PoK, Aksai Chin integral part of J&K, can die for it; says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Aksai Chin is an integral and inseparable part of Jammu and Kashmir and India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. “Whenever I talk about Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Aksai Chin comes under it and can die for it,” Shah snapped back […]

Lok Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill amid protests

The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has been passed in Lok Sabha paving the way for the enactment of a new citizenship law. Home Minister Rajnath Singh had moved the bill in the Lok Sabha earlier in the day amid a massive protest and bandh in the Northeast. The bill that seeks to provide citizenship to […]

Union Cabinet clears Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

The Union Cabinet today cleared the redrafted Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan. A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the bill and it is expected to be tabled in Lok Sabha tomorrow. The move came within hours of […]

JPC adopts draft report on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

The draft report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was adopted on Thursday during its final meeting held in New Delhi, which will now likely be tabled in the Lok Sabha on January 7. According to sources, the draft report comes with a few minor changes. JPC will recommend for the […]

IPFT mulls contesting both LS seats alone in Tripura

BJP’s ally in Tripura, the IPFT is considering contesting both the Lok Sabha seats in Tripura alone. Speaking on the issue, IPFT General Secretary Mangal Debbarma said that since its coalition partner BJP has not discussed on the seat sharing arrangements for the upcoming general elections and has declared to contest alone from both the […]