-The Hindu “The Hindu”, in a query filed under the RTI Act, sought information on the expected date of the first phase of Census 2021 and an update of the NPR. The office of the Registrar General of India (RGI) has said the schedule or the questionnaire of the National Population Register (NPR) is “being finalised” and the information about the expected date of first phase of Census 2021 is “not available.” The...
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Six months later, MHA yet to frame rules on CAA -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu Parliamentary panel to seek status report More than six months after the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, was passed by Parliament, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is yet to frame rules or inform Parliament about the delay in doing so. Without rules being notified, the Act cannot come into force or be implemented. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation, which has not received any communication from the MHA, has...
More »Younger Indians more worried about the government’s political and economic moves - Surbhi Bhatia and Sriharsha Devulapalli
-Livemint.com A higher share of the young disapprove of recent government actions such as those relating to the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) For the old faithful of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 2019 is a year to remember and cherish. It brought the BJP back to power with a thumping majority, and saw the new government take decisive steps to fulfil long-standing promises of...
More »Hindu pilgrims from Pakistan refuse to go back from Uttarakhand, seek Indian citizenship under CAA -Vineet Upadhyay
-The New Indian Express Around 56 pilgrims alleged that they have faced atrocities in the neighbouring country and have pleaded to the Indian government to provide them shelter. DEHRADUN: A group of 56 Hindu pilgrims from Pakistan,who arrived from the neighbouring country last week, does not want to go back. Members of the group told that they will request the government of India to extend their visa limit of one month and...
More »Centre struggles to frame rules of CAA? - Shilpa Shaji
-Newsclick.in It is three months after the Act had been passed, but the government is yet to frame the rules. Three months ago, on December 11, 2019, Parliament of India passed the much controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Through CAA, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre introduced amendments in the existing citizenship act to accommodate the religious minorities of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh—except people from the Muslim community. Please click here to read more. ...
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