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In Odisha's Kendrapara district, Bangladeshi Hindus told to 'quit India' rejoice over CAA, but remain wary of U-turn on citizenship

The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 has brought relief to the 1,551 families of Mahakalapada and Rajnagar blocks in Kendraparain district in Odisha, who were served with a 'quit India' notice under Foreigners Act

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill passes in Lok Sabha: From Article 14 to Assam Accord, key legal issues related to proposed law

As the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill leaves out Muslims, critics have termed the proposed law as discriminatory and violative of the Constitution.

Assam is leading North East's rage against Citizenship Amendment Bill: Decoding the contentious proposed amendment

The Citizenship Amendment Bill relaxes the definition of the foreigners from six religions from the three countries while also legalizing their status from ‘illegals’.

Two French journalists, covering beach sand mining in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari, booked for trespassing

They came to Kanyakumari on 26 November on tourist visas and violated the law by carrying out professional journalistic activities such as shooting videos, clicking pictures and interviewing people about environmental issues.

India in talks with Bangladesh over deportation of Rohingya refugees, says Rajnath Singh in Rajya Sabha

Rajnath Singh said that if the need arises, Ministry of External Affairs will talk to both Bangladesh and Myanmar so that Rohingya refugees are deported.

After Bengaluru, it's time to re-examine racism: It's not just slurs and attacks

But what is this racism experienced by students from African countries in Bengaluru? When accused of racism, we are often quick to respond that we are not personally prejudiced. However, racism need not only be individual — it can also be systemic, as when institutions and structures discriminate against persons on the basis of their race