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Many Indians fear new law will discriminate against minority Muslims and chip away at India's secular constitution

The law excludes nearly 100,000 Sri Lankan Tamils, who live in India. Most of these refugees are Hindu or Christian, whose forefathers were born in India.

Police add that the men must have been killed by violent armed protesters whose shots went astray.

Security service response to students and civil society activists also denounced

Young Indians look to influence citizenship law debate via photo and video-sharing social networks

A modern approach to ancient agricultural practices is breathing new life into one northeastern Indian state

New law only grants citizenship to non-Muslim illegal immigrants from three nearby countries

New law based on religion is in conflict with the country's founding as a secular republic, critics say

Source says 'political reasons', 'visa concerns' probably behind move

Of key concern is the legislation's new citizenship path for six religious groups including Hindus, Christians and Buddhists, but not Muslims