SC extends time for filing claims for inclusion in Assam NRC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended to December 31 the deadline for filing claims and objections for the inclusion of names in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam. The draft NRC that was released on July 30 had names of 2.89 crore people and did not include over 40,000 applicants. The earlier deadline was December 15. 