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Hasina delegates warn of NRC’s fallout in Bangla

In the past too, mafia had been active in grabbing the land belonging to Hindus.

05 Oct 2019 2:05 AM

On the other hand, the Muslim immigrants, if they cannot produce specified documents, will be declared illegal and are apt to be “driven out”.

NRC virus spreads, fate of millions uncertain

The NRC had threatened to mar India’s relations with Bangladesh, from where the far right accuses the “illegal” immigrants of having come.

05 Oct 2019 1:46 AM

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (Photo: AP)

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on 4-day visit to India

It is unclear whether the issue will figure during Ms Hasina’s talks with Mr Modi.

03 Oct 2019 2:33 AM

Amit Shah vows NRC will be implemented in Bengal

Hitting back at Shah, Banerjee cautioned him to not to play “divisive politics” in West Bengal.

02 Oct 2019 1:55 AM

Assam Sahitya Sabha president Paramananda Rajbongshi too emphasised the need for an error-free NRC.

Convention wants 1951 as cut-off year to identify Indians

The NRC which has been published recently had March 24,1971 as cut off date.

01 Oct 2019 2:24 AM

The final NRC, published on August 31, had included 3.11 crore applicants as citizens and excluded 19 lakh.

Those left out of Assam’s NRC can still vote: EC

Those who failed to make it to the final NRC list have been given 120 days to appeal against their exclusion at the Foreigners Tribunals.

28 Sep 2019 1:45 AM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

Upgrading ration cards part of Census, not NRC: Mamata Banerjee

The final NRC, a list of Assam’s residents and published on August 31, excluded the names of over 19 lakh people.

25 Sep 2019 1:55 AM

Assam: The Accord and the Discord by Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty Penguin, Rs 599.

A searing portrait of how NRC has Assam locked in a time warp

A considerable amount of the work is also finessed by her own networks of family and friends as well as professional contacts built up over the years.

15 Sep 2019 1:28 AM

The final NRC list — which has the names of those who have been accepted as citizens, those who have been rejected and those whose appeals are pending – was uploaded on the official NRC site.

NRC office releases status of all citizens

The list was published online on the official website of the NRC authorities.

15 Sep 2019 12:42 AM

NRC list is aimed at segregating Indian citizens living in Assam from those who had illegally entered the state from Bangladesh. (Photo: ANI)

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Gopal Narayan Singh demands NRC exercise in Bihar

However, those left out can still apply to the designated Foreigners' Tribunals within 120 days for their cases to be heard.

14 Sep 2019 3:35 PM

People who failed to make it to the final NRC can appeal to any of the FTs within 120 days from receiving the rejection order from the NRC authority.

NRC: Assam govt starts judges’ appointment for tribunals

It is significant that ministry of home affairs has approved the 400 additional FTs out of which 200 are being set up in the first phase.

14 Sep 2019 3:00 AM

Meanwhile, the MEA on Thursday reiterated that the NRC is a transparent legal process monitored by the Supreme Court and reiterated that the NRC process is an “internal matter” of India.

Fate of 19 lakh left out of NRC may put India in a fix

Out of 3.3 crore applicants, over 19 lakh people were excluded from the final NRC published recently.

13 Sep 2019 3:39 AM

Mamata led the protest march from Sinthee to Shyambazar five-point crossing, 5 kilometre away, in North Kolkata to protest against the NRC in Assam. (Photo: ANI)

Touch even one citizen of WB in name of NRC: Mamata Banerjee challenges BJP

Mamata challenged BJP leaders to touch even one citizen of West Bengal in the name of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

12 Sep 2019 4:43 PM

Both state govts have issued advisories to the police overs fears of an exodus by the 19 lakh people left out of the final NRC.

Nagaland, Meghalaya gear up to check influx

The state government also asked all village, town and municipal authorities to strictly monitor the influx of people from outside the state.

12 Sep 2019 4:03 AM

RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale. (Photo: PTI)

Worried RSS urges govt to rectify NRC mistakes

Quotas must stay as long as needed, says Sangh.

10 Sep 2019 2:20 AM

Union home minister Amit Shah (Photo: ANI twitter)

Won’t allow any infiltrator to live in Assam: Amit Shah

A delegation of Assam BJP is also meeting the Union home minister to discuss the situation arising after the publication of NRC in Assam.

09 Sep 2019 1:23 AM

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. (Photo: File)

Tarun Gogoi writes to CJI, seeks NRC process review

Tarun also described the present situation as “grave and unprecedented”.

07 Sep 2019 2:01 AM

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar

Khattar’s cynical NRC gambit

In the aftermath of the horror of Partition, there was movement of people across our eastern border.

07 Sep 2019 12:01 AM

The BJP has been unequivocally committed to the bill; and reports suggest that the party will seek to get it passed in the Winter Session of Parliament. (Photo: PTI)

NRC, Vivekananda & Shah: 2 views on citizenship

This law sets conditions for eligibility, depending on an applicant’s circumstances, to become an Indian citizen.

06 Sep 2019 2:50 AM

Manohar Lal Khattar calls for NRC in Haryana as polls get near

The chief ministeer was also upbeat about the abrogation of Article 370, and said Haryana would benefit immensely from it.

06 Sep 2019 1:40 AM

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