Citizenship Amendment Act

The protesters carried placards and raised slogans against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, and AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

CAA will never be rolled back, says Home Minister Amit Shah

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA): 'It is our sovereign right to ensure Indian citizenship in our country, we will never compromise on it,' Shah has said

Lok Sabha Elections Highlights: BJP fields Shiv Sena MP Kalaben Delkar from Dadra and Nagar Haveli

LS Polls Highlights: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday gave ticket to sitting Shiv Sena MP Kalaben Delkar from Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha constituency in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Delkar won the by-election for the seat, reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidates, in 2021 on the ticket of the then undivided Shiv Sena after her husband and MP Mohan Delkar's death created a vacancy.

CAA Rules: Why the Centre took over 4 years to frame rules for citizenship law after notification?

Citizenship Law CAA: With its 42 Lok Sabha seats, West Bengal emerges as a crucial battleground for the BJP, especially if PM Modi's ambitious goal of securing 370 seats in the upcoming general elections is to be achieved.

CAA Rules: From eligibility to process of getting citizenship, these key facts every citizen should know

Citizenship (Amendment) Act: The notification of the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, which has been delayed by over four years, finally enforces the CAA across the entire country.

Festering wounds of CAA protests keep citizenship issue alive in Assam

The agitation in Assam had turned violent, with five people losing their lives in police firing and KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi and four others being arrested.

Bengal will not be left out of CAA implementation process, claims BJP leader

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said the ruling party in West Bengal will never allow the CAA to come into force in the state.

SC to hear 232 pleas on CAA issue on October 31 on reopening after Diwali

A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi has listed for hearing as many as 232 petitions, mostly PILs, on October 31 on the issue of CAA alone.

Curbing hate-mongering, increasing public confidence focus area for Delhi Police in 8 districts

The officers have been asked to improve police visibility, listen to complainants patiently, provide appropriate relief and legal actions to instill public confidence in the police.

SC to hear on Sep 12 pleas challenging constitutional validity of Citizenship Amendment Act

While refusing to stay the operation of the law, the top court had on December 18, 2019, issued notices to the Centre on the pleas

CAA a limited, narrowly tailored law for specific reasons: MHA

The CAA, which was enacted in 2019 but is yet to be implemented, aims to grant citizenship to those members of the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who faced persecution in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

February 2020 riots: Delhi Assembly panel summons Facebook representative on November 2

At least 53 people had died and hundreds were injured in clashes between supporters of the Citizenship Amendment Act and those opposing it between February 23 and February 26, 2020, in North East Delhi.

CAA, NRC nothing to do with Hindu-Muslim divide: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Bhagwat further emphasised that no Muslim will face any loss due to the citizenship law.

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin assures resolutions in Assembly against farm laws, CAA

Ever since the three farm laws were enacted by the union government, the DMK had all along demanded the Centre to withdraw the laws, which are "against the interests of farmers," the Chief Minister said intervening his party MLA Tamizharasi, who spoke on the matter in the House.

Congress-led Mahajot alliance will form the next government in Assam: Bhupesh Baghel

The feisty Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, who is party observer for the polls, says a `desperate’ BJP has taken three different positions on CAA in Assam, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu respectively; predicts 100-plus for grand coalition

Will implement CAA soon after COVID-19 vaccination drive is over: Amit Shah

Amit Shah reminded the Matua community that the BJP had promised to implement CAA in 2018 and the party fulfilled the promise in 2019.

Will not allow NRC in Bengal, says Mamata Banerjee

Maintaining that all the residents of the state are citizens of the country and no one can change that, Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of trying to play divisive politics using the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Delhi riots: Court sends JNU student Sharjeel Imam to 4-days police custody in UAPA case

Sharjeel Imam was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police on August 25 for allegedly being part of a “premeditated conspiracy” in connection to the riots during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

SC issues notice on fresh pleas against CAA, tags them with pending petitions

The top court, on December 18 last year, had decided to examine the constitutional validity of the CAA while refusing to stay its operation.

Show me another country that says everybody in world is welcome: Jaishankar on CAA

Jaishankar flayed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for its criticism on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, saying its director had been wrong earlier too

SC rejects plea seeking mechanism to deal with alleged misuse of sedition law

A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari refused to entertain the plea filed by a social activist and said it is open for the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority on the issue.

SC agrees to hear journalist's plea challenging CAA, issues notice to Centre

A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant issued notice to the Centre on activist Saket Gokhale's plea and tagged them along with over 160 petitions challenging the CAA which are listed for hearing this month.

CAA against 'idea of India': Shashi Tharoor

Quoting B R Ambedkar, Tharoor said, "The Constitution makers explicitly rejected any idea of citizenship on the basis of religion.... It is for the Supreme Court to decide on the constitutionality of the law (CAA), but it goes against the very spirit, the idea of India."

5 foreigners asked to leave India for participating in anti-CAA protests: Govt

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has led to protests in different parts of the country.

Amit Shah to address pro-CAA rally in Bhubaneswar on February 28

State BJP president Samir Mohanty said the rally to be addressed by Shah was part of his party's countrywide awareness programme on CAA undertaken in January following protests by the opposition against the amended law.