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Citizenship: Foreigner Until Proven Otherwise? ——- Dr Niraja Jayal on NRC, SIR & CAA Are Indians slowly being asked to prove they belong in their own country? Political scientist and citizenship scholar Dr Niraja Jayal delivers a powerful address on how India's founding idea of citizenship — a presumption that you belong — is being replaced by what she calls a "presumption of alienage": the assumption that a person is a foreigner until proven otherwise. In this speech, Dr Niraja Jayal discusses: The shift from jus soli (citizenship by birth) to conditional citizenship The Citizenship Act amendments of 2003 and 2019 How the NRC, SIR, CAA and the passport controversy connect The burden of proof: state versus individual The Foreigners Act of 1946 and its colonial legacy Citizenship, welfare access and voting rights What a reconstruction of equal citizenship could look like This address was delivered at the Constitutional Conduct Group conclave on 'One Nation-One Election, Federalism and Citizenship' at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi, on 4 July 2026. A very worthy read and an absolute eye opener for many who know very little about the vile, vicious and most corrupt processes initiated by the GoI. #Citizenship #CitizenshipProof #SIR #NRC #Reels

The law-abiding, conscientious Indian citizen is being isolated, day by day. A matter of time before anarchy takes over.

In this country, you won't hear from the Ministry of Health in the middle of a pandemic, when people are dropping like flies and everyone is begging for oxygen cylinders and hospital beds. Disclaimers encroaching on a film is where they draw the line.

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भूख हड़ताल के 16वे दिन, दीपक को hypovolemic shock की वजह से अस्पताल में भर्ती हुआ। मनीष, आमीन और मैं @dpradhanbjp के इस्तीफे तक भूख हड़ताल जारी रखेंगे। आप सब @Wangchuk66 और हमारी भूख हड़ताल के समर्थन में, धर्मेंद्र प्रधान का इस्तीफा माँगते हुए 20 तारीख को जंतर मंतर पहुँचे।

@ugach_kahitarii 'Elite ball' might be a bit much

Imran Khan is a proper nerd for comic superhero films! ❤️ Elite ball knowledge :D

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"Repeat this iconic Bollywood dialogue after me..."

That awkward moment when the guy playing the snooty caricature speaks out in good conscience, while the rest of the 'heroes'-- who belaboured lessons in morality -- exhibit they were all talk.

What Sonam Wangchuk is risking now is the whole point of the agitation. I hope we stop debating two absolutes - a citizen needn't go to such lengths to get a govt's attention, and only such measures can force zombies out of their slumber. The tiffs over the minutiae can wait.

Dug Dug, streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

An administration that killed Stan Swamy, cares less than nothing about Sonam Wangchuk's deteriorating health. It doesn't matter whether you believe the man or not, but if he perishes with the world as a spectator, idealism will die many, many times for a generation.

“Girl, 9”

"कॉकरोच जनता पार्टी" को समर्थन देना है या नहीं, ये आपकी मर्ज़ी है। लेकिन अगर आज भी सोनम वांगचुक जैसे इंसान के संघर्ष पर चुप हो, तो कल अपने हक़ के लिए किसी और से लड़ने की उम्मीद मत रखना। जो सत्ता के डर से खामोश हैं, इतिहास उन्हें नहीं, संघर्ष करने वालों को याद रखता है।

If you are shocked by the brazen misinformation being peddled by @MercedesBenzInd (to the extent that they are contradicting their own user manual) - then you have to learn a lot more about how this Govt. operates and the amount of pressure it applies to hide the truth.

Kya mast jhooth bolta hai tum, Christopher bhai!

@chhabs That warning was there THROUGHOUT the film. Insane levels they will go to desecrate films.

I went to see a Hollywood film. In India the film has been renamed SMOKING/DRUGS/ALCOHOL IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH. Earlier this year at Sundance it was called #TheInvite. OK I understand health warning is required by the govt, but how lazy is the film’s distributor. 1/2

@saurabh_uwach @the_hindu No amount of money can buy the bandwidth to have to tolerate the men-children running Indian cricket. Dravid was pressured to take on the job during his first stint. I think I could wager money that he'll never come back to it.

@the_hindu If he has bandwidth, he should coach India team and save India from GG. Money will also be unmatched..

Rahul Dravid has emerged as one of the contenders to succeed Brendon McCullum as England's Test coach, according to a report trib.al/ihOGflW

Apart from the fact that he's a BJP appointee, another reason why BCCI can't sack Gambhir despite his terrible performances, is cos nobody wants the job. Your fans might be blind, but cricketers have noticed BCCI's stranglehold on world cricket. No paycheck is worth the hassle.