President signs Citizenship (Amendment) Bill into law

President Ram Nath Kovind, on Friday, signed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 into law after both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha passed the bill, earlier this week, amending the existing Citizenship Act of India. Read More
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Citizenship Bill: NE protests force Centre to look for states’ consent

With protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 showing no signs of dying down in the northeast, the Centre is now seeking to allay public’s fears by saying that foreigners would not be granted Indian citizenship without the consent of state governments concerned. Read More
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Artists across Assam raise their voices against Citizenship Bill

Artists from various cultural spheres in Assam have joined hands to strong protest against the Indian Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP-led NDA government is pushing for. Read More
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