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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...
CAA: MHA launches web portal for Indian citizenship seekers, mobile app 'CAA-2019' to be rolled out soonThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has introduced a website for individuals eligible to apply for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship ...
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...
Congress opposes Assam government's decision to provide minority certificate to six communitiesThe Assam government has decided to provide minority certificates to these communities in a cabinet meeting held on Sunday last. Assam’s mi...
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...
CAA a limited, narrowly tailored law for specific reasons: MHA"The CAA is a limited and narrowly tailored legislation which seeks to provide a relaxation to aforesaid specific communities from the spec...
Citizenship Amendment Act 2019: What it holds for IndiaAccording to the Bill, Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsi communities who have come from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh ...
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...
Over 1,000 scientists, scholars sign petition demanding withdrawal of citizenship billAccording to the proposed legislation, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have come from Pakistan...
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.
No plan to accord minority status to more communitiesThe government has no plan to accord minority status to more communities at present, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
'Aberrations' do not alter India's history of tolerance: GovernmentArun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh underlined that India was a multi-religious and multi-cultural country where all communities were present.
Maharashtra polls: In a first, Parsi high priest Khurshed Dastur asks Parsis to vote for BJPIndustrialist and civic activist Cyrus Guzder slammed the appeal as "an attempt to curry favour with the Gujarat government".