Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Points and Issues No. 1 for SLP 05.02.2020
Union home ministry issues notification, CAA comes into effect
Union home ministry issues notification, CAA comes into effect
Amit Shah during door-to-door CAA campaign (file photo)NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday announced that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act will come into force from January 10.
In a gazette notification, the Union home ministry said the act under which non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan,
Bangladeshand
Afghanistanwill be given Indian citizenship, will come into force from January 10.
"In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of the section 1 of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (47 of 2019), the Central government hereby appoints the 10th day of January, 2020, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force," the notification said.

The
CAAwas passed by parliament on December 11.
According to the CAA, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014 facing religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship.
There have been widespread protests against the act in different parts of the country.
Those who are opposed to the legislation are saying that it is for the first time that India will grant citizenship on the basis of religion which violates the basic tenets of the country's constitution.
However, the government and ruling BJP has been defending the act saying that the minority groups from the three countries have no other option but to come India when they face religious persecution there.
The home ministry, however, is yet to frame the rules for the act
Delhi court puts TMC MP Mahua Moitra on trial in defamation case filed by Zee Media.
Delhi court puts TMC MP Mahua Moitra on trial in defamation case filed by Zee Media.
Posted: 12 Jan 2020 11:41 PM PST
A Delhi court Friday put Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on trial for allegedly defaming Zee Media Corporation Ltd. Additional Chief Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja framed the charges against the politician under section 499 and 500 (related to criminal defamation) of Indian Penal Code. The court accepted the arguments advanced by advocate Vijay […]
Monday, 13 January 2020
All India Inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFP
All India Inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI
Indices | Dec. 2019 (Prov.) | Nov. 2019 (Final) | Dec. 2018 (Final) | ||||||
Rural | Urban | Combd. | Rural | Urban | Combd. | Rural | Urban | Combd. | |
CPI (General) | 7.26 | 7.46 | 7.35 | 5.27 | 5.76 | 5.54 | 1.50 | 2.91 | 2.11 |
CFPI | 12.97 | 16.12 | 14.12 | 8.83 | 12.26 | 10.01 | -2.99 | -1.89 | -2.65 |
Notes: Prov. – Provisional, Combd. - Combined
President’s Greetings on The Eve Of Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Bhogali Bihu, Uttarayan and Poush
President's Secretariat
President's Greetings on The Eve Of Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Bhogali Bihu, Uttarayan and Poush
Posted Date:- Jan 12, 2020The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind has greeted his fellow citizens on the eve of the festivals of Lohri, Makar Sankranti Pongal, Bhogali Bihu, Uttarayan and Poush.
In his message the President has said, "I offer my greetings and best wishes to all fellow citizens in India and abroad on the occasion of Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Bhogali Bihu, Uttarayan and Poush.
India is a land of festivals. The coming festivals, celebrated under different names and forms across the country, are also an occasion to mark our respect for the ceaseless hard work of our farmers. These festivals, symbolising the joy of sharing the new crop with one's family and community, are intertwined in the soul of the country. All communities celebrate these festivals with the spirit of mutual love, affection and fraternity.
Such festivals have an invaluable contribution in the geographical, cultural and emotional unification of the country. I am confident that these festivals will help further strengthen the spirit of peaceful co-existence and unity, and further enhance the prosperity and happiness of the nation."
VRRK/VJ/AK


