citizenship
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia makes major amendment to citizenship law
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has introduced a major amendment to the citizenship law. It made children of local women eligible to apply for citizenship after attaining the age of 18 years. After the…
- World
Canada’s immigration backlog shrinks to 2.2 mn: IRCC
Toronto: Canada’s immigration backlog came down to just over 2.2 million from last month’s 2.4 million, according to new data revealed by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). With this, the…
- India
1,83,741 Indians gave up citizenship till Oct
New Delhi: The number of Indians renouncing citizenship has gone up significantly in the last few years. The number of Indians who renounced their citizenship was 1,33,049 in 2017, and five years…
- India
31 districts, 9 states can give citizenship to non-Muslims from Pak, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
New Delhi: The district magistrates of 31 districts and the home secretaries of nine states have been given powers to grant Indian citizenship to the Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians…
- India
Minorities from three countries living in two Gujarat districts to get citizenship
New Delhi: Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to give citizenship rights to the minority community members hailing from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, living…
- India
Ban on PFI imminent after countrywide NIA, ED raids against it
New Delhi: A possible ban stares the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the face for its alleged involvement in terror activities after law-enforcement agencies Thursday conducted searches against it at 93…
- India
SC to hear on Oct 31 pleas challenging constitutional validity of CAA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Monday it will hear on October 31 a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) which seeks to grant…
- India
SC adjourns hearing of petitions challenging CAA to September 19
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and posted the matter for further hearing on September 19. A…
- India
24 Pakistani Hindus get Indian citizenship
Rajkot: Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi on Friday handed over citizenship certificates to 24 Pakistani Hindus who were living in India on a long-term visas in Rajkot and had…
- Middle East
Israel’s top court okays revoking terrorists citizenship
Jerusalem: Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the government may revoke the citizenship of people convicted of terrorism and actions that constitute a breach of trust against the country. A panel of…
- Opinions
Saudi-based NRIs set to explore Turkish citizenship, residency opportunities
Hashmi Group, a Turkey-based Indian firm with expertise in Turkey’s Citizenship and Residency by Investment programs is visiting Saudi Arabia to hold one-on-one meetings in Jeddah and Riyadh between April 15 –…
- World
Russia needs more people, Bill passed to ease citizenship rules
Moscow: According to the Russian Times, Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill to State Duma on Wednesday to simplify the process of attaining citizenship for people living within the border…
- India
Assam activist Pranab Doley declared doubtful citizen
Dispur: Assam activist who had also contested for MLA seat from Bokakhat legislative assembly seat has been declared as ‘doubtful citizen’. Recently, Doley had applied for the renewal of his passport. In…
- India
Over 6L Indians gave up their citizenship in last 5 years: Govt
New Delhi: Over six lakh Indians have given up their citizenship in the last five years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also…
- Featured News
DOBARA: Don’t be disheartened with your old age; Life is to live and enjoy
Zeenath Khan To watch an elderly person blow out the candles on a birthday cake is a pleasure. Their face lights up with joy as innocent as a child’s. Indeed, our seniors…
