Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson become Greek citizens
Hollywood couple Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are now officially citizens of Greece. The news was shared by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on his...
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Taapsee unhappy as CBSE curriculum skips secularism, federalism, citizenship, nationalism
Taapsee Pannu is unhappy with the decision of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to scrap chapters on federalism, citizenship, nationalism, and secularism from the...
Over 10k Brits have taken up EU citizenship since 2016 vote
London, April 13 (IANS) More than 10,000 Britons have taken up citizenship of a European Union (EU) mwmbwe country since the UK voted to exit...
Over 25,000 who entered India in 2015-19 can avail citizenship
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Over 25,782 foreigners from minority communities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh entered India between 2015 and 2019, and they are...
Know why citizenship still being delayed under new law
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Two months after the Citizenship Amendment Act was ratified, the process of granting citizenship in normal way has not begun....
‘Passport not mandatory for foreigners for applying for citizenship’
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court has ruled that it is not mandatory for foreigners to produce a valid passport and its particulars...
Calcutta HC: Foreigner’s passport not mandatory for India’s citizenship
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court has ruled that foreigners could apply for Indian citizenship even without a valid passport from the...
Sammy to be given honourary citizenship of Pak on March 23
Lahore, Feb 22 (IANS) West Indies’ all-rounder Darren Sammy will be given Pakistan’s highest civil award — Nishan-e-Pakistan — and honourary citizenship of Pakistan by...
Three in Hyderabad get UIDAI notices to prove citizenship
Hyderabad, Feb 18 (IANS) In what could further add to the fears over National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), at least...
UK IS bride loses challenge against revoking citizenship
London, Feb 8 (IANS) Shamima Begum, a UK resident who ran away in 2015 to become an Islamic State (IS) jihadi bride, has lost the...
Over 21K foreigners got Indian citizenship in last decade
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Amid the chaos over the Citizenship Amendment Act in the country, official statistics revealed that in the last one decade...
Now RTI applicants asked to furnish Citizenship proof
Lucknow, Feb 4 (IANS) Even as anti-citizenship protests continue to rage across the country, the Lucknow University has queered the pitch by demanding citizenship proof...
Now, RTI applicants asked to furnish citizenship proof
Lucknow, Feb 4 (IANS) Even as anti-citizenship protests continue to rage across the country, the Lucknow University has queered the pitch by demanding citizenship proof...
BJP to visit every house for citizenship to refugees: Ghosh
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) Throwing a challenge to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to stop the new citizenship law’s (CAA) implementation, state BJP chief...
Reflection on partition as government opens wounds on citizenship (Comment)
Since the word “Partition” has figured in the discourse on CAA, NCR, NPR the mind turns towards Maulana Azad, who was fiercely opposed to the...
Saints to help Hindu refugees in getting citizenship
Prayagraj, Jan 22 (IANS) Saints and seers at the ongoing Magh Mela have announced that they will help about 1.5 crore Hindu refugees in getting...
Congress not against granting citizenship to Hindus: Singhvi
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Congress party has categorically rejected the claims that they are opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in toto but...
Pak, B’desh, Afghan citizens given Indian citizenship: FM
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is a law to confer Indian citizenship to...
How CAA is different from Citizenship Act 1955
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) contains amendments to five major grounds mentioned in the Citizenship Act, 1955. The CAA...
No threat to citizenship of Muslims: Naqvi
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Union Minorities Affairs Minister Muktar Abbas Naqvi here on Sunday said there was no threat to citizenship of Muslims due to...