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Govt launches portal for those seeking Indian citizenship under CAA

New Delhi, Mar 13 (PTI) The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday launched a portal for people eligible to apply for Indian citizenship under the CAA 2019, an official spokesperson said. The move came a day after the government notified rules for implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019. “The Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 under the CAA-2019 have been notified. A new portal has been launched, persons eligible under CAA-2019 can apply for citizenship on this portal indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in,” the spokesperson said. A mobile app ‘CAA-2019’ will also be launched shortly to facilitate applications through mobile app. The Centre on Monday

Manohar Lal Khattar resigns as Chief Minister of Haryana, BJP legislature party meet soon

Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], March 12 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday resigned at the state Chief Minister hours after the BJP alliance with the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) broke. The JJP led by Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala had 10 MLAs in the Haryana Assembly. Manohar Lal Khattar submitted his resignation letter to Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya. Visuals showed Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar reaching Haryana Niwas along with few senionr MLAs in Chandigarh on Tuesday. After leaving Raj Bhavan senior BJP Leader Kanwar Pal Gujjar said “CM and the cabinet ministers have resigned and the Governor has

Sporadic protests in India over contentious citizenship law

GUWAHATI, India, March 12 (Reuters) – Sporadic protests have erupted in India against a citizenship law that has been criticised for discriminating against Muslims, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government implemented the legislation just days before a general election is announced. Protests broke out in the eastern state of Assam and the southern state of Tamil Nadu late on Monday evening after the implementation was announced, authorities said. There were no reports of damage or any clashes with security forces. Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government framed rules on Monday to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), making

Will resign if one person who has not applied for NRC gets citizenship: Assam CM

Guwahati, Mar 12 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that he will be the first to resign if one person, who has not applied for National Register of Citizens (NRC), gets citizenship. His comment comes after protests erupted across Assam with opposition parties flaying the BJP government at the Centre for implementing the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) on Monday, paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. ”I am a son of Assam and if a single person who has not applied for NRC gets citizenship, I

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