Citizenship 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 years

Cabinet approves amendments to streamline Insolvency and Bankruptcy CodeThe Union Cabinet has approved certain amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) during its meeting on Wednesday. The changes in bankruptcy law are meant to help investment in troubled sectors, protect corporate debtors, and to prevent ill-thought-out triggering of bankruptcy proceedings. The amendments also ensure that the foundation of a corporate debtor's business remains safeIndian banks seek ...

As the Citizenship Amendment Bill secures the approval of both Houses of Parliament, here's a look at what the contentious legislation entails and the reason behind the uproar over it

Earlier, the Rajya Sabha rejected motions to send the bill to a select committee of the House with 124 members voting against it as compared to 99 in its favour

The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 aims to protect non-Muslim refugees facing religious persecution in Muslim-majority Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Amit Shah on Monday introduced the controversial bill in Lok Sabha, where it was passed with 311 members favouring it and 80 voting against it

Citizenship Amendment Bill passed: Several amendments introduced by Opposition members, including one by Shiv Sena MP, were defeated either by voice vote or by a division

Citizenship Amendment Bill: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi called the bill a violation of rights of the country's people and said Shah will be remembered in the league of Hitler

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan under religious persecution

According to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, non-Muslim refugees, who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, escaping religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship

The special aircraft carrying the Indian deportees, mainly from Punjab landed at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International airport

Newly arrived immigrants from India in 2017 were 1.6 lakh which in 2018 declined to 88,000

A special aircraft carrying them landed at the T3 terminal of the Delhi airport at 6am on Wednesday

A US court has refused to reverse, for now, a 2015 rule issued by former (US) President Barack Obama that permits spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in America

From being preferred by professionals, Mac has over the years become a preferred work machine across genres. Industry experts suggest Mac has a broad user base in India

In the first formal test of support for the impeachment investigation, the Democratic-controlled House voted almost entirely along party lines - 232 to 196 - to move the probe forward in Congress

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