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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 in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha on whether the central government had any plans to begi...

The BJP's Toolkit Is Not Working That Well Despite the BJP-RSS's repression tactics having a terrifying and chilling effect on the right to protest, two of India's 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 movements. The script goes like this: 1. There’s opposition or resistance to the government on some c...

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 Delhi violence last year, a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International...

Read more about Confident yet cautious: BJP bets on polarisation, Centre's 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