citizenship
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World
Biden rolls back Trump-era difficult citizenship test
Washington: US President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday announced reversal of former President Donald Trump’s policy by moving to an earlier 2008 civics test to make the path to US citizenship more…
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World
Ambitious US Citizenship bill introduced in Congress
Washington: A bicameral US Citizenship Act of 2021 proposing a pathway to citizenship to 11 million undocumented workers, elimination of per country quota for employment-based green cards and work authorisation for dependents of…
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India
Govt rules out granting dual citizenship
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday said it is not considering any proposal to grant dual citizenship.Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said in Lok Sabha that over 6.76 lakh…
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Middle East
UAE to grant citizenship to professionals including engineers, doctors
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) decided to grant citizenship to foreign investors, persons with specialized talents, professional including doctors, engineers, scientists, artists, authors and their families. On his Twitter handle, Sheikh…
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World
Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living…
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Featured News
Disasters, displacement and citizenship rights—the lingering fears
Amir Ullah Khan and Riaz F Shaikh The Citizenship issue becomes even more critical for those who live in areas that see frequent floods and earthquakes. The population that somehow survives here…
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Featured News
CAA-2019 will have negative impact on the idea of Economic Citizenship
Amir Ullah Khan and Riaz F. Shaikh Citizenship has a noticeably clear economic perspective. People migrate to countries that have economic opportunities. These immigrants bring to their adopted new countries new skills,…
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India
Assam-based Advocate known for fighting citizenship cases bags Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship
New Delhi: Aman Wadud, a human right’s activist and lawyer, practising at Gauhati High Court, has been selected for Fulbright-Nehru Master’s Fellowship 2021-2022. He will pursue LLM in the United States next…
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World
UK IS bride can return to fight citizenship: Report
London: Shamima Begum, a British resident who ran away in 2015 to become an Islamic State (IS) jihadi bride, has won a legal battle to be allowed to return home to fight…
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News
Pakistani Hindu refugees will get citizenship: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday assured of providing long term visas to Pakistani Hindu refugees residing in the national capital as well as enable them to settle in India.…
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Telangana
NPR: Over 14 lakh Hindu voters may lose Citizenship in Karimnagar
Karimnagar: If Govt. of TS implements NPR, 1477263 Hindus and 77477 Muslims may lose their citizenships. They are required to produce details in NRC based on the information furnished in NPR. If…
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India
University asks RTI applicants to furnish Citizenship proof
Lucknow: Even as anti-citizenship protests continue to rage across the country, Lucknow University has queered the pitch by demanding citizenship proof from RTI applicants. Lucknow University The Lucknow University (LU) refused to provide…
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India
CAA: Changes in criteria since 1955 till date
New Delhi: Changes in criteria qualifying a person as citizenship of India has been on Centres priority on various occasions that began 64 years ago when Citizenship Act, 1955 was passed, and…
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Hyderabad News
NPR Data is not the proof of Citizenship
Hyderabad: National Population Register (NPR) will start on 1st April 2020 which will continue till 30th September 2020. During these five months, 21 questions will be asked to the citizens whereas during…
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Kashmir
J-K: Poonch native gets Indian citizenship for Pak origin wife
Poonch: A Pakistani citizen who got married to an Indian from here got Indian citizenship from the government of India on December 21, thirty-six years after their marriage took place in 1983.…
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India
MHA plans citizenship to ‘eligible Muslim migrants’ too
New Delhi: In wake of ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in various states, the Union Home Ministry has been working on a plan to provide Indian citizenship to all future migrants,…
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CAA-NRC
Home Ministry to soon start drafting rules under CAA
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry will soon start the process of drafting rules for those eligible for Indian citizenship after the enactment of Citizenship Amendment Act 2019. MHA sources said applicants…
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Top Stories
Mahesh Bhatt raises voice against Citizenship Act
Mumbai: Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt on Sunday took a pledge not to support the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). He along with Congress leader Sanjay Jha joined a protest meet here. A video is doing…
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India
Road ahead for Indian Muslims
By Aijaz Zaka Syed “Where do we go from here?” asked a US-based Indian Muslim friend the morning after India lurched further to the right with the smooth passage of the Citizenship…
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Bollywood News
Farhan Akhtar hits out at troll over Citizenship Act
Mumbai: Director-actor Farhan Akhtar on Sunday called a social media user “bigot” after the person asked him to reach out to Muslims, to stop destroying the country’s property while protesting the Citizenship Amendment…
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India
How Citizenship Act, NRC will alter the idea of India
New Delhi: The government insists that the amended new law on citizenship (the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA) is not anti-Muslim. In fact, it claims that Indian Muslims are not even impacted…
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Middle East
Saudi Arabia to grant citizenship to distinguished professionals
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia decided to grant citizenship to distinguished professionals. The aim of the decision is to attract scientists, intellectuals and innovators from around the world. King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz issued…
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Hyderabad News
TRS MLA challenges his cancellation of citizenship
Hyderabad: TRS MLA, Mr. Ch. Ramesh approached High Court challenging the order of Govt. of India by which his Indian Citizenship was canceled as he already holds US Citizenship. In his petition…
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Hyderabad News
TRS legislator stripped of Indian citizenship
Hyderabad: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday issued a fresh order cancelling Indian citizenship of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh. Fresh orders were issued after hearing Ramesh, who…
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News
Trump likely to ending birthright citizenship
Washington: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration is seriously considering an executive order to end birthright citizenship.“We’re looking at that very seriously,” Trump told reporters when leaving the…
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News
Trump again attacks Census 2020 for not having question on citizenship
Seoul [South Korea]: Continuing his attack on the upcoming census, President Donald Trump on Sunday said that the exercise costs “billions” and is not effective as it does not include any question…
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News
India yet to hear officially from Antigua on revocation of Choksi’s citizenship
New Delhi [India]: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is yet to hear officially from the Antiguan government on the revocation of Mehul Choksi’s citizenship, and will make a move only after…
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Politics
Bangladeshi popular actress joins BJP; silent when asked about citizenship
Kolkata: Anju Ghosh, a Bangladeshi film actress joined the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in presence of the party’s state president Dilip Ghosh here on Wednesday. During the event, Ghosh was handed over…
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News
Give fair chance to people not included in NRC: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the NRC Coordinator to provide a fair chance to those who have challenged the non-inclusion of their names in the National Register of Citizen…
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Featured News
If only home ministry had asked nurse Rajamma on Rahul’s citizenship
Bangalore: Before asking Rahul Gandhi whether he is British or Indian, union home minister should have talked to Rajamma Vavathil who had held him in her arms in a Delhi hospital even…
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