-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)...

-The Hindu Ministry issues advisory to States and UTs, asking them to take all steps to check violence and ensure the safety of life and properties New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday said no migrant from the six non-Muslim communities from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh “will become Indian citizen automatically.” A migrant should apply online and the competent authority would see whether he or she fulfiled all the...

-The Hindu In Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya, what is the unease over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019? The story so far: Curfew was eased on Saturday for some hours in towns and cities of the Brahmaputra Valley including Guwahati in lower Assam and Dibrugarh in upper Assam after days of violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 since the Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on December 11 and the...

-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...

-The Hindu No provision to ‘snatch’ citizenship, says Home Minister Amit Shah; AIADMK, Janata Dal (U) and BJD play a key role in helping push bill through. The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, with 125 votes in favour and 99 against. The Bill for the first time allows citizenship on the basis of religion to six communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The current strength of...