The Court, however, kept in abeyance the ₹50,000 costs imposed on him by the Rajasthan High Court after he expressed regret and undertook not to pursue such proceedings again.
young immigrant from Chattagram in Bangladesh, currently residing in East Burdwan, was granted Indian citizenship by the Ministry of Home Affairs, according to the provisions of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, on Saturday.
At a Sindhi community event in Delhi, Rajnath Singh recalled LK Advani’s writings on Sindh’s cultural links with India, saying borders can change. He also defended the CAA as a measure to support persecuted minorities from neighbouring countries.
In an affidavit, the police described the riots as a “deep-rooted, premeditated, and orchestrated conspiracy,” asserting that they were timed to coincide with the visit of the then US President Donald Trump to India.
Senior Trinamul Congress leader and Bongaon Municipality chairman Gopal Seth has today alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is misleading people on the issue of citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), triggering a fresh war of words in politically sensitive North 24-Parganas district.
The announcement comes amid years of political unrest and speculation that the CAA would open the floodgates for lakhs of migrants from Bangladesh to settle in Assam, altering its demographic balance.
The Central Government has issued the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025, introducing key exemptions from requirements related to valid passports, travel documents, and visas for specific categories of individuals and carriers.
The All India Matua Mahasangha, led by Union minister and BJP MP Shantanu Thakur, on Saturday organised a training camp in Thakurnagar, North 24-Parganas, today to educate members on applying for citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and navigating the state’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The North East Students’ Organization (NESO), an umbrella body of eight student unions from northeastern states, has announced that December 11 will be observed annually as a 'black day' to express unwavering opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.
Assam, a state rich in history and culture, is no stranger to civil unrest and protests rooted in deep-seated issues of identity, governance, and development.
