citizenship
- World
US Supreme Court to hear birthright citizenship case
Washington: The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a closely watched case on birthright citizenship, which tests President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict automatic citizenship for children born to certain non-citizens…
- India
Dual citizenship row: Allahabad HC seeks Centre’s records on Rahul Gandhi
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Monday summoned records from the central government in connection with a dual citizenship complaint against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. The court’s Lucknow bench’s Justice Rajeev Singh…
- World
Canada moves to revoke Tahawwur Rana’s citizenship: Report
Toronto: Ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India, the Canadian government is pushing to revoke the citizenship of a Pakistan-born businessman, Tahawwur Rana Hussain, accused of playing a key role…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: OU asks citizenship proof of RTI activist for seeking land details
Hyderabad: The Osmania University (OU) in Hyderabad has sought the citizenship proof of a Right to Information (RTI) activist after the latter sought details of the land owned by the university. The…
- India
Woman arrested, daughter booked in Meerut over alleged Pak citizenship, espionage
Meerut: A woman has been arrested, and her daughter booked for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s ISI and residing in the country without valid citizenship, the Meerut police said. According to the police,…
- India
Politically motivated, says Sonia Gandhi on 1980 voter list entry
New Delhi: The counsel for Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Saturday, February 7, claimed before a Delhi court that a complaint alleging that she was included in the electoral roll three years…
- World
UK govt to uphold citizenship revocation in Shamima Begum case
United Kingdom (UK) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has vowed to defend the decision to strip the citizenship of a woman who fled to Syria to join the Islamic State. The decision comes…
- India
HC transfers case of Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship from Raebareli to Lucknow
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Wednesday transferred a criminal complaint questioning the citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli to Lucknow after the petitioner claimed that he…
- India
Visas will be refused if purpose is childbirth for citizenship: US Embassy in India
The US embassy in India announced on Thursday, December 11, that tourist visas would not be granted if officials believe the primary objective of travel is to give birth for citizenship purposes.…
- Middle East
Kuwait revokes citizenship of prominent Islamic scholar
Kuwait revoked the citizenship of a prominent Islamic scholar named Tareq al-Suwaidan. The reason for stripping him of citizenship is not known. The Kuwait Al-Youm Official Gazette stated that a decree to withdraw the…
- World
US to expand travel ban to over 30 countries: Homeland Security Secretary
Washington: The Trump administration will be expanding its ban on travel for citizens of certain countries to more than 30, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, in the latest restriction to come…
- World
US birthright citizenship: Supreme Court agrees to decide legality of order
Washington: The US Supreme Court agreed to decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship, which has been treated as settled law for more than…
- India
EC tells SC Aadhaar is only proof of identity, not citizenship for Bihar voters
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has told the Supreme Court that it had already issued instructions for using the Aadhaar card as proof of identity and not of citizenship, for…
- Middle East
Document reveals ex-Israeli President Peres applied for Palestinian citizenship
Former Israeli Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres, then known as Szymel Perski, applied for Palestinian citizenship in 1937 during the British Mandate period, according to recently uncovered archival document. The document,…
- Top Stories
Trump administration can’t end US birthright citizenship: Federal appeals court
Boston: A federal appeals court in Boston ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily, adding to the mounting…
