Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016

Conrad K Sangma-led delegation to meet Narendra Modi in New Delhi tomorrow over 'unhappiness' with Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma will lead a delegation, including members from the BJP, to New Delhi on Thursday to air its opposition against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, a senior state minister said on Wednesday.

'Double-edged' Citizenship Amendment Bill will turn Bangladesh into Pakistan, say country's prominent Hindus

Prominent Bangladeshi Hindus have criticised the NDA government’s determined bid to push through Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, stating that the move may pave the way for Bangladesh to become an Islamic theocratic state like Pakistan

Bharat Bandh Day 2 updates: Traffic disrupted in Bengaluru as hundreds gather outside Town Hall; massive rally held in Madikeri

Bharat Bandh day 2 LIVE updates: The workers participating in the strike will go on a protest march from Mandi House to Parliament Wednesday at noon, and similarly protests would be seen in other parts of the country as well.

After 11-hr strike, Assamese protesters to launch economic blockade today, close export of petroleum and coal

Civil society organisations in Assam have announced indefinite economic blockade from Wednesday restricting movement of commodities from Assam to other parts of India to protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which is likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on 9 January

Protests erupt across Assam over Citizenship Amendment Bill; AASU, 30 other ethnic organisations observe 'Black Day'

Protests erupted across Assam on Monday, with some agitators stripping in public, over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and tabling of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on it in Parliament

With AGP's exit over Citizenship Amendment Bill, BJP's Hindutva policy may clash with Assam's 'jati, mati' in LS polls

With AGP's exit over Citizenship Amendment Bill,2016, the fate of BJP’s dream to win 20 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats in the North East will depend on which of the two ideologies — Hindu nationalism and Assamese sub-nationalism — draw a bigger crowd to the polling centres

BJP bets on citizenship bill to make inroads in Assam, West Bengal as TMC's 'U-turn' leaves legislation up in air

The BJP has an opportunity to get cosier with Bengali Hindus, many of whom are eagerly waiting for the bill to become a law.

Assam student bodies harass bona fide citizens who 'look like Bangladeshis' in a spree to catch illegal immigrants

A new trend of apprehending people of the erstwhile East Bengal origin allegedly by student bodies in Assam suspecting to be 'illegal Bangladeshi immigrants' is on the rise.

NRC in Assam: 16 committed suicide due to citizens' register; number of Hindus three times that of Muslims

Based on data collated by a Guwahati-based independent researcher, 16 suicides linked to NRC took place in 2018, of whom 12 were Hindus and four Muslims. Most of the suicide victims were economically underprivileged.

ULFA strike against Bengali-Hindus in Assam attempt to shore up outfit's support base against Citizenship Bill

The strike is viewed by a section of officials as an attempt by ULFA to shore up its flagging support base as it coincides with a wave of protests sweeping many districts in Assam’s Brahmaputra Valley against the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016.