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UK Home Secretary introduces tougher rules to stop criminals from gaining
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman said, "British citizenship is a privilege - those who commit a crime or do not show respect for our freedoms & rights should not be entitled to receive it. From today I am introducing a tougher threshold so that serious criminals c
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Delhi HC sets aside Centre's order cancelling OCI card of Professor Swain
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside the Central Government's order of cancellation of the (Overseas Citizen of India) OCI Card of Professor Ashok Swain. He had challenged the order saying that it was without any reasoning. He is a professor of peace and conflict research at Uppsala Univ
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Nepal: SC issues short-term interim order against implementing Citizenship
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Supreme Court of Nepal on Sunday issued a short-term interim order blocking the implementation of recently ratified Citizenship Act that was authenticated by President Ram Chandra Paudel last week.
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Assam Accord: SC to hear pleas challenging Section 6A of Citizenship Act o
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted the pleas for hearing on January 10, 2023, challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord.
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1,414 citizenship certificates granted in 2021, says MHA report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to MHA annual report 2021-22, From 1 April 2021 till 31 December 2021, 1120 citizenship certificates were granted by registration under section 5 and 294 were granted by naturalisation under section 6 of the Citizenship Act, 1955.
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Centre gets 7th extension to frame rules for Citizenship Act
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been granted an extension for the seventh time from the Parliamentary Committees on Subordinate Legislation in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha to frame the rules for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 201
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SC to hear on Nov 1 pleas challenging Sec 6A of Citizenship Act
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): The constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear on November 1 the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam.
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Nepal Parliament endorses much-awaited Citizenship amendment act
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 22 (ANI): Nepal's House of Representatives on Friday passed the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 (First Amendment), Bill, 2079, enabling thousands of people waiting for citizenship to acquire the certificate.
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4,844 foreigners granted Indian citizenship in past 5 years: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): As many as 4,844 foreigners were granted Indian citizenship in the past five years under the Citizenship Act 1955, Union Minister Nityanand Rai told Lok Sabha in a written reply on Tuesday.
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Centre gets 6th extension to frame rules for Citizenship Act
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, January 11 (ANI) Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been granted extension for the sixth time from the Parliamentary Committees on Subordinate Legislation in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha to frame the rules for the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, said so
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No proposal to amend CAA for inclusion of more minorities: MHA to RS
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that no proposal is under consideration to further amend the Citizenship Act (CAA) for granting Indian nationality to members of other minority communities.
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Choksi's claim of renouncing Indian citizenship bogus, totally erroneous:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Roseau [Dominica], June 14 (ANI): Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi is an Indian citizen and his application for renunciation of citizenship was rejected, Indian authorities told the Dominica High court in their affidavit and noted that he is erroneously claiming renunciation of citizensh
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