citizenship
- Middle East
Turkiye moves to revoke citizenship from those serving Israel army
The Turkish Parliament passed a bill in its first reading that seeks to revoke the citizenship of Turkish nationals who participated in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) genocidal war in Gaza. The…
- India
Centre starts granting citizenship under CAA in West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand
New Delhi: The Union government on Wednesday started granting citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in West Bengal, Haryana and Uttarakhand. The CAA was enacted in December 2019 for granting Indian nationality…
- India
Centre granting citizenship to people under CAA a lie, politics during polls: Mamata
Gopiballavpur: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of “orchestrating a lie” about granting citizenship to 14 people under the CAA and dubbed it as “politics…
- India
Tripura forms state-level committee for granting citizenship under CAA
Agartala: The Tripura government has constituted a six-member state-level empowered committee with Director Census Operations, as chairman to grant citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, an official said on Friday. The…
- India
Congress won’t decide citizenship on basis of caste, religion or language: Rahul
Kozhikode: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday assured the people that if the Congress is voted to power, citizenship will not be decided on the basis of caste, religion or language,…
- Middle East
Kuwait revokes citizenship of 211 people since March 4
The government of Kuwait has revoked the citizenship of 211 individuals from March 4 till date, local media reported. This comes as the Supreme Committee for Citizenship is currently reviewing forged and…
- India
VHP to help refugees in getting Indian citizenship after CAA
Lucknow: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will get in touch with refugees living in hundreds of various camps in the border states, to facilitate them in getting Indian citizenship. The decision comes two…
- India
Govt launches portal for those seeking Indian citizenship under CAA
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday launched a portal for people eligible to apply for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, an official spokesperson said. The move…
- India
Will resign if one person who has not applied for NRC gets citizenship: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that he will be the first to resign if one person, who has not applied for National Register of Citizens (NRC), gets…
- World
US-born doctor loses citizenship after 61 years
A 62-year-old doctor from Virginia has been stripped of his US citizenship because his father worked as an Indian diplomat to Iran. His citizenship was revoked in February this year, when Siavash…
- Pakistan
Rajasthan: Feeling ‘neglected’, Pak migrants with Indian citizenship threaten to opt for NOTA
Jodhpur: Alleging that successive governments have ignored the grievances of the Pakistani migrant community living in Rajasthan, those with Indian citizenship have threatened to vote for NOTA, or None of the Above,…