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Mamata to skip Modi swearing-in, will send 2 TMC leaders

Mamata to skip Modi swearing-in, will send 2 TMC leaders

Rediff.com24 May 2014

Ending the suspense, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday will be skipping Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on May 26 and will be sending state Finance Minister Amit Mitra and party general secretary Mukul Roy.

Manipur: Shops shut, people asked to stay indoors after fresh violence

Manipur: Shops shut, people asked to stay indoors after fresh violence

Rediff.com23 May 2023

Business establishments remained closed on Tuesday morning and people were asked by security personnel to remain indoors through the public address system in New Chekon area of Imphal East district, where a mob torched two houses after four armed people, including a former MLA, forced people to shut their shops on Monday.

Trump plans to end birthright citizenship

Trump plans to end birthright citizenship

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

Under the current laws, anyone born in the US irrespective of the nationality of parents, automatically becomes an American citizen.

CAA: UP minister says process to identify refugees on

CAA: UP minister says process to identify refugees on

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

In the first list, over 32,000 refugees have been identified in 21 districts of the state and the exercise is going on in the entire state, State minister Shrikant Sharma added.

Manipur MLAs write to PM; demand NRC, disarmament

Manipur MLAs write to PM; demand NRC, disarmament

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

Forty MLAs from violence-hit Manipur have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the state requires complete disarmament to foster an environment of peace and security.

Day 25: Anti-CAA protest continues in Shaheen Bagh

Day 25: Anti-CAA protest continues in Shaheen Bagh

Rediff.com8 Jan 2020

'There's no going back on this protest till the CAA is repealed and the government assures of dropping the NRC proposal'

China, Russia and India spewing stuff into air: Trump

China, Russia and India spewing stuff into air: Trump

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

'I love clean air but Russia and China, you look at a map you have all these spots and India and many others are spewing it in. What do you suggest?'

CAB may weaken India's secular character: Bangladesh

CAB may weaken India's secular character: Bangladesh

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

B'desh minister termed as "untrue" the allegations of minority repression in the country.

Militants kill 2 BSF jawans in Meghalaya

Militants kill 2 BSF jawans in Meghalaya

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

Militants on Friday shot dead two BSF personnel at a remote border outpost along Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya's South West Khasi Hills district.

This image of a migrant child went viral. Here's the story behind it

This image of a migrant child went viral. Here's the story behind it

Rediff.com19 Jun 2018

Photographer John Moore, who took the picture that has come to symbolise the horror of the new family-separation policy in the United States, reveals what happened that night.

Saudi Arabia regularises 40 lakh expats under Nitaqat

Saudi Arabia regularises 40 lakh expats under Nitaqat

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

"As many as 1.12 million expats corrected their professions until July 6. We have also issued and renewed more than 1.6 million work permits during the period," Abdullah Abuthnain, Deputy Minister for Inspections and Developing Work Atmosphere, was quoted by the local media as saying.

US government shuts down after Senate rejects spending bill

US government shuts down after Senate rejects spending bill

Rediff.com20 Jan 2018

Donald Trump blamed the Democrats after the bill, which would have provided short-term funding for the Pentagon and other federal agencies, did not receive the required 60 votes.

Labelled foreigner, Assam woman set free after 3 years

Labelled foreigner, Assam woman set free after 3 years

Rediff.com27 Jun 2019

Madhubala Mandal, a widow, returned home to her hearing impaired daughter on Wednesday evening, shortly after being freed from a camp for illegal immigrants in Kokrajhar.

CAB a slap on face of Parliament: Chidambaram

CAB a slap on face of Parliament: Chidambaram

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

Congress leaders in the upper house called CAB unconstitutional, 'arbitrary executive fiat' to push Hindutva agenda.

US commission seeks sanctions against Shah over CAB

US commission seeks sanctions against Shah over CAB

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

In a statement issued on Monday, the US Commission for International Religious Freedom said that it was deeply troubled over the passage of the bill in Lok Sabha.

93 Punjabi illegal entrants languish in US jails

93 Punjabi illegal entrants languish in US jails

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

'The Punjab government should initiate proper implementation of the Punjab Prevention of Human Smuggling Bill to save youth from fraudulent travel agents and the human trafficking mafia.'

Umrika comes to India!

Umrika comes to India!

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

Umrika, which won the audience award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, finally releases in India.

NRC: Assam govt will give free legal aid to 'needy' people

NRC: Assam govt will give free legal aid to 'needy' people

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

The final NRC, unique to Assam, will be published on August 31.

Anti-CAA protesters accuse cops of snatching blankets

Anti-CAA protesters accuse cops of snatching blankets

Rediff.com19 Jan 2020

On the lines of Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, around 50 women along with children have been squatting near the Clock Tower in Lucknow's old quarters. The women protesters alleged that blankets provided to them by some organisations were taken away by police. The police dismissed the allegations.

Nitish says nationwide NRC not needed; open to debate on CAA

Nitish says nationwide NRC not needed; open to debate on CAA

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

He made the remarks on the floor of the state assembly while thanking the House members for unanimously approving a constitutional amendment for extending quotas to SCs and STs by another 10 years.

Kerala Assembly passes resolution against CAA

Kerala Assembly passes resolution against CAA

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

Setting aside their political differences, the ruling CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front and Opposition Congress headed United Democratic Front, once again came together to launch a joint fight against the Centre on the CAA, which has seen unprecedented protests all over the country.

SC to hear pleas challenging Citizenship Act on Wednesday

SC to hear pleas challenging Citizenship Act on Wednesday

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

Several petitions, including those by Congress MP Jairam Ramesh and Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra have been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019.

An India-Pakistan love story, brought to you by PUBG

An India-Pakistan love story, brought to you by PUBG

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

Seema Ghulam Haider and Sachin Meena got in touch while playing PUBG in 2019 as a dramatic love story unfolded between the two living more than 1,300 km apart, in countries not too friendly to each other.

State of the Union: Trump announces meet with Kim; vows to build border wall

State of the Union: Trump announces meet with Kim; vows to build border wall

Rediff.com6 Feb 2019

'If I had not been elected President of the United States, we would right now, in my opinion, be in a major war with North Korea,' Trump said.

Won't allow H1B visa holders to replace US workers: Trump

Won't allow H1B visa holders to replace US workers: Trump

Rediff.com10 Dec 2016

"We will fight to protect every last American life," Trump

'Government doesn't care about Hindus at all'

'Government doesn't care about Hindus at all'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

'The NRC is thoroughly anti-poor and the CAA is thoroughly anti-Muslim.' 'And these two deadly combinations are going to hit us like how demonetisation and GST has hit the entire nation.'

US has shortage of tech talent, warn Infy, Cognizant

US has shortage of tech talent, warn Infy, Cognizant

Rediff.com3 Dec 2016

'It is not that the H1B visa employees are coming in to displace jobs.'

Shaheen Bagh protesters invite PM Modi on V-day

Shaheen Bagh protesters invite PM Modi on V-day

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

'PM Modi, please come to Shaheen Bagh, collect your gift and talk to us'

HC raps govt for not doing enough to track producer's children in Pakistan

HC raps govt for not doing enough to track producer's children in Pakistan

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

The Bombay high court on Wednesday rapped the Union government for "half-baked assurances and lips service" on tracking film producer Mushtaq Nadiadwala's two minor children, who he claims have been illegally detained by his wife in Pakistan since 2020.

Mamata claims fear of NRC drove 11 people to suicide

Mamata claims fear of NRC drove 11 people to suicide

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

Government sources had claimed on Tuesday that four persons have committed suicide in fear of NRC so far, while four others had died while waiting in queues to procure the requisite papers.

Indian family found dead near US-Canada border yet to be identified

Indian family found dead near US-Canada border yet to be identified

Rediff.com2 Apr 2023

Bodies of eight persons were found on Friday in a marsh on the riverbank near Akwesasne, a community which straddles Quebec, Ontario and New York state.

US expresses concern about violence against minorities in India

US expresses concern about violence against minorities in India

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

India previously rejected the US religious freedom report, saying it sees no locus standi for a foreign government to pronounce on the state of its citizens' constitutionally protected rights.

SC to hear 143 CAA-related pleas on Wednesday

SC to hear 143 CAA-related pleas on Wednesday

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

A bench headed by CJI Bobde is likely to hear a batch of 143 petitions. The apex court had on January 9 refused to entertain a plea seeking that the CAA be declared constitutional, saying the country is going through difficult times and there is so much violence that endeavour should be for peace.

Anti-CAA protesters ring in 2020 with national anthem

Anti-CAA protesters ring in 2020 with national anthem

Rediff.com1 Jan 2020

As the clock struck 12, the protesting crowd burst into a cheer to greet the fellow protesters the new year, and moments later broke into the national anthem in unison which was followed by the slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad'.

We will prevail: Trump hints at 2024 presidential bid

We will prevail: Trump hints at 2024 presidential bid

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Committee in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, the 74-year-old leader, who left the White House on January 20, stopped short of announcing to run for the president in 2024, although he gave enough indications that he is moving in that direction.

BJP confident of citizenship bill's passage in Rajya Sabha

BJP confident of citizenship bill's passage in Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

The contentious bill will be tables in RS on Wednesday. The BJP hopes to get up to 130 votes in a 240-member upper house.

Pakistan slams India over 'discriminatory' citizenship bill

Pakistan slams India over 'discriminatory' citizenship bill

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

Pakistan Foreign Office in a statement said the latest legislation by the Indian government was another major step towards the realisation of the concept of "Hindu Rashtra.

Ex-army officer detained for being 'foreigner' gets bail

Ex-army officer detained for being 'foreigner' gets bail

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

He was detained by police in May for failing to conform with the rules of NCR, a register of Indian citizens prepared in 1951 which is being updated currently to weed out illegal immigrants from Assam.

NRC used as tool to target minorities, says US panel

NRC used as tool to target minorities, says US panel

Rediff.com16 Nov 2019

Observing that the final NRC list, which validates bona fide Indian citizens of Assam, has excluded 19 lakh residents, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom on Friday said that a number of domestic and international organisations have expressed concern that the NRC is a "targeted mechanism to disenfranchise Assam's Bengali Muslim community, implicitly establishing a religious requirement for citizenship and potentially rendering large numbers of Muslims stateless."

'Israelis are committing genocide'

'Israelis are committing genocide'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

'What's happening in Gaza is another ethnic cleansing, a repeat of what happened in 1948.' 'That is why people do not want to evacuate. Either you evacuate or you die.'