| | The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of a contentious clause in India’s citizenship law applicable only to Assam, in a landmark judgment that underlined parliamentary supremacy over citizenship matters and potentially strengthened the Union government’s defence of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA. HT brings you a round-up of the most important and interesting stories, so you don’t miss your daily dose of news. | | | THE BIG STORY SC upholds contentious clause in Citizenship Act The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of a contentious clause in India’s citizenship law applicable only to Assam, in a landmark judgment that underlined parliamentary supremacy over citizenship matters and potentially strengthened the Union government’s defence of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA. By a 4-1 majority, a five-judge Constitution bench of the top court affirmed Section 6A of the Citizenship Act that allowed people who entered Assam between January 1, 1966, and March 25, 1971, and who were residing in the state, to register as Indian citizens after a hiatus of 10 years. Those who came prior to January 1, 1966, were granted deemed citizenship. Read more. | THE BIG QUESTION 46 all out: What went wrong? Some days stay with you — for the worst reasons. Thursday, October 17, was one of them. India, so supremely dominant in familiar conditions, crashed to 46 all out — their lowest ever Test total in the country — in what will statistically go down as the most miserable day in Indian cricket history. As the innings played out on a grey morning in Bengaluru, the mind wandered -- first to Adelaide, where India were bowled out for their record lowest total of 36 in December 2020; then to England, where in 1974, India was bowled out for 42 (their second lowest ever total); for those of a certain vintage, West Indies pacer Patrick Patterson’s 5/24 that bowled India out for 75 in Delhi in 1987 came into the picture; and closer still was South African pacer Dale Steyn’s brutal 5/23 in 2008 that saw the hosts crumble to 76 all out.. Read more. | | | STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED |  He’s played Sid Vicious, Zorg, Count Dracula, Inspector Gordon, Rozencrantz, Mank, Beethoven, Winston Churchill, Harry Truman and Sirius Black. Now he wants to be centenarian Dumbledore in the upcoming Harry Potter series. Who? | FROM THE FIELD A beginning in Islamabad It comes as no surprise that there was no breakthrough between India and Pakistan at the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government in Islamabad. External affairs minister S Jaishankar had made it eminently clear that his visit across the border, the first by an Indian foreign minister in nine years, was more about the multilateral meeting and had less to do with taking forward the bilateral relationship. However, it has to be noted that Jaishankar has also said in recent weeks that India will respond to every Pakistan-related development, whether positive or negative. Read more. | Infographic of the Day  (Click to expand) |  Gary Oldman | Photo of the Day Rembrandt’s Dilli | HT This Day: October 18, 1947 Burma to be independent in January  (Click to expand) A treaty of agreement between Britain and Burma was signed here this morning by the British Prime Minister, Mr Attlee, and the Burmese Premier, Thakin Nu, on behalf of their respective countries. Read more. | Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. | | | | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |
