India rejects Biden’s claim ‘xenophobia’ hobbling its economic growth
India has dismissed US president Joe Biden’s assertion that “xenophobia” was causing the economies of certain South Asian nations to stall.
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Left-Congress may have played spoilsport for BJP in at least 12 seats of Bengal
The Congress-Left combine’s increased vote share as well as the Citizenship (Amendment) Act gaining no traction may have been key factors that led to the BJP’s poor performance in the state.
CAA buzz missing in Silchar, but BJP races ahead on work, hopes as Cong, TMC vie for second spot
When Silchar in Assam was submerged under a devastating flood in June 2022, Nikhil Das, 36, and his family spent 25 days on the tin roof of their kutcha house. He points to a bridge that was built later that year, over the ponds skirting his house that they earlier used to wade through to reach home. Flagging it as an example of “development”, he says this is one of the reasons for his support to the BJP.
CAA: What explains AAP’s strident opposition
“Will much sought-after government jobs be given to Pakistanis … will limited resources of the country be used on two crore Pakistanis, Afghans and Bangladeshis?”
Modi govt modulates CAA line: No mention of NRC, frames law as ‘justice for persecuted Hindus’
THE FRAMING of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) as a means to save “persecuted” Hindus from neighbouring Muslim-majority countries, assurance that no Indian citizen will lose their citizenship, and a complete silence on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) — this is how the Narendra Modi government is defining this time the contours of the controversial law, the rules of which were notified Monday.
Opposed to CAA earlier, Tripura tribal parties that are now BJP allies in a spot
The Centre’s notification of rules of theCitizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, has left the two tribal organisations which are part of the BJP-led ruling coalition in Tripura, which shares over 80% of its border with Bangladesh, in a spot.
CAA rules notified, why it is a key part of BJP plan to consolidate Matua votes in Bengal, undo 2021 damage
In the complicated terrain of West Bengal politics, the Matua community has increasingly become assertive over the past couple of decades. It is now a crucial vote bank that parties with the ambition of doing well in the state vie to keep on their side. With the Union government notifying the Citizenship Amendment Act rules, the BJP hopes to ensure that the Matuas stay with it, unlike the2021 Assembly elections, and help it build on the gains made five years ago.
Selma Blair Parts Ways With Talent Agency And PR Firm After Her Islamophobic Instagram Post
Selma Blair is changing her representation after posting an anti-Islam comment last month.
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