Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his delight over the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha and said that it is “in line with India’s centuries-old ethos of assimilation and belief in humanitarian values”. “Delighted that the Lok Sabha has passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after a rich and […]

The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) on Tuesday carried out protests in Guwahati against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill passed by the Lok Sabha yesterday. Samujjal Bhattacharya, AASU advisor accused the Centre of attempting to make the north-east a “dumping ground for the illegal immigrants”. “They are trying to kill the Assam accord through this, […]

Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi has won the title of Miss Universe 2019 at the finale held at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday (local time). India’s Vartika Singh also contested in the pageant but couldn’t make it to the top ten. The 2019 Miss Universe Pageant had 90 contestants who competed in […]

Manipur will be included in the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system, Home Minister Amit Shah announced while moving the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, for passage in Lok Sabha on Monday. “We are including Manipur in the Inner Line Permit system. This big issue has now been resolved. I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi on behalf […]

The Lok Sabha on Monday approved the tabling of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill with 293 members voting in its favour and 82 opposing the introduction of the Bill. #BREAKING | Division of votes in Lok Sabha: 293 'Ayes' in favour of introduction of #CitizenshipAmendmentBill and 82 'Noes' against the Bill's introduction in Lok Sabha. pic.twitter.com/V2jqysWMDd […]

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday introduced contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha and said that it is not even .001 per cent against minorities in the country. “This Bill is not even .001 per cent against minorities in the country,” Shah said in the House, amid much uproar by the opposition. […]

Gauhati University and Dibrugarh University have rescheduled all examinations earlier scheduled on December 10 in the wake of the protests announced by various organizations opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Gauhati University has postponed tomorrow’s examinations stating that rescheduled dates for the tests would be announced soon. On the other hand, Dibrugarh University has also rescheduled […]

The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on Sunday announced for a state-wide bandh on December 10 in support of the 11-hour shutdown called by North East Students Organization (NESO), opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill throughout the Northeast. AAPSU Vice President Meje Taku said, all the district students bodies of the state will be initiating […]

With protests continuing in the state against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, the Assam Police has issued an advisory requesting all stakeholders of society not to believe in disinformation spread by mischievous elements attempting to spread hate messages and fake news in regards to the proposed Citizenship bill. The Assam Police has further requested the citizens […]

The movement against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has gained momentum in Tripura as the Joint Action Committee of Tribal based parties and NGOs have called for an indefinite bandh from December 9. Convener of the committee Antony Debbarma told media that cutting across party line and political differences all the indigenous organisations believe CAB would seriously […]