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Mumbai's faith, food and identity: The battle over sacred traditionsThe evolution of Mumbai from seven islands into a bustling urban center illustrates the ongoing tension between age-old traditions and cont...
Japan PM Takaichi’s Guwahati visit cancelled, confirms Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's planned visit to Guwahati for summit talks with PM Modi has been cancelled, with the event now shi...
Assam set to miss hosting Japanese PM for second timeAssam may miss hosting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the second time, with her summit-level talks with PM Modi now likely shif...
Modi, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi may hold talks in Guwahati: HimantaGuwahati may host summit-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Assam is seeking Japa...
India tightens citizenship rules for CAA applicants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and BangladeshNew rules require applicants from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh seeking Indian citizenship to declare their passport status. Those ...
Himanta Biswa Sarma brings back BJP for third consecutive term in AssamHimanta Biswa Sarma led the BJP to a historic victory in Assam, winning 82 seats. His aggressive campaign, focusing on welfare schemes like...
Persecuted Hindus, Sikhs, Jains from Afghanistan, B'desh, Pak who entered India up to 2024 to be allowed to stay: MHAIndia's Home Ministry makes a significant announcement. Minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan can stay without travel docum...
Protests in Assam on August 8 against state govt's Hindu Bangladeshi decisionThe All-Assam Students’ Union (AASU) has announced a protest on August 8 against the Assam government's directive to withdraw cases against...
PM Modi has delivered on what he promised, says BJP on CAA implementationUnion Minister Smriti Irani said in a post on X, "11th March 2024: A Historic Day as CAA becomes a Reality with Modi Ki Guarantee!" Irani s...
31 DMs empowered to grant citizenship to minorities of Pak, Afghanistan, Bangladesh: GovtThe delegation of this power is aimed at speedy disposal of the citizenship applications of such foreigners as decisions can now be taken a...
Centre to grant citizenship to minorities of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan under Citizenship Act, 1955The move to grant citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and not the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) bears signifi...
Assam govt to provide certificates to 6 minority communitiesAssam health minister and government spokesperson Keshab Mahanta said, “The cabinet meeting has decided that there is scheduled caste certi...
Citizenship Act not against Muslims: Gadkari“It is written in the Constitution that Hindus, Jains, Christians and Buddhists of Pakistan and Afghanistan, whenever they would come to In...
TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC challenging Citizenship (Amendment) ActTMC leader Mahua Moitra moved the Supreme Court challenging the amended Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which got Presidential assent on Thurs...
IUML moves SC challenging Citizenship (Amendment) BillThe Bill which was cleared in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday saw 125 MPs voting in its favour and 99 against it. It was passed in the Lok Sab...
BJP urges EC to bar Arvind Kejriwal from campaigning for 'false' statementsThe BJP said, Kejriwal at a press conference had reportedly claimed that the BJP considers Muslims, Christians, Jains, Parsis and other min...
Group from Assam voices opposition to Citizenship Amendment BillThey opposed a proposed bill to amend the six-decade-old Citizenship Act, seeking to grant citizenship to people from minority communities ...
Centre not to accord minority tag to Siddi communityThere are six notified communities in the country, namely: Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Zoroastrians (Parsis) and Jains.
Kerala BJP leader George Kurian new vice chairperson of minorities' panelThe Centre had on May 24 nominated five members, including Kurian, to the vice chairperson post, which had been lying vacant for over two m...
- Government considering proposal to accord minority status to Jains
The government is considering a proposal to accord minority status to Jains, the Lok Sabha was informed today.