The lapsing of the bill is a major U-turn by India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party India's government has quietly shelved a controversial amendment to its citizenship law after violent protests in ...

The bill attempts to grant citizenship to immigrants who are not Muslim. Students, activists, politicians and celebrities have all joined the protests against India's ruling party. The Citizenship ...

India's parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill on Wednesday amid opposition ... The legislation sparked violent protests in communities near the Bangladesh border by residents fearing ...

Delhi based newspaper the Indian Express says country-wide protests against the controversial citizenship laws are a red alert to the destruction and compromise on democratic values by the government.

NESO chairperson Samuel Jyrwa criticized the Central government for disregarding the persistent protests by the indigenous peoples of the Northeast against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill ...

The protests eventually pushed the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to abandon three bills that were aimed at overhauling India's agricultural economy. Farmers unions at the time ...

After the Rajya Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on December 11, 2019, the state had erupted in uncontrolled protests, in which agitators engaged in pitch battles with security forces ...

Opposition members of the parliamentary panel on the Waqf Amendment Bill were suspended for a day on Friday after protests and allegations that Chairman Jagdambika Pal rushed through the proceedings.

India on Friday said it has lodged a "solemn protest" with China over establishment of two new counties in Hotan prefecture as parts of these regions fall in Indian union territory of Ladakh. In a ...