Pan India NRC: A lesson to be learnt from Assam

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Pan India NRC: A lesson to be learnt from Assam The pan-India implementation of the contentious National Register of Citizens (NRC) is next on Amit Shah's list. Taking the Assam model to the entire nation will be akin to asking 125 crore Indians to reapply for citizenship. Will Citizenship Amendment Bill legalise religious discrimination? The bill seeks to amend the definition of illegal immigrant for Hindu, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist and Christian immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who have lived in India without documentation. What's up with the onion prices? Pinching hard on consumers' pockets, retail onion prices have surpassed the Rs 200 per kg mark in most cities across the country and in some places it is ruling at Rs 140/kg. Story behind WADA's ban on Russia from Olympics, World Cup WADA's executive committee, meeting in Lausanne, handed Russia the "robust" four-year suspension after accusing Moscow of falsifying data from a doping testing laboratory that was handed over to investigators earlier this year. Too much of a Greta thing? Activist urges focus on others With dozens of cameras pointing at her across a room full of reporters, celebrity teen environmentalist Greta Thunberg had an unexpected message: Look the other way. `It's really about them,'' Thunberg added of the young activists from developing countries already facing the effects of climate change. Meet Sanna Marin, the world's youngest PM Sanna Marin, the 34-year-old transport minister, was tapped over the weekend by the ruling Social Democratic Party to be Finland's new prime minister. Toxic bushfire haze blankets eastern Australia Smoke from Australia's fierce bushfires settled over Sydney in still conditions, setting off fire alarms, and halting ferry services as famous landmarks disappeared behind some of the worst haze seen in the harbour city. Why WTO's on the verge of collapse The US has threatened to block the WTO's budget, which could cause the international organization with 164 members to entirely shut down on January 1, 2020. Space is littered with debris. ClearSpace is ready to clear 21,000 pieces of it A Swiss startup, ClearSpace, has taken the task of clearing the debris littered in space. The startup was selected for the mission by the European Space Agency following a competitive tender. Traffic jams choke Paris as pension strikes hobble trains Paris commuters inched to work Monday through exceptional traffic jams, as strikes to preserve retirement rights halted trains and subways for a fifth straight day.

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