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NRC
The final draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published on July 30, 2018. The final list excluded the names of around 40 lakh people. Of the 3.29 crore people who had filled in their applications, only 2.89 crore found their names in the draft list. The issue was raised in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha during the monsoon session, with Opposition leaders protesting against the move. Those who figured in electoral rolls up to March 24, 1971, or who are descendants of such citizens, are eligible for inclusion in the updated NRC.
NRC NEWS
Will repeal NRC, CAA if INDIA bloc voted to power: Mamata Banerjee
April 17, 2024 3:39 pm
She appealed to people to vote for all four Trinamool Congress candidates in Assam in the Lok Sabha polls and announced that her party would contest all 126 assembly seats in the 2026 state polls.
Naseeruddin Shah and Ashok Lal write: Why religion must only be for adults
April 16, 2024 11:27 pm
Mandatorily labelling a child’s religion at birth risks interfering with her innate scientific temper, spiritual and individualistic growth
Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: With CAA Rules, excluding minorities by stealth
March 14, 2024 10:24 am
At some point, the SC will awaken from its slumber and fully consider the complex issues involved in the CAA. But for now, the government gets to fulfill its promise, and use it as an election talking point, while throwing cold water over the apprehensions of an NRC being used to disenfranchise citizens
CAA to grant citizenship with retrospective effect
March 13, 2024 8:22 am
The date of the applicant's entry into India will be the date of granting Indian citizenship under the CAA. 'It could be 10 years ago, 15 years ago or 25 years ago,' an MHA official said
Will recommend implementation of NRC in Manipur: CM Biren Singh
March 07, 2024 7:43 am
Singh's statement came a few days after the assembly passed a resolution urging the central government to implement the NRC in the state “in the interest of the state in particular and of the nation in general".
Manipur reaffirms stand to implement NRC in state, adopts resolution in Assembly
March 02, 2024 4:05 am
Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh, on his official X account, wrote, “NRC is crucial for safeguarding the interests of our state and contributing to the greater good of our nation”.
Citizenship Act: Not possible to collect accurate data of illegal migrants, Centre tells SC
December 12, 2023 7:13 am
The number of people who were granted citizenship between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971 is 17,861, the affidavit said. Further, 32,381 of those who entered the country between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971 have been detected to be foreigners by an order of the Foreigners Tribunal till October 31, 2023.
Detention centre to come up in Balegaon for foreign nationals
August 20, 2023 3:30 pm
A similar centre in Navi Mumbai for illegal immigrants was announced in the state in the wake of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) — National Register for Citizens (NRC) bill in 2019.
Neeti Nair's Hurt Sentiments is an academic's deep dive into the trajectory of secularism in the subcontinent
June 30, 2023 4:03 pm
Using the NRC-CAA as the backdrop, Nair traces the many ways religious minorities have been disenfranchised across India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Karnataka HC sets aside sedition charges against Bidar school over anti-CAA play
June 15, 2023 9:28 am
The case was filed in 2020 after a play allegedly critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as CAA and NRC was staged at the Shaheen Primary School.
NRC PHOTOS
A week on, anti-CAA protests at Kolkata's 'Shaheen Bagh' continues to gather steam
January 15, 2020 5:26 pm
While at each of these places there were about 500 protesters,at Park Circus seven point crossing the protesters numbered around 2,000 at 3 pm,their strength only increased with time,said a senior traffic official,adding that traffic had to be rerouted at different places.
Protests rage across India against Citizenship Act; Yechury, Ramachandra Guha among scores detained
December 19, 2019 7:25 pm
As protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act continue, thousands defied the lockdown declared across Uttar Pradesh, parts of Karnataka as people hit streets across at least 10 states.
Assam witnesses violent anti-CAB protests, hundreds detained
December 13, 2019 7:04 am
Protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill intensified Wednesday in the northeastern states with the administration imposing a curfew in Guwahati till indefinite period.
Assam NRC final list out: Assam NRC website crashes, people queue up at Seva Kendras
August 31, 2019 12:46 pm
Assam’s final National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published Saturday. Of the 3.3 crore applicants, over 19 lakh were excluded from the final list.
NRC VIDEOS
What is the Assam NRC and what it means to be left out of it
June 22, 2020 6:20 pm
With 40 lakh people being left out of the Assam NRC, there is a huge debate on what their future is. Here's a look at what the Assam NRC is and how the government is addressing the controversies.
40 lakh people left out of Assam NRC: News in Numbers
June 22, 2020 6:20 pm
What does it mean for 40 lakh people to be left out of the Assam NRC? Let's put the number in perspective. Take a look in today's News in Numbers.
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