‘Biased organisation with political agenda’: India rejects US religious freedom report | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday rejected the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report, calling the body “a biased organisation with political agenda“.Sharing New Delhi’s take on the report, the ministry of external affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said the USCIRF “continues to misrepresent facts and peddles a motivated narrative about India”. “Our views on…

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Bangladesh Hindus now 9% due to forced conversions: Amit Shah | India News – Times of India

GANDHINAGAR: The Hindu population in Bangladesh has drastically reduced from 27% during Partition to 9% today due to forced conversions and displacement, home minister Amit Shah said Sunday in Ahmedabad.“Where have the rest gone? They were either subjected to forced religious conversion or sought refuge in India. Don’t they have the right to live as…

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Amit Shah launches Rs 1003cr development projects in Ahmedabad, pushes for CAA | India News – Times of India

Union home minister Amit Shah, while speaking at a citizenship certificate distribution program under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Ahmedabad, said that the CAA is not only about granting citizenship but also about providing justice and rights to lakhs of people who were denied justice from 1947 to 2014 due to the appeasement politics…

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TMC releases Lok Sabha poll manifesto: Key promises made by Mamata Banerjee | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, in which it has promised to repeal the recently notified Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and stop the National Register of Citizens (NRC). It has also vowed that the Uniform Civil Code “will not be implemented across India”.Titled ‘Didir Shopoth…

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Wipe out Congress in Lok Sabha polls, PM Modi replies to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘India will burn if BJP wins’ remark | India News – Times of India

DEHRADUN/RUDRAPUR: PM Modi on Tuesday hit out at Rahul Gandhi for his ‘India will burn if BJP wins’ comment and asked people to punish Congress by ensuring it was routed in the polls.“Shahzada (prince) of Congress’s ‘shahi’ (royal) family has announced that if the country chooses BJP for a third time, the country will be…

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Centre notifies implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. The law enables granting of citizenship to citizens of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist & Parsi communities, who had migrated to India before December 31, 2014.An online system for application, processing & grant of citizenship…

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