Citizenship Amendment Bill
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India’s main opposition party to stage protest against new citizenship lawThe protest, led by Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi, comes at a time when tens and thousands of demonstrators have taken to India's streets to call for the revocation of the law, which critics say is the latest effort by Modi's government to marginalize the country's 200 million Muslims.WorldDec 23, 2019
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India’s PM addresses rally as violent protests over citizenship bill continueTwenty-three people have been killed nationwide since the law was passed in Parliament earlier this month in protests that represent the first major roadblock for Modi’s Hindu nationalist agenda since his party’s landslide re-election last spring.WorldDec 22, 2019
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Death toll rises to 23 as India citizenship bill protests continueThe ongoing backlash against the law marks the strongest show of dissent against the Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he was first elected in 2014.WorldDec 21, 2019
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Here’s why people are protesting India’s citizenship billWhat is the CAB, and why are people protesting? Here's a look at what's going on.WorldDec 16, 2019
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Protests continue across India as opposition builds against citizenship lawThousands of university students flooded the streets of India's capital, while a southern state government led a march and demonstrators held a silent protest in the northeast on Monday to protest a new law giving citizenship to non-Muslims who entered India illegally to flee religious persecution in several neighbouring countries.WorldDec 16, 2019
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India passes contentious citizenship law that excludes Muslims, sparks protestsThe upper house of Parliament passed the bill granting citizenship to non-Muslims who immigrated illegally from certain countries 125-105.PoliticsDec 11, 2019
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