Rajya Sabha passes Citizenship Bill with 125-105 votes
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 (CAB) on Wednesday with 125 members voting for and 105 against the Bill. Earlier the demand for referring the …
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Andhra clears Bill to punish rapists in 21 days
Amaravati: Two weeks after the nation was rocked by horrific gang-rape and murder of a woman veterinarian in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday decided to table a Bill in …
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CAB: Protestor killed in Tripura, curfew imposed in Guwahati
Guwahati/Agartala: A protester was killed in Tripura and curfew was imposed in Guwahati as the stirs in northeast India against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill further intensified for the third consecutive …
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SC to begin in-chamber review of Ayodhya verdict on Thursday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will consider in-chamber review petitions challenging the November 9 verdict in the Ayodhya title dispute on Thursday. The apex court had allocated the disputed site …
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Heated exchanges echo AP Assembly over introduction of English medium in schools
Amaravathi: The Andhra Pradesh Assembly session on Wednesday witnessed the heated exchange of words between the YSRCP members and Opposition TDP over introduction of English medium in all the government schools …
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Northeast on the boil for the third day over CAB
Agartala/Guwahati: Agitations in northeast India against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday with various parties and NGOs including the North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) …
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CAB will not pass judicial scrutiny: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Claiming that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is “blatantly unconstitutional”, Congress leader P. Chidambaram said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that the government is introducing a new …
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DMK strongly opposes CAB, terms it against Constitution
New Delhi: Strongly opposing the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Tiruchi Siva asked the government as to why only one religion has been excluded for according …
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With coffers empty, Thackeray seeks GST dues from Centre
Mumbai: Staring at the state’s empty coffers, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has demanded that the Centre plough back its total outstandings on account of GST-IGST of over Rs 15,500 …
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CAB has legal colour of two nation theory: Sibal
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, on Wednesday, during the debate on the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha, said that his party opposes the legislation, citing …
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