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Six tribal parties have called for a 12-hour shutdown in Tripura on Saturday, January 12, to protest police firing earlier this week injuring six youths agitating against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, an official said on Friday, January 11. The parties led by the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) demanded Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Read More…
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that the Citizenship Amendment Bill is intended to pave way for Indian citizenship to the persecuted religious minorities from three countries. He assured the government was committed to preserving the distinct culture and identtiy of the North East. The bill seeks to provide Indian Read More…
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), that has 14 MLAs a regional ally of BJP-led coalition government in Assam on Monday walked out of the alliance in its protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016. The government, however, faces no immediate threat as BJP and its other ally Bodo Peoples Front (BPF) has 73 seats in the Read More…
16 per cent reservation to Marathas cleared The Marathas account for nearly 33 per cent of the total 11.25 crore population of Maharashtra. Thus Maharashtra would have a 68 per cent quota – next only to Tamil Nadu that has 69 per cent. This is above the 50 per cent cap on Read More…