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A woman at a protest in Mumbai in January 2020. | REUTERS/Prashant Waydande The Centre on Wednesday informed Parliament that it was yet to take a decision on the countrywide rollout of the National Register of Citizens, a proposed nationwide exercise to identify undocumented immigrants. Those who identify as citizens of the country would have to furnish evidence that confirms them as Indians. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai offered the government’s position ...

The BJPs Toolkit Is Not Working That Well Despite the BJP-RSSs repression tactics having a terrifying and chilling effect on the right to protest, two of Indias largest movements have taken shape since 2019. Farmers take part in a parade to support the farmers protesting at Delhi borders in Bengaluru, January 26, 2021. Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak Rights16/Mar/2021 By now, it’s fairly obvious that the NDA government has a standard toolkit for dealing with what it regards as troublesome moveme...

Delhi violence: Safoora Zargar’s arrest violated international human rights treaties, says UN panel The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said that Zargar was arbitrarily detained, and that the government should provide her compensation. Updated Mar 14, 2021 · 10:16 am Arrested activist Safoora Zargar. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has termed the arrest and custody of Jamia Millia Islamia student Safoora Zargar, held for her alleged role in the ...

Read more about Confident yet cautious: BJP bets on polarisation, Centres schemes in Assam on Business Standard. As for the vastly tweaked CAA, the BJP has been curiously silent about it after it provoked adversarial reactions

Read more about Without viable CM face, Congress hopes its alliance will help reclaim Assam on Business Standard. With no local leader emerging as a viable choice for chief minister, the party has decided to take a call on this important issue later

Read more about Assam Assembly polls: A look at CM Sonowals achievments in past 5 years on Business Standard. In 2016, when the state last had elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power, dislodging a Congress government led by stalwart Tarun Gogoi

UN rights panel slams detention of Safoora Zargar Updated: Updated: Working Group against Arbitrary Detentions urges probe into violation of her rights Share Article Working Group against Arbitrary Detentions urges probe into violation of her rights Taking note of the detention of Jamia Millia Islamia University student Safoora Zargar, who was pregnant when Delhi police arrested her in April 2020 over the Citizenship law protests and the Delhi riots, the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council’...

The <b>Allahabad High Court on Monday (08<sup>th</sup> March)</b> granted bail to a student activist in connection with a case linked to the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act last year. The Bench of ...

‘CAA protests is a non-issue,’ claims Assam BJP President Ranjeet Dass ahead of elections The Congress said it supported jailed activist Akhil Gogoi’s suggestion that all opposition parties should get together and nominate the worthiest candidate. Bharatiya Janata Party Assam unit President Ranjeet Dass on Wednesday claimed that the massive protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the state would not make any political difference in the Assembly elections this year, and that h...

Watch | Delhi Riots: As Ashok Nagar Mosque Went Up in Flames, So Did Bonds Between Neighbours One year later, the mosque is still being rebuilt. The window frames are still charred. Video03/Mar/2021 One year ago, on February 25, a mob made its way to Ashok Nagar, Galli (lane) Number 5, in the early afternoon, shouting the slogan, ‘Jai Shri Ram’. The Muslim families in the area locked their doors. The mob entered a mosque and, still shouting slogans, began to destroy the interiors, tea...