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

Alleging that the BJP has made the entire country a "detention camp", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the CAA and NRC will be scrapped if opposition bloc INDIA forms government at the Centre. 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. "They (BJP) made the entire country a detention camp... I have never seen such a dangerous election in my life," Banerjee said. She asserted that her party TMC loves all religions and does not want people to be divided on religious lines. "If the INDIA bloc wins, there will not be the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and Uniform Civil Code. We will repeal all discriminatory laws," Banerjee said at the rally. She appealed to people to vote for all four Trinamool Congress candidates in Assam in the Lok Sabha polls a

As Karnataka assembly election nears, NRC returns to BJP syllabus

In the first session of Parliament after the 2019 elections, Parliament made instant triple talaq illegal and invalidated Article 370 on August 5, 2019

NRC project cost escalates from Rs 288 crore to Rs 1,602 crore: CAG report

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India in its report pointed out that due to time over run initially conceptualised National Register of Citizens, the project cost escalated to Rs 1602.66 Crore

Jahangirpuri riot was continuation of CAA, NRC protests: Delhi Police

The investigation of the case was transferred to the Delhi Police Crime Branch on April 18. After a thorough probe, the Crime Branch filed the charge-sheet comprising 2063 pages

Ideas of Indian citizenship

The author has literally mapped the narrative of citizenship in the country which has evolved through several amendments in the Citizenship Act of 1955

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

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) have nothing to do with Hindu-Muslim divide

Perils of repressing dissent

Criminalisation of protests is unsustainable for democracies in the long run. The sooner India realises it, the better

It's important that we don't forget the other deadly virus afflicting us

It's still stalking riot-affected Northeast Delhi, writes Anjali Puri, after recent visits to destroyed neighbourhoods and fearful camps. Let's not forget it

Young lawyers are taking up the cudgels for detainees and riot victims

A group of young lawyers is educating protesters about their rights, assisting detainees, and now helping Delhi's riot victims rebuild their lives, all services pro bono

I was assaulted at Shaheen Bagh CAA protest: journalist Deepak Chaurasia

Deepak Chaurasia, consulting editor at News Nation TV channel, on posted a video on Twitter that shows him being shoved.

Called cops for 2 hours, didn't get help, says JNUSU vice-president

Police reject charges of reaching JNU late; say responded to the situation professionally

Poetic protests

The nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 has led to an outpouring of poetry

The audacity of hope

The protests over citizenship will continue to reverberate, and they will likely change India in more ways than we can imagine today

CAA protests: Army chief slams students, Opposition cries 'politicisation'

Opposition has accused Rawat of violating both regulations and tradition, as the army's basic rulebook disallows army personnel from commenting on a political question without govt sanction

Nationwide NRC equal to demonetisation of citizenship, says Prashant Kishor

Prashant Kishor, who publicly took a stand contrary to that of his party on the citizenship law, offered his resignation to the party chief Nitish Kumar here on Saturday, sources said.

Citizenship Bill a win-win for Modi, but is depriving millions of sleep

This will be the second attempt by the Modi administration to amend citizenship law. In January, the legislation was passed in the lower house of parliament but lapsed as the upper house didn't take i

Citizenship Amendment Bill cleared by Cabinet today: All you need to know

The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which will now be tabled in Parliament soon

The black elephants

One example of a black elephant was the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The destructive power of the atom bomb stunned Japan into surrender

Civil Service officer Hitesh Dev Sharma replaces Hajela as NRC Coordinator

Dev Sharma, who was serving as the Secretary to the Urban Development and Finance Departments, has been transferred as Secretary to the Home and Political Department and State Coordinator, NRC

Letter to BS: Concern for immigrants cannot outweigh national security

The idea of welcoming every single person who crosses over into India is noble but who will create resources required to accommodate lakhs of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas?