From jhalmuri to ‘jhatka’: PM Modi targets TMC in BengalPrime Minister Narendra Modi stated his jhalmuri consumption in Jhargram gave Trinamool Congress a jolt. He promised sweets and jhalmuri di...
23 Apr, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Voter roll deletions shift West Bengal polls from governance to identity battleWest Bengal's election focus has dramatically shifted. Massive deletions from electoral rolls have transformed the campaign. Issues of corr...
19 Apr, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
Pak Hindu refugees asked to visit Delhi HC Mar 19 onwards for CAA registration, says refugeeThe Centre implemented the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 on Monday, paving the way for grant of citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim ...
14 Mar, 2024, 05.27 PM IST
Hope and happiness among Pak Hindu refugees in Delhi as CAA rules notifiedPakistani Hindu refugees residing in Delhi expressed hope and happiness on the implementation of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Ac...
12 Mar, 2024, 11.06 AM IST
New Citizenship Act won't take away anyone's Indian nationality: Amit ShahAddressing an election rally here while campaigning for the BJP, Amit Shah also alleged that some political parties were spreading rumours ...
16 Dec, 2019, 08.16 PM IST
Citizenship Bill may help BJP in West BengalIt will also help BJP cleanse its anti-Bengali image that had become a perception issue for the party following the National Register for C...
11 Jan, 2019, 08.02 AM IST
Bengal BJP sets riders for signing Teesta water pactThe refugee cell of Bengal wrote a letter to the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on May 25. The letter raised the issue of refugees from ...
22 Jul, 2016, 11.30 AM IST
Hindus from Pakistan, Bangladesh will get to claim Indian citizenshipThe changes to the Citizenship Act, 1955, will give a legal path to the refugees to remain in India and even claim citizenship.
03 Jun, 2016, 11.22 AM IST
BJP walks tightrope in Assam over Bangladeshi migrants influxLast year Modi government decided to grant citizenship to Hindu refugees who migrated from their countries of origin because of religious p...
10 Mar, 2016, 12.43 PM IST
BJP cell for fast-tracking grant of citizenship to HindusBJP refugee wing urges government to expedite the citizenship Bill, and also record atrocities committed on Hindus to build case
04 Mar, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
India to allow minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh to stay without papersIndia decided to allow minority refugees from Bangladesh and Pakistan to stay in this country even after expiry of their visas on humanitar...
07 Sep, 2015, 09.56 PM IST
Government plans ordinance to grant citizenship to Hindu refugees from Bangladesh, Pakistan, AfghanistanWinter session is the only window for government to bring up this issue as the verification process is long and tedious and elections are d...
29 Aug, 2015, 11.33 AM IST
158 Pakistani Hindus get Indian citizenship 3,733 get Long Term Visa"While citizenship has been granted to 158 Pak nationals, LTV has been granted to as many as 3,733 Pakistani nationals during the period,"M...
26 Jun, 2015, 10.51 PM IST
Government grants citizenship to 4,300 refugees from Pakistan, AfghanistanPM Modi had, during the Lok Sabha election campaign, said that Pakistani and Bangladeshi Hindu refugees will be treated like any other Indi...
14 Jun, 2015, 11.52 AM IST
- Law to rehabilitate Hindu refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh?
The government is likely to soon enact a law for rehabilitation of Hindu refugees from Pakistan and Bangladesh.
13 Apr, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
Government announces concessions for refugees from Pakistan, AfghanistanThe eligible applicants who were facing difficulties in submitting online applications can now submit the same manually along with their pa...
13 Nov, 2014, 02.56 PM IST
Home Ministry task force to monitor giving citizenship to Pakistan, Bangladesh HindusHM reviewed matters relating to grant of citizenship that takes a long time for completion of the entire process and decided to set up the ...
05 Sep, 2014, 08.26 PM IST