-The Hindu The Citizenship Act is a mere skeleton, WHOse flesh and blood was left to be dictated by executive action The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 tells us WHO, in the eyes of the Indian government, has a right to be considered for citizenship. So far, no illegal migrant could be considered for citizenship. Now, the government can grant citizenship to persons with certain religious identities (Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Christians, Buddhists)...
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Onion shortage: Here's why farmers gained little from record price rise -Dilip Kumar Jha
-Business Standard Farmers across the country have suffered a double whammy this year - first, their crop from last season was spoilt by floods, and then onion yield also dropped due to moisture in fields Lasalgaon: Raghunath Sawant, an onion farmer from Niphad taluka in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, is a worried man. And, he is not alone. Despite onion prices hitting Rs 130 a kg in the WHOlesale market, Sawant has not...
More »WHOlesale inflation tames to 0.58 per cent
-The Hindu Business Line Consumers bore brunt of more expensive onion, potato and vegetables WHOlesale inflation fell to 0.58 per cent in November 2019, down from 4.47 per cent in November 2018. Sequentially, WHOlesale inflation reported an increase, rising from 0.16 per cent in October 2019, according to a statement by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Please click here to read more. ...
More »NRC buzz triggers advisories, videos: Get IDs ready -Mohamed Thaver, Amrita Dutta & Rahul Pisharody
-The Indian Express “The name Mohammad can be spelt in many ways. Then there are elderly people, WHOse dates of birth vary from document to document, simply because they were born at home, and no one kept exact records,” said Maqsood. The unusual advisory is issued just before Friday prayers begin: gather your ID papers, keep them ready. Then, there are tutorial videos on WhatsApp groups, and seminars and workshops, to...
More »India taking a wrong turn, we're not Pakistan: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan -Amit Roy
-The Telegraph ‘We don't want young people of India to be distracted from the work of nation building’ London: Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Nobel Laureate and president of the Royal Society, the prestigious body WHOse members include the world’s top scientists, has given an exclusive interview to The Telegraph strongly condemning the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that makes religion a factor in citizenship. He said he would not personally sign the petition organised by “a...
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