Citizenship (amendment) Bill News

It is disingenuous for those who oppose it to profess surprise because it was part of the agenda on which the BJP got elected

‘CAB hatao’ and ‘Narendra Modi down down’ were some of the slogans that were raised by protestersThe new law, which accords citizenship to non-Muslims fleeing religious persecution in three Muslim countries has been criticized as discriminatory against Muslims

Curfew has been relaxed from 9 am to 6 pm in GuwahatiSpecial trains have been arranged by the Assam tourism department in association with the railways to ferry passengers stranded in various parts of the state

'Social media platforms are likely to be used for spreading of rumours,' the state officials saidInternet services were suspended on Wednesday initially for 24 hours in ten districts of the state, and then extended for another 48 hours across the state, scheduled to expire Saturday afternoon

Given the importance of Japanese-funded infrastructure projects in the North-East, Abe's summit with PM Modi was expected to be held in GuwahatiWith Christmas holidays later this month, the summit is now likely to be held early next year

Guwahati airport operates around 80 flights every dayIndia’s largest airline IndiGo on Friday cancelled six flights to and from Guwahati

Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya and parts of Arunachal Pradesh have been witnessing large-scale protests in the last two daysLast year, Japan hosted the summit in picturesque Yamanashi prefecture during which both sides had resolved to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in a range of areas

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe said he is still planning to visit India next week Shinzo Abe was earlier scheduled to begin his visit on Sunday and had been slated to meet with PM Narendra Modi in Assam

The Act says the refugees of the six communities will be given Indian citizenship after residing in India for five years, instead of earlier requirement of 11 yearsProtests against the legislation have intensified since Monday in the Northeast

Suspension of mobile internet services had been extended for another 24-hours in Tripura after the 48-hour blockade ended on Thursday afternoon, officials saidExcept for some stray incidents in four of the eight districts in the past 24 hours, the situation was largely normal, said officials