Agartala, July 16 (IANS) Amid the continuing nationwide debate over the documents required to establish Indian citizenship, Tripura has, for the first time, granted Indian citizenship to two persons under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), marking the legislation’s formal implementation in the state. Director of Census Operations Ratan Biswas, who also serves as Chairman of the State‑Level Empowered Committee constituted for processing applications under the CAA, said around 23 application…
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Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Telangana unit has alleged “systematic deletion” of voters from North India in Hyderabad and has sought the intervention of the State Chief Electoral Officer. Raising serious concerns regarding the integrity of the electoral rolls in Hyderabad, the BJP alleged that the ruling Congress party and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) have colluded to “systematically” remove the names of Hindi-speaking residents and those of N…
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The process for granting citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to genuine refugees from neighbouring countries facing religious persecution who are coming to India, including West Bengal, will be completed soon, announced Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday. Speaking at a convention on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee in Kolkata, the Union Home Minister said that although the Liaquat-Neh…
Ambala, July 6 (IANS) Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday lauded Haryana’s “double-engine government” and appreciated the leadership of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, highlighting the state’s developmental achievements. Speaking after paying tributes to Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, on his 125th birth anniversary, Nadda said the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant in Yamunanagar, the Dwarka Expressway, the Rewari Bypass, expa…
Bengaluru, July 6 (IANS) Karnataka Congress President B.K. Hariprasad on Monday accused BJP of attempting to manipulate the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and alleged that the party was using Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy as a “pawn” in its political campaign against the Congress. Addressing a press conference, Hariprasad responded to allegations made earlier in the day by Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi and H.D. Kumaraswamy, who accused the Congress of irregularitie…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday hailed Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s views on Swadeshi, highlighting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has carried forward that vision through unprecedented efforts in indigenous manufacturing. Delivering a speech as part of the Bharat Kesari Syama Prasad Mookerjee Memorial Fortnight being observed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from June 23 to July 6, Trivedi said that d…
Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) The West Bengal government will soon bring a strong law to prevent incidents of forceful religious conversion and love jihad in the state, said the new and ninth Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday.“West Bengal will move forward with the slogan of Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee as its guiding principle. Along with the Uniform Civil Code, the state government is going to bring strict laws against Land Jihad, Love Jihad and forced religious conversion,” the Chief Mi…
Guwahati, June 23 (IANS) The proposed summit-level meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is now likely to be held in New Delhi instead of Guwahati, with logistical considerations reportedly prompting a rethink of plans to host the high-profile engagement in Assam, sources said on Tuesday. Takaichi is expected to visit India from July 1 to 3 for the annual India-Japan summit, which will mark her first official trip to the country since assuming of…
Chandigarh, June 12 (IANS) Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda said on Friday that the 12 years of the Narendra Modi-led Central government would be remembered as a golden chapter in India’s history.He said these years have not merely been a government’s tenure but a transformational period that has laid the strong foundation of a developed India.Addressing the intellectuals’ conference here under the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign “12 Years of Trust, Development and Pub…
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on Saturday decided to take action in the wake of the violence during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in West Bengal. In 2019, there were allegations of vandalism and arson at various places in the state during the anti-CAA protests.Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has directed the West Bengal Director General Siddh Nath Gupta to investigate the allegations.In December 2019, the Citizenship Amendment Bill was pas…