The Hindu Morning Digest – April 26, 2024

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A polling officer set up a polling booth ahead of the second phase of the general elections, at a village in Barmer in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, April 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Lok Sabha polls 2024 | 1,202 candidates in fray in phase 2 The stage is set for polling in … Read more

India hits out at Pakistan for references to Ayodhya, CAA in UNGA

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Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj. File | Photo Credit: ANI India has slammed Pakistan and described it as a “broken record” that remains stagnant while the world progresses, after Islamabad’s envoy made references to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) during remarks to the United Nations General … Read more

4 Years After Bill Passed, Citizenship Law CAA BecomesReality

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The government on Monday evening issued a notification for the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, which comes into effect today weeks before the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The CAA was cleared by Parliament in December 2019 amid protests by activists and opposition politicians. Now that the notification has been issued, the central government can … Read more

Amended Citizenship Rules May Be Notified By Government Today: Sources

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New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry could issue a notification later tonight to implement the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, sources told NDTV Monday afternoon.  The CAA – which makes religion, for the first time, a test of citizenship – was cleared by Parliament in December 2019 amid violent protests across the country, and fierce resistance … Read more