Citizenship Tangle
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CAA rules will be formulated by March 2024, says Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra
The minister of state for home affairs was addressing a gathering of the Matua community in West Bengal who had fled religious persecution in Bangladesh.
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Assam woman declared Indian six years after being labelled ‘foreigner’, sent to detention camp
There was a mismatch in her, her father’s and her grandfather’s names in different electoral rolls.
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Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging Section 6A of Citizenship Act from October 17
The section is a special provision that deals with the citizenship of those covered by the Assam Accord of 1985.
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Trending
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US alleges India inadvertently hired undercover American agent to kill Sikh separatist: 10 points
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J&K: NIT Srinagar student booked for alleged derogatory post about Prophet Muhammad
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‘Shehar Lakhot’ review: A compelling cast trumps the convoluted plot
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US charges Indian man for alleged plot to murder Sikh separatist in New York
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How cash-for-votes could swing the Telangana elections
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Nepal implements new citizenship law, but long road ahead to end discrimination, statelessness
Nepal does not let women automatically pass citizenship to their children, leaving several without stateless, particularly in cases of mixed marriages.
Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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No property rights or welfare schemes for ‘declared foreigners’, Centre argues in Gauhati High Court
The court is examining the entitlements of a person declared a foreigner by Assam’s foreigners’ tribunals.
Rokibuz Zaman
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Jamia violence: Delhi HC sets aside discharge order of Sharjeel Imam, 10 others
A trial court had held there was no evidence that the activists were part of the violent mob which held protests against Citizenship Amendment Act in 2019.
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Video
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Watch: Professional ‘mermaid’ quickly removes tail to swim to safety after it got stuck in aquarium
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‘Go f**k yourself’: Elon Musk to advertisers who might boycott X because of his perceived views
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Watch: Cricketer meets children-turned-‘reporters’ who ask her cute questions
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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescue team dance in celebration after all workers are evacuated safely
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Watch: Journalist-satirist parodies TV newsroom discussions on election results day
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‘Victim of violence’: Sharjeel Imam tells HC on plea against his acquittal in 2019 Jamia case
The Delhi Police have filed the petition against a trail court discharing Imam and 10 others in a case pertaining to violence on Jamia Millia campus in 2019.
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Assam: All ‘declared foreigners’ shifted to state’s largest detention centre
Many of the detainees claim to be Indian citizens who were held as suspects by foreigner detection mechanisms or could not furnish adequate documents.
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Inside India’s largest detention centre: ‘It is better to die than live with no hope’
The Matia transit camp in Lower Assam currently holds 69 ‘foreigners’, along with 300 people arrested as part of the state’s crackdown on child marriage.
Rokibuz Zaman
The Reel
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‘Shehar Lakhot’ review: A compelling cast trumps the convoluted plot
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A new Annapurna Devi film could be the last word on the recluse – or the start of a new quest
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How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee stars in survival drama ‘Joram’
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Start the week with a film: Darbhanga blues in ‘Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar’
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Why thousands of people who thought they were British could lose their citizenship
The British citizenship of the children of EU nationals born before October 2, 2000, could be at risk.
Alice Welsh, The Conversation
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Gauhati HC fines election officer for questioning citizenship of retired Gurkha soldier
The court also set aside a ruling by the foreigners’ tribunal that declared 85-year-old Jagat Bahadur Chetri as an illegal immigrant in 2012.
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Jamia violence: Delhi HC issues notice on plea against order to discharge Sharjeel Imam, 10 others
The case pertains to violence that had erupted at the Jamia Millia Islamia campus on December 15, 2019, during student protests against the CAA.
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The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Kerala Blasters and Chennaiyin FC play out a high-scoring draw
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: India start campaign with massive win over Canada
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Beacon for Indian badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s incredible season
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England tour of India: Shreyanka Patil stars as India A beat England A in first T20
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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal cruise into quarter-finals on day four