Opp: No citizenship on religious grounds
New Delhi: Bangladeshi nationals, including Hindus, should not be granted citizenship as proposed in the Citizenship Amendment Bill, Opposition members on Tuesday suggested saying India is a secular country and nationality should not be granted on the basis of religion, sources said. The suggestion was given by the Congress and other Opposition members at a meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the bill which is chaired by BJP MP Rajendra Agrawal, a source who was present in the meeting said.
SoP on child abuse in process: centre to sc
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was in the process of preparing a standard operating procedure (SoP) to address the problems of abuse and violence against children, including those living in child care institutions (CCIs) across the country.
Submit report on Nandini sundar: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Chhattisgarh Government to apprise it of the status of investigation in the murder case registered against social activist and the Delhi University professor Nandini Sundar and others in three weeks.
Another chargesheet filed in 1993 blast
New Delhi: The CBI has filed a supplementary chargesheet in the 1993 Bombay blasts case against key accused Ahmed Kamal Shaikh, who was part of a conspiracy meeting attended by Dawood Ibrahim in Dubai to execute the deadliest terror attack in India. Shaikh alias Ahmed Lambu, alias, Khalid Kamal Shaikh, absconding since 1993 and nabbed on June 1, is in judicial custody.
‘Ousted’ Kerala MLA can attend house: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed KM Shaji, Kerala MLA of Indian Union Muslim League who was disqualified by the High Court for making communal remarks during 2016 Assembly polls, to take part in the house proceedings without voting rights and salary.