Citizenship Amendment Act (caa)

Centre starts granting citizenship under CAA in West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was enacted in December 2019 with the purpose of providing Indian nationality to persecuted Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi, and Christian migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan who arrived in India on or before December 31, 2014

Will repeal NRC, CAA if INDIA bloc voted to power: Mamata Banerjee

Addressing an election rally here in support of four TMC candidates in Assam, she alleged that there will be "no democracy and elections if Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to power" for the third consecutive term.

Kerala CM accuses Congress of deliberately being silent about CAA in their manifesto

Addressing a press conference here, he said the grand old party, in the manifesto for upcoming Lok Sabha polls, has promised to repeal many other laws which violated the Constutional norms, including the GST, if they come back to power.

Only one application received so far in Assam under CAA: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The lone application was made in Barak Valley, he said, without elaborating further.

Bharat has an obligation towards Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan, says J Sai Deepak

Lawyers Sai Deepak and Anas Tanvir were in conversation with CNN News18’s Rahul Shiv Shankar at the Rising Bharat summit. The two lawyers, who are on the opposing sides at the ongoing litigation in the Supreme Court on CAA, debated about the law’s constitutionality.

No immediate stay on CAA from SC; next hearing on April 9

Nearly 200 petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the CAA.

Citizenship Amendment Act: MHA clears up myths regarding legislation

Government has released a list of mythbursters emphasizing their commitment to safeguard rights of Indian citizens irrespective of their religion.

CAA applicants can attach 9 documents to prove country of origin, 20 documents on arrival date in India

The applicants can also submit any of 20 documents like copy of visa and immigration stamp on arrival in India, certificate issued by an elected member of any rural or urban body or a revenue officer to prove that he or she has entered India on or before December 31, 2014, according to the rules of the CAA issued on Monday.

CAA notification: Opposition calls it attempt to polarise LS polls; BJP says Modi's 'guarantee' fulfilled

In a long post in Hindi on X, Kejriwal alleged that the implementation of the CAA is "dirty politics" of the BJP to make poor people from neighbouring countries its vote bank in India.

Anti-CAA Protests: Delhi Police conducts flag marches in hotspots; Bengal, Assam, Tripura likely to see agitations today

Kerala will not enforce the law, according to CM Vijayan, who is affiliated with the Left. Meanwhile, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee asserted that she would vehemently oppose the CAA if she perceived it as discriminatory towards certain groups residing in India and if it restricted their current citizenship rights in any way.

CAA implementation Highlights: CAA rules come into force with immediate effect, gazette notification states

The Ministry of Home Affairs on March 11 notified the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules via a gazette notification.

CAA rules to be notified before election code comes into effect: Report

The move would ensure the processing of Indian citizenship applications from persecuted minorities in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, news agency ANI learnt from sources

Delhi riots: HC allows pleas to implead leaders in proceedings for FIR

The high court orally said all those who wish to file replies to the main petitions can do so within a week and listed the matter for further hearing on August 2.

Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee cross swords over CAA

Amit Shah, who steered the passage of Citizenship Amendment Act in the parliament in 2019 which promises citizenship to minorities who have come from neighbouring countries between March 24, 1971, and December 31, 2014, claimed Mamata Banerjee is against giving refugees citizenship and in favour of infiltration.

Anti-CAA movement to be revived: Akhil Gogoi

Gogoi spent nearly 19 months behind bars for his alleged role in the violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in December 2019. He fought and won the recently-concluded assembly elections from the jail.

Will BJP’s CAA promise in Bengal mar its chances in Assam?

Contrary to its stand in Assam, the BJP in West Bengal has promised implementation of the CAA, which Home Minister Amit Shah declared would be its decision in its first Cabinet meeting if it wins the seat of power in Kolkata

CAA likely to be implemented from January 2021, says BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kailash Vijayvargiya's statement on speedy implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act comes ahead of the 2021 Bengal Assembly elections.

'His speech promotes unity, not hatred': Allahabad HC revokes use of NSA against Dr Kafeel Khan, orders immediate release

Khan was arrested in January for delivering the speech at Aligarh Muslim University on December 10, 2019. On February 13, the NSA charges were invoked against him on the orders of the Aligarh District Magistrate.

Rohingya, Afghan refugees converting to Christianity to apply for citizenship under CAA: Report

The Home Ministry has not notified any rules for the the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 as yet.

Locked up amid a lockdown: Film fraternity slams arrest of Jamia students; Delhi Police says doing job 'impartially'

Calling the actions of the Delhi Police “utterly inhuman and undemocratic”, the statement by film personalities and activists demanded the release of the students

Fail to understand why Citizenship Act is discriminatory: Harish Salve

Saying that the principle of equality does not mean that every law must have universal application, the advocate said that even the Supreme Court has repeatedly refused to interfere and left it on the government to decide which policy is best for India.