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Modi contradicts Amit Shah over citizenship register as he tries to douse protests

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi contradicted his closest lieutenant over plans for a nationwide register as he tried to defuse protests against a citizenship law in which at least 21 people have been killed. Modi’s Hindu-nationalist government says the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which became law […]

Modi Govt clandestinely implementing NRC via NPR: Owaisi

Hyderabad, Dec 23: Flaying Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the NRC issue, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday alleged that the BJP government had already started work to make a national registry through the National Population Register. Speaking to reporters here,the Hyderabad MP also demanded that Modi clarify […]

Oppn parties must join forces, BJP not unbeatable: Chidambaram

New Delhi/Chennai, Dec 23: After the JMM-Congress alliance in Jharkhand headed towards a majority, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said the BJP is not unbeatable and urged opposition parties to join forces against the ruling saffron party. Chidambaram, after taking part in a DMK-led rally against the […]

Citizenship violence: Toll in Kanpur rises to 3

Kanpur (UP), Dec 22: A 30-year-old man succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on Sunday, taking the death toll in violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur during protests against the citizenship law to three, police said. Two persons had died on Friday in clashes between the protesters and police. […]

India’s leader defends new law as protests against it go on

NEW DELHI — Protesters angered by India’s new citizenship law that excludes Muslims defied a ban against demonstrations on Sunday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a rally for his Hindu nationalist party to defend the legislation, accusing the opposition of pushing the country into a “fear psychosis.”Full […]

Maharashtra to waive loans for struggling farmers

MUMBAI – India’s richest state of Maharashtra will give waivers for loans of up to 200,000 Indian rupees ($2,815) incurred by distressed farmers, its government said on Saturday. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray told the state legislature of the move on Saturday, but did not elaborate on how the […]

Modi says citizenship law not anti-Muslim as protests continue across India

NEW DELHI – Following days of violent, sometimes deadly protests across India against a new citizenship law critics say discriminates against Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a rally on Sunday for his Hindu nationalist party in the capital. New Delhi’s state election early next year will be […]

As Chandra Shekhar Aazad presented in court, followers chant ‘Raavan’

New Delhi, Dec 21: As Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad entered the court premises on Saturday to be produced before the metropolitan magistrate, his followers chanted “Raavan-Raavan”. There was a heated argument of about five minutes between journalists and police officials, before the scribes were allowed to go […]

Citizenship law, NRC have nothing to do with Indian Muslims: Modi

New Delhi, Dec 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sought to assuage concerns of Muslims over the amended citizenship law and the NRC, saying both have nothing to do with Indian citizens and slammed his rivals for “inciting” people and trying to divide the country in their bid […]

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