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"Rise out of appeasement politics": Amit Shah slams Chidambaram over his remarks on CAA

Coming down hard on Congress leader P Chidambaram over his remarks on the Citizenship Amendment Act, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that they have been fighting against Congress' appeasement politics for years and the Congress should rise o... read..

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"Mamata Banerjee spreading lies over CAA...no power can stop it": Rajnath Singh in Malda

Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "spreading lies" regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the legislation will ensure the safety of the persecuted minorities.... read..

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Will repeal, amend, review laws of CAA 2019, says P Chidambaram if India bloc voted to power

Congress leader and former Union Minister Chidambaram said on Sunday that if the INDIA bloc comes to power at the Centre, it will repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the three criminal laws brought in by the by the BJP government.... read..

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"We got majority in 2014, 2019 and used it to abolish 370, build Ram Mandir, implement CAA...": Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the people gave BJP full majority in 2014 and 2019 election, and they used that to abolish Article 370, build Ram Mandir, implement CAA and give 33 per cent reservation to women in Lok Sabha and state as... read..

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Only if any of your candidates reach Parliament: Dilip Ghosh on TMC's promise to repeal CAA in poll manifesto

In reaction to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) stating in its manifesto that they will be repealing the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) if they form the government along with their INDIA bloc partners in the Centre, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)... read..

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Not scared of those opposing CAA for political benefits: PM Modi in Purnea rally

Accusing opposition parties of "vote-bank politics", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that those opposing CAA for political benefits need to know that he will not be scared nor will he bow down.... read..

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Not scared of those opposing CAA for political benefits: PM Modi in Purnia rally

Accusing opposition parties of "vote-bank politics", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that those opposing CAA for political benefits need to know that he will not be scared nor will he bow down.... read..

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We will continue to oppose CAA, no alliance in Telangana: Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has attacked the BJP-led Union government over the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and said the law is "unconstitutional".... read..

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"Ready to shed blood for country, will not accept CAA, NRC, UCC": Mamata Banerjee at Eid gathering in Kolkata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that she will not allow the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC), and Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state.... read..

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From abrogation of Article 370 to CAA implementation, Uttarakhand CM Dhami highlights BJP govt's accomplishments

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday urged people to cast their votes in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, emphasizing that their votes would contribute to the realization of the vision for a developed India.... read..

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"Congress, SP opposing CAA due to appeasement politics...": PM Modi at UP's Pilibhit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed Congress and the Samajwadi Party for opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that both parties opposed the CAA due to "appeasement politics."... read..

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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan questions Congress for silence on CAA in manifesto

In a sharp attack on the Congress, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the CPI (M) manifesto pledges to repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, whereas the Congress manifesto, lacking a commitment, remains notably silent on the issue.... read..

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CPI(M) releases manifesto for Lok Sabha elections, promises to scrap CAA

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.... read..

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CAA is like fish head, NRC its tail: Mamata lashes out at BJP

On the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to campaign in West Bengal's Cooch Behar, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also held her political rally in the same district, and lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that while t... read..

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"Growing beard doesn't make you secular": BJP MP targets Telangana Minister over remark on CAA-NRC

After Telangana Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens (NRC) will not be implemented in the state, BJP MP Arvind Dharmapuri has said that by growing beard one doesn't become a secular and such ... read..

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"Sometimes we can agree to disagree on things...": Ambassador Garcetti on US' 'concerns' over CAA

Stating that religious freedom is an important part of any democracy, the US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, said that sometimes New Delhi and Washington can "agree to disagree" on certain things and it should not be read negatively.... read..

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Amendment of CAA aims to legalize RSS's ideology of hatred: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Centre over the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said that the amendment of the act aims to legalize the ideology of hatred of the Rashtriya Swayamse... read..

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Denying CAA's implementation is like "attacking Constitution," says BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is a central subject and not a state subject and denying its implementation will be like "attacking the Constitution".... read..

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CAA: SC seeks Centre's reply on pleas seeking stay on CAA Rules 2024

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on the applications seeking stay on the Citizen Amendment Rules 2024, brought to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019.... read..

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Congress ally IUML pleads case against implementation of CAA

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader PK Kunhalikutty on Tuesday questioned the 'need' to implement Citizenship Amendment Rules and said that citizenship should be given to everybody, not to certain sections.... read..

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President, Sri Arjan Dev ji Gurudwara Committee lauds CAA Rules, says Afghani Sikhs legally entered India

President of Gurudwara Committee of Gurudwara Sri Arjan Dev ji and Afghani Sikh S Partap Singh on Sunday lauded the Union government for notification of CAA Rules 2024 and said that Afghani Sikhs had been in India since 1991, but did not have passport or ... read..

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"CAA not to be implemented in Bihar": JDU leader Khalid Anwar triggers row over notification of citizenship law

Deviating from the official line of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Janata Dal (United) leader Khalid Anwar on Sunday said the law, guaranteeing permanent residency to members of persecuted religious ... read..

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People from Sikh community criticise Delhi CM Kejriwal over his CAA remark

Days after the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), various people from the Sikh community on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and criticized Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal over his remark saying that the act will make the nation un... read..

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Asaduddin Owaisi approaches SC seeking stay on implementation of CAA

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the implementation of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).... read..

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"Limited and misguided perspective": India tears into Pak for raising Ram Temple, CAA at UNGA

Tearing into Pakistan after its ambassador at the United Nations raised the opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and the notification of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the General Assembly, India's permanent envoy to the world body, Ruchira Kamboj... read..

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EAM Jaishankar defends CAA, challenges critics on their understanding of history

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday boldly addressed criticism on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and questioned the global understanding of historical events, adding that the government has an obligation to the pe... read..

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"What about 1.5 lakh unlisted Muslims in Assam?" Owaisi on CAA implementation

Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM chief, Asaduddin Owaisi, questioned the fate of 1.5 lakh Muslims, who were allegedly left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list in Assam after the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was implemented in the state.... read..

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"No one should have objection": National Olema Parliament General Secretary Kalbe Rushaid Rizvi on CAA

National Olema Parliament General Secretary Kalbe Rushaid Rizvi said on Thursday that the CAA notification is good news for those who have been living here for decades without documents and no one should have an objection to this.... read..

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US State Department says it is 'closely monitoring' implementation of CAA

The United States said on Thursday that it is "concerned" about the notification of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in India, adding that it is "closely monitoring" the implementation of the act.... read..

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'CAA will not work in West Bengal': TMC leader Shashi Panja

Trinamool Congress leader Shashi Panja reiterated party chief Mamata Banerjee's statement on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 saying that the BJP in the Centre brought the CAA and are 'playing' with it as they do not have a solution to the countr... read..

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CAA is a true act of democracy: US Singer Millben lauds PM Modi's "compassionate leadership"

In a notable endorsement, acclaimed African-American singer Mary Millben took to social media to praise Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what she termed as "demonstrating compassionate leadership" through the implementation of the Citizen (Amendment) Act ... read..

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CAA: SC agrees to hear on March 19 pleas seeking stay on CAA Rules 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on March 19 the pleas seeking a stay on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) Rules, 2024, which opened implementation of CAA granting speedy citizenship to members of persecuted minority in Islamic countries of Pa... read..

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Delhi CM Kejriwal questions Pakistan refugees for protesting against INDIA bloc on opposition to CAA

Refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan staged a protest against the INDIA alliance and Congress leaders over their statements on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) outside the Congress headquarters on Friday.... read..

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CAA: Indian Union Muslim League supports Kerala govt stance

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader PK Kunhalikutty came out in support of the Kerala government's decision not to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019.... read..

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Singapore: Indian Coast Guard chief leads delegation at ReCAAP meeting

A high-level delegation led by ICG chief Director General Rakesh Pal, who is Indian Governor to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre (ISC), is participating in t... read..

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Union govt notified CAA Rules one month before LS polls to polarise voters: Congress' Jairam Ramesh

Congress General Secretary in Charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday that the Union Government notified the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) just one month before the 2024 Lok Sabha election to polarise the voters.... read..

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Amit Shah questions Owaisi, Mamata for calling CAA an anti-Muslim law

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, took on opposition leaders Asaduddin Owaisi and Mamata Banerjee for their claims that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was anti-Muslim and said that the law can't be seen in isolation as it carries a history with itself.... read..

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CAA will not dilute the rights of Tribals says Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the Citizen (Amendment) Act that has come into effect will not be implemented in the North-Eastern states where there is a provision for the Inner Line Permit (ILP) including areas that are granted special statu... read..

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"Rahul Gandhi must publicly explain Congress stand on CAA", says Home Minister Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has dismissed former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his party's criticism of the Citizenship Amendment Act, rules of which were notified this week.... read..

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"Do they have right to refuse...citizenship is Centre's domain": Amit Shah slams Mamata, Stalin, Vijayan for opposing CAA implementation

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has questioned some Chief Ministers of non-BJP ruled states who have been opposing the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act and claiming that they would not allow its implementation in their state. The Home Ministe... read..

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"Opposition parties are indulging in jhooth ki rajneeti...," Amit Shah on timing of bringing notification of CAA

Reacting to Opposition questioning the Government on the timing of promulgation of the Rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) before the Lok Sabha elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that all opposition parties are indulging in "jhooth... read..

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"Amit Shah has been informing people about CAA": Anurag Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said people need not fear about the Citizenship Amendment Act and that Home Minister Amit Shah has been informing people about the law from different platforms.... read..

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"What will happen to people living in PoK...": DMK questions Amit Shah on CAA

Amid the debate on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) spokesperson TKS Elangovan on Thursday asked the Centre what will happen to those living in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) who want to come back to India as they are ... read..

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"Division is in DNA of Sangh Parivar," CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat slams Amit Shah over CAA remarks

Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks that "NRC, CAA are different", Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat slammed the Home Minister and said that the "division is in the DNA of people who belong to Sangh Pariwar."... read..

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Migration due to CAA will be higher than during Partition: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has failed to answer any questions related to providing employment and housing to migrants that he had raised on the newly notified Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) wh... read..

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"CAA is all about giving citizenships...," BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad slams Mamata Banerjee

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for indulging in "vote bank politics" and asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is all about giving "citizenship" to those who are per... read..

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CAA will be combatted legally and politically: CPI MP Binoy Viswam

Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP and CPI Kerala State Secretary Binoy Viswam on Thursday said that CAA will be combatted legally and politically. He approached the Supreme Court challenging the implementation of the CAA on Thursday.... read..

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"Human rights not based on religion": People's Conference chief terms CAA "discriminative"

Dubbing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act implemented by the central government recently as 'discriminatory' in nature, Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference chief Sajad Lone on Thursday took a dig at the Centre, saying that human rights are not based on re... read..

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"This law is to grant citizenship": Chairman of All India Sufi Sajjadanshin Council on CAA

Chairman of the All India Sufi Sajjadanshin Council and successor of the spiritual head of Ajmer Dargah, Syed Naseeruddin Chishti, slammed the opposition for opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said that the act is all about giving "citizensh... read..

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"Muslim organisations have no fear regarding CAA," BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain

BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Thursday dismissed the opposition's claim that Muslims have fears regarding the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and said the party has talked to many Muslim organisations and they do not have any fear.... read..

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Punjab BJP chief calls Kejriwal's remark on CAA betrayal with Punjab, Punjabis

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Thursday called Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's remark on CAA as a betrayal with Punjab and Punjabis.... read..

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