citizenship
- Middle East
Kuwait revokes citizenship of 5,838 in nationwide crackdown
Kuwait has stepped up its campaign against citizenship across the country, thus shedding light on some of the key strategies the country has been deploying in the war against dual nationality and…
- Telangana
Citizenship row: Ex BRS MLA considering appealing against HC verdict
Hyderabad: Former BRS MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh announced on Monday, December 9, that his legal team is considering an appeal against the recent high court ruling, which upheld the Indian government’s decision to…
- Middle East
Kuwait revokes citizenship of 930 individuals
Kuwait: At least 930 individuals have had their Kuwaiti citizenship withdrawn following a decision by the Supreme Committee for the Investigation of Kuwaiti Nationality. The committee, chaired by Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud…
- Middle East
Oman grants citizenship to over 80 expats
Muscat: Oman on Sunday, October 27, granted citizenship to 85 expats living in the Sultanate. According to the Oman News Agency (ONA), Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik issued Royal Decree No. 50/2024, following…
- India
SC upholds constitutional validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. A Constitution Bench, headed by CJI D. Y. Chandrachud, was dealing with a…
- India
Pakistani becomes first Goan to get Indian citizenship under CAA
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday handed over the Indian citizenship certificate to a 78-year-old Pakistani Christian under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, making him the first such person from the…
- India
Subramanian Swamy files PIL to cancel Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has petitioned the Delhi High Court, seeking direction from the Union Home Ministry to cancel the Indian citizenship of Rahul Gandhi when the Congress leader…
- India
HC refuses to entertain PIL seeking dual citizenship for Indian diaspora
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)…
- 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,…
- Top Stories
Higher salary threshold for UK Family Visa comes into force
London: The minimum income required for British citizens and residents, including those of Indian heritage, wanting to sponsor their relatives on a Family Visa increased by over 55 per cent from Thursday,…
- 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…
