Morning Digest | Jaishankar to meet Manturov, Lavrov in Moscow; Centre amends Electoral Bond scheme to open fresh one-week sales window, and more

Morning Digest | Jaishankar to meet Manturov, Lavrov in Moscow; Centre amends Electoral Bond scheme to open fresh one-week sales window, and more

In his first visit since the Ukraine war, Jaishankar to meet Manturov and Lavrov in Moscow External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will meet with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday, during his first visit to Russia since the war in Ukraine began, and amidst […]

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Notification to grant citizenship in Gujarat sparks off CAA debate in WB

Notification to grant citizenship in Gujarat sparks off CAA debate in WB

It was not related to the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, still the BJP leaders lapped up the development It was not related to the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, still the BJP leaders lapped up the development The decision of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to empower the collectors of two more districts in Gujarat […]

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CAA is a benign piece of legislation, Union Home Ministry tells Supreme Court

CAA is a benign piece of legislation, Union Home Ministry tells Supreme Court

Affidavit says the Act fast-tracks citizenship-by-naturalisation process for ‘illegal migrants’ from six religious communities, other than Muslims, who have fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan Affidavit says the Act fast-tracks citizenship-by-naturalisation process for ‘illegal migrants’ from six religious communities, other than Muslims, who have fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan The Citizenship Amendment […]

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PFI, eight front organisations including Campus Front of India banned for five years

PFI, eight front organisations including Campus Front of India banned for five years

This comes close on the heels of a countrywide raid on September 22 when 109 members of the groups were arrested by the NIA and other agencies This comes close on the heels of a countrywide raid on September 22 when 109 members of the groups were arrested by the NIA and other agencies The […]

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Udaipur tailor murder | NIA registers UAPA case, says accused wanted to ‘strike terror among masses’

Udaipur tailor murder | NIA registers UAPA case, says accused wanted to ‘strike terror among masses’

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday registered a case under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with the “heinous murder” of a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur by two people who, the agency said, wanted to “strike terror among the masses across the country”. A spokesperson for the agency said NIA teams […]

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Denial of nod for Media One based on intelligence inputs: Centre

Denial of nod for Media One based on intelligence inputs: Centre

The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that the denial of security clearance to Malayalam news channel Media One is based on intelligence inputs, which are “sensitive” and “secret in nature”. It said that as a matter of policy and in the interest of security of the state and its establishments, the Ministry of […]

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