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India seeks Choksi's extradition from Antigua
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 05 (ANI): India on Sunday formally handed over an extradition request to authorities in Antigua and Barbuda for fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi.
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SEBI denies clearing Mehul Choksi's Antigua citizenship request
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), August 3 (ANI): The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Friday rubbished reports which claimed that the markets regulator had provided positive report on embattled diamantaire Mehul Choksi to the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) of Antigua, based on whi
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Citizenship granted after due diligence: Antiguan authorities on Choksi
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): Antigua and Barbuda's Citizenship By Investment Unit (CIU) has clarified that it took all steps to ensure fugitive diamantaire and Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam accused Mehul Choksi was a 'fit and proper candidate' for the grant of citizenship as allowed
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Citizenship soul of India, not imported vote banks: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Amid the massive uproar by the Opposition on Assam's NRC draft list, Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday asserted that sovereignty and citizenship are the soul of India and not imported vote banks.
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Went to Antigua for business expansion, says Choksi
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 27 (ANI): Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi in a statement has claimed that he lawfully applied for citizenship in Antigua to expand his business and to obtain visa-free travel to 130 countries.
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No one's voters, Pakistani Hindu refugees yearn to vote
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 24 (ANI): Moru Ram was born in Pakistan and lived there until 2007 when he fled to India, fearing persecution of Hindu minorities.
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Punjab: 25 Sikh families from Afghanistan seek Indian citizenship
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): As many as 25 Sikh families from Afghanistan have urged the Congress-led Punjab government to provide them Indian citizenship and give houses to stay as they are unable to fulfill their daily requirements.
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20 years on, 75-year-old woman waits for Indian citizenship
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 28 (ANI): A 75-year-old Pakistani woman, named Habeeb Unissa Begum, has been allegedly waiting for over 20 years to become an official citizen of India.
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200 protesters arrested in Guwahati
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 20 (ANI): At least 200 members of Krishak Mukti Sangram (KMS) were arrested on Sunday at the meeting venue of North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) in Guwahati.
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Bangladeshi-Origin Hindus no threat to Assam: Rajen Gohain
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], May 10 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain on Friday suggested that Bangladesh-origin Hindus do not pose any threat to the indigenous communities in Assam.
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Second generation Pakistan's migrant Sajid Javid, new UK Home Secy
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], April 30 (ANI): Few hours after Former British Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigned over the ongoing controversy over Windrush generation of immigrants were denied the United Kingdom's citizenship, Prime Minister Theresa May appointed second-generation Pakistani migran
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US Immigration Dept. exhausted mandated H-1B visas for 2019
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 7 (ANI): The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday of exhausting the mandated number of H-1B visas for the fiscal year 2019.
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