CAA Current Affairs, GK & News
Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA)- Recent Developments
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked to further extend the deadline of framing the rules of “Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019”. Highlights MHA sought extension from parliamentary committees in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. Third and the latest extension expired on January 9, but MHA failed to notify the rules. Why ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: CAA • CAA-NRC • Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 • Citizenship Act 1955 • Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) • Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
USCIRF lists India under ‘Countries of Particular Concern’ Category
In a recent report from USCIRF, India was categorised as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ with regards to religious freedom. USCIRF USCIRF or United States Commission on International Religious Freedom is a US government commission created in 1998 by the International Religious Freedom Act. It makes policy recommendations (such as sanctions) to the President, Secretary ..
Category: International Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: CAA • NPR • Reports • United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
UN on the CAA Issue
The United Nation High Commissioner for Human Rights is to file an ‘intervention application’ with the Supreme Court with regards to the Citizenship Amendment Act. Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights: The Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights is the top United Nations entity on human rights. It is mandated to protect human ..
Topics: CAA • Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights • Supreme court • UNHRC
Anti-Government Activities
In light of the ongoing protests about the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs have been serving ‘Leave India’ notices to foreigners who were involved in the protests. Visa Guidelines: The visa guidelines do not specify what activities are considered as anti-government. The visa guidelines were given by the Ministry of Home Affairs. ..
Topics: Anti-national Activities • Article 14 • Article 19 • CAA • Ministry of Home Affairs • Sedition
Support Rally by Indian-Americans for CAA in Boston
A pro-CAA rally was organized in the capital city of the US state Massachusetts, Boston on Sunday, 5th January 2020 by a group of Indian-Americans in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 passed by Parliament of India, followed by which the Bill got the assent of the President of India on 12th December 2019 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Afghanistan • Bangladesh • Boston • CAA • Citizenship Amendment Act • Citizenship Amendment Bill • House of Representatives • Massachussetts • Narendra Modi • Pakistan • President of India • Prime Minister of India • United States