citizenship
- News
The rule of law: Bail, due process and citizenship
The controversy surrounding the grant of bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre in the alleged assault (I say alleged despite video evidence because a court will have to evaluate and pronounce…
- India
SC sets aside Gauhati HC order declaring 27 people as foreigners
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, June 13, set aside a batch of Gauhati High Court judgments that had upheld the declaration of 27 people as foreigners, holding that citizenship and foreigner…
- Hyderabad
BJP membership will be citizenship proof in coming days: Owaisi
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi attacked the Centre on Thursday, June 25, over reports that a passport is not proof of citizenship and sarcastically commented that it won’t…
- India
Passport a travel document, not proof of citizenship: MEA
Hyderabad: A passport is a travel document that attests nationality when an Indian is abroad, and should not be construed as proof of citizenship, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday,…
- India
Bengal women detained in Thane despite valid citizenship docs
Three women and a child from West Bengal are being held in a Thane detention centre on allegations of being illegal Bangladeshi nationals, with police claiming their documents, including passports, which require…
- World
US moves to revoke citizenship of Indian-origin businessman
Washington: The US Department of Justice has launched proceedings to revoke the citizenship of 17 naturalised Americans accused of concealing crimes or lying during the immigration process, including an Indian-origin businessman convicted…
- India
SIR: EC to share ‘suspected foreigners’ details with authorities
New Delhi: The Election Commission has directed its state poll machinery to refer cases of “suspected foreign nationals” to competent authorities during the special intensive revision of voters’ list. The EC also…
- India
US senators challenge immigration freeze
Washington: Four Democratic senators have challenged a Trump administration policy that has paused immigration and citizenship cases involving nationals from 39 countries, saying the move has stalled green cards, naturalisation applications and…
- India
Govt notifies changes in Immigration and Foreigners Rules
New Delhi: The foreigners coming to India on a visa for 180 days or less will now have to register themselves “any time before the expiry of the said period of 180…
- Hyderabad
Countdown begins for SIR in Hyderabad: Know consequences of losing voting rights
Hyderabad: Countdown begins for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana as the exercise is set to begin on June 15. Failing to get…
- Telangana
Congress urges Telangana CEO not to link SIR with citizenship verification
Hyderabad: The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) has urged election authorities to ensure that the proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana does not become a “backdoor NRC exercise,”…
- Bollywood
Is Diljit Dosanjh no longer an Indian citizen?
Hyderabad: Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh is once again making headlines, but this time not for his music or films. A recent report has claimed that the global star has been…
- World
Russia accuses US of wrongly granting citizenship to diplomats’ children
Moscow: Russia on Monday, May 4, accused the US State Department of unlawfully granting American citizenship to children of Russian diplomats born in the United States, a move Moscow says violates international…
- India
Govt notifies changes to Citizenship Rules; focus on OCI registration
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Thursday, April 30, notified changes to the Citizenship Rules, 2009, introducing a digital shift across various processes for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders and…
- India
Allahabad HC judge recuses from hearing Rahul Gandhi dual citizenship plea
Lucknow: A judge of the Allahabad High Court on Monday, April 20, recused himself from hearing a plea related to the alleged dual citizenship controversy involving Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and requested…
