
Congress' Manish Tewari says Uddhav Thackeray requires briefing on citizenship rules, Maharashtra CM should know NPR is basis of NRC
Comments assume significance as Shiv Sena, Congress are part of Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government in state

Conflicting judgments, absence of guidelines, litany of documents: India's citizenship conundrum is a mess
Multiple conflicting judgments have only deepened the confusion rather than solving it.

Donald Trump likely to discuss CAA, NRC with Narendra Modi during his maiden visit to India, says White House official
Donald Trump will raise the issue of religious freedom with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to India next week, the White House said.

'No need to fear CAA': Uddhav Thackeray discusses NRC, NPR in 'fruitful' talks with Narendra Modi, to meet Sonia Gandhi next
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday reiterated that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) "should not be feared" by anyone after his "fruitful" meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi

Assam NRC Coordinator asks deputy commissioners to submit details of 'ineligible persons' included in register
Over 19 lakh people were left out of the final NRC list published on 31 August, 2019.

CAA, NRC will create religious test for citizenship, lead to widespread disenfranchisement of Indian Muslims, says US panel on religious freedom
In factsheet issued USCIRF said that after passage of Citizenship law large scale protests had broken out across India

Data Societies: Can the State be trusted with information in times of ubiquitous surveillance systems?
Amid the rise in global surveillance systems, the common man needs to be involved in conversations on data through politics.

‘Won’t block NPR’: Uddhav Thackeray says will ‘personally check columns’ in forms of population exercise before implementation in Maharashtra
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said he won't block the National Population Register (NPR) in the state. Thackeray assured that he will 'personally check the columns' in the NPR, adding there shouldn't be any problem with the exercise in Maharashtra.

Clause 6 of Assam Accord: Govt-appointed panel upset over leakage of recommendations; 1951 suggested as base year for defining indigenous people
Reports said the committee unanimously recommended that 1951 should be the base year for defining indigenous people of Assam who would be eligible for constitutional safeguards under Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.

Shaheen Bagh demonstrators return to protest site after Delhi Police denies permission for march to Amit Shah's residence
Responding to Amit Shah's open invitation for discussions on CAA, protesters at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi announced that they will rally till the Union minister's residence in the National Capital on Sunday. The march from Shaheen Bagh, the epicenter of anti-CAA protests in Delhi, to Shah's residence will commence at 2 pm, reports have said.

Back from adult prison, Bihar minors arrested in police raids on Muslim homes post CAA protests tell of maltreatment
Bihar Police passed minors off as adults in the First Information Report (FIR). Which meant they spent a month in an Aurangabad prison with hardened criminals before they were moved to a juvenile home on 23 January.

Anti-CAA protest in Chennai snowballs into chaos, four cops injured; Opposition, including DMK, condemn police force against agitators
Opposition parties led by the DMK in Tamil Nadu on Saturday lashed out at the police action against anti-CAA protesters in Chennai and sought action against those police personnel who allegedly used force against the agitators.

Shaheen Bagh protesters hold heart-shaped cut-outs on Valentine's Day, urge PM to visit them
The protest at Shaheen Bagh against the Citizenship Amendment Act has been continuing for the past nearly two months.

At JNU, P Chidambaram says there should be ‘huge mass movement’ is any Muslim is sent to detention camps because of CAA
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said there must be a "huge mass movement" if any Muslim was sent to detention camps in case the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Puducherry Assembly unanimously adopts resolution against CAA, NPR and NRC; motion tabled by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy
The Puducherry Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution tabled by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy registering strong protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, the National Register of Citizens and National Population Register

'#TumKabAaoge': Shaheen Bagh protesters extend invitation to Narendra Modi for Valentine's Day, say will unveil 'love song' on 13 Feb
The Shaheen Bagh protest has extended a Valentine's Day 'heart-felt' 'invitation' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 'celebrate the festival of love together'. In a post shared on Twitter, a "love song" for Modi will also be unveiled on 13 February.

Delhi Police hit us in private parts during lathi-charge, claim protesters after anti-CAA march to Parliament from Jamia halted
Hundreds of protesters, including residents of Jamia Nagar and students of the Jamia Millia Islamia university, faced-off with after they were stopped from marching towards Parliament.

Anti-CAA protests in Delhi: Children, senior citizens, college students among hundreds who marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar
Hundreds of protesters, including students and civil society members, poured onto the streets in central Delhi protesting against CAA, NRC

Assam likely to conduct survey to segregate state’s indigenous Muslims from those of Bangladeshi origin, aims to begin exercise next fiscal
Assam is likely to conduct an exercise to identify the state's indigenous Muslim population and segregate them from illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, even as doubts over the accuracy of the NRC are yet to be addressed

Rajasthan Speaker CP Joshi counters CM Ashok Gehlot on CAA, says Citizenship 'is subject of Centre and not state'
The CAA grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and if they entered India on or before 31 December, 2014.