President Ram Nath Kovind underlined that the government not only sees infiltration as a cause of “social imbalance” but also a threat to “limited livelihood opportunities.” read more

The petition, filed by the Assam Andolan Sangrami Manch which is against the citizenship amendment bill, said Shah had stated that the citizenship bill would come first and then the NRC. read more

Rajya Sabha LIVE: The winter session of Rajya Sabha has been extended by a day as the government seeks to pass a constitution amendment bill to provide quota for economically weaker sections, a bill on Citizenship Act and one on instant triple talaq. read more

The Rajya Sabha members have a busy day ahead as key bills come up for passage on Wednesday, the last day of winter session. read more

The Citizenship bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, to grant Indian nationality to people belonging to minority communities -- Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians -- in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan after six years... read more

The amendments to the Act propose to reduce the time the minorities — Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians — from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh need to become citizens read more

The Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) - arch rivals in the political theatre of West Bengal - have come together to oppose amendments to the Citizenship Act that aims to allow non-Muslims from three neighbouring... read more

The Delhi high court’s observation came while asking the Centre to place before it the material based on which an intelligence report had recommended cancellation of OCI registration of a US-based Indian-origin doctor. Dr Christo Thomas Philip had challenged... read more

The bill, which seeks to amend the Citizenship Act of 1955 in order to grant citizenship to religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, has sparked fears about an influx of Hindu Bangladeshis into the state — leading to widespread... read more

There has been a disagreement between the two parties over the proposed amendment to the Citizenship Act to grant citizenship to religious minorities from neighbouring countries. read more