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Parliament grants Centre more time to frame citizenship rules under CAA
The Lok Sabha granted Centre time till April 9, while the Rajya Sabha has given it till July 9 to frame the new citizenship law rules.

UP govt’s ‘name and shame’ hoardings not backed by law, remarks SC at hearing challenging high court verdict
Highlighting the issue of privacy, Justice UU Lalit said that while the court agrees there should not be unruly behaviour, there must be some law which backs the action of putting up the hoardings.

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent
Supreme Court declines to put CAA on hold, gives Centre 4 weeks to respond

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByMurali Krishnan
At 20-party meet, Oppn raises bar for chief ministers who spoke against NRC
It isn’t clear how the boycott will work on the ground. State government officials, who are tasked by the Census Commissioner under the Union Home Ministry to go house-to-house for the first phase of the decadal headcount in April-May this year, are expected to enumerate people for the population register too.

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySaubhadra Chatterji