messi’s Argentina keeps its date with destiny; citizenship path to be eased for 6 minority groups from 3 nations, and more

Morning Digest | Messi’s Argentina keeps its date with destiny; citizenship path to be eased for 6 minority groups from 3 nations, and more

Lionel Messi of Argentina scores the team’s third goal past Hugo Lloris of France during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022, in Lusail City, Qatar. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Messi’s Argentina keeps its date with destiny Argentina defeated France 4-2 in … Read more

Govt invites citizenship applications from non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Govt invites citizenship applications from non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh

With the Union home ministry yet to notify rules under the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Centre on Friday invited non-Muslims (Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists) from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan and residing in 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian citizenship. The Union home ministry issued a … Read more

Citizenship data is latest rollback of Trump census efforts

Citizenship data is latest rollback of Trump census efforts

The U.S. Census Bureau is suspending efforts to create neighborhood-level statistics on the citizenship and age of residents, using 2020 census data, in the latest rollback of Trump administration census-related initiatives that critics feared would be used to favor Republicans and whites during the drawing of state and local districts. As part of an order … Read more