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Sep 11, 2019
Firstpost Editor's Picks: India at UNHRC, Assam NRC, Brexit's 31 October deadline; today's must-read stories
Firstpost Editor's Picks: India and Pakistan's stands on the Kashmir issue at UNHRC, Assam NRC, Brexit's 31 October deadline, plunge in auto sales; today's must-read stories -
Sep 06, 2019
Rashtriya Bajrang Dal calls for 12-hour shutdown in Assam today to demand scrapping of final NRC list
The Assam unit of Rashtriya Bajrang Dal has called a 12-hour state-wide shutdown on Friday to press its demand for scrapping final NRC list published on 31 August, its president Dinesh Kalita said -
Sep 02, 2019
Abrogation of Articles 370, 35A and NRC dampener pose a dichotomy of citizenship for BJP in Assam, Kashmir
It is ironic that when the Centre hoped that both the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A and publication of the NRC will be a catalyst for it to vigorously push forward its agenda of inclusivity, the situation is actually the other way round in both Kashmir and Assam. -
Jul 02, 2019
Around 200 Sri Lankan refugees submit petitions to district collector’s office seeking Indian citizenship in Madurai
More than 200 Sri Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district for 29 years submitted petitions to collector's office on Monday to seek the Indian citizenship. 457 Sri Lankan refugees have been living in Madurai ever since they fled their worn-torn nation in 1990 in the refugee camps provided by the Tamil Nadu government. The lack of Indian citizenship makes it difficult for these refugees to apply for a secured job. -
Jun 13, 2019
Two Assam NRC officials arrested in Guwahati for accepting bribe to enter woman’s name in citizenship list
Two NRC officials were arrested here Thursday for allegedly accepting bribe from a woman to enter her name in the citizenship list, police said -
Jun 04, 2019
MHA refuses to share details on notice to Rahul Gandhi regarding Subramanian Swamy's complaint questioning his citizenship
In April, the Home Ministry served a notice to Gandhi, asking him to clarify within a fortnight his "factual position" on a complaint by BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy questioning his citizenship status. -
May 09, 2019
Assam NRC case: Supreme Court says may consider releasing illegal foreigners in detention centres subject to conditions
The Supreme Court said it may consider releasing illegal foreigners detained in Assam detention centres' provided they are available whenever required for legal proceedings -
Mar 13, 2019
Fear of NRC exclusion continues to push Assam's poor over the edge, 20 suicides reported in past 6 months
The updating of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam has become a source of stress and anxiety for segments of the state’s population. -
Mar 02, 2019
Against the India Idea
The fact that majority of the people in the northeastern states came out vehemently against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 (now lapsed in Rajya Sabha), is a strong indication that they saw through the ulterior design of the religion-based legislature -
Mar 02, 2019
Correct Past Wrongs
Even after seven long decades, our national leaders have miserably failed in fulfilling their promise that Partition victims would be given protection in the land that they considered their own.
