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Pakistan-born woman booked in UP for holding Indian documents without citizenship
Bareilly: A 64-year-old Pakistan-born woman claiming to have lived in India for over six decades has been booked in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly under a drive to identify undocumented foreign nationals, police said…
- Middle East
Oman grants citizenship to over 150 expats
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman on Sunday, May 18, granted citizenship to 156 expats living in the country. Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik issued Royal Decree No. 17/2025, following a review of the…
- India
Allahabad HC disposes of petition on Rahul Gandhi’s Indian citizenship
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench on Monday, April 5, disposed of a petition questioning Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Indian citizenship and allowed the petitioner to explore other alternative legal remedies.…
- India
Centre seeks details on Rahul Gandhi’s british citizenship
Lucknow: The Centre has written to the UK government seeking details about claims that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had British citizenship, the Allahabad High Court was told on Monday. After the submission,…
- World
Trump’s birthright citizenship move: US SC to hear case in May
Washington: The Supreme Court on Thursday kept on hold President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but agreed to hear arguments on the issue in May. Trump’s executive order to end birthright…
- World
US to screen for antisemitic activity in granting immigration benefits
Washington: US President Donald Trump’s administration will immediately start considering “antisemitic activity” on social media and physical harassment of Jewish people as grounds for denying immigration benefits, according to a federal agency…
- India
Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship: Issue under consideration, Centre informs Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court was informed by the Centre on Wednesday, March 26, that the issue over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Indian citizenship was under consideration with the Ministry of…
- India
Immigration Bill: Seven-year jail term for using forged passport
New Delhi: Anyone found using a forged passport or visa for entering, staying or exiting India will be punished with a jail term of up to seven years and a fine to…
- Middle East
Oman grants dual citizenship to Russian woman in historic first
Muscat: The Head of State of the Sultanate of Oman, Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, has issued Royal Decree No. 29/2025, granting Omani citizenship to Maria Victor Anatolyevich Armantova while allowing her to…
- World
Trump’s ‘gold card’ to give US citizenship, will be on sale in two weeks
Washington: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the proposed ‘Gold Card’ will come with a pathway for citizenship for those who buy it, tentatively priced at $5 million and that they could…
- World
UK Opposition proposes stricter citizenship rules for all migrants
London: The UK’s Opposition Conservative Party on Thursday proposed a clampdown on all migrants by tightening citizenship rules and barring social benefit claimants from residency rights. Kemi Badenoch, who took over from…
- World
US birthright citizenship: Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s order
Washington: A federal judge in Maryland has indefinitely blocked US President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for undocumented immigrants and foreign visitors with temporary visas. Judge Deborah L. Boardman…
- World
US birthright citizenship was for children of slaves: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that birthright citizenship was primarily intended for the children of slaves and not for the whole world to “come in and pile” into the US. On…
- World
Bill introduced in US Senate to restrict birthright citizenship
Washington: A group of Republican Senators has introduced a bill in the US Senate to restrict birthright citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants and non-immigrants on temporary visas. According to Senators…
- World
US birthright citizenship: Judge stays Donald Trump’s order
New York: A federal judge has stayed US President Donald Trump’s order to deny automatic citizenship for babies born to parents here illegally or on temporary visas. “This is a blatantly unconstitutional…
