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"They are spreading lies, misleading Hindu voters": LoP Suvendu Adhikari h
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of misleading Hindu voters over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, alleging that false narratives were being spread to discourage Hindus from applying under the CAA.
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'SIR be based on Sikkim Citizenship Order Act 1975 & Representation of the
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Sikkim State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has submitted a memorandum to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Election Department here, requesting an immediate initiation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Sikkim.
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"Credibility of EC at an all-time low": DMK questions second phase of SIR
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Annadurai highlighted the "unanswered questions" from Bihar and asked how the ECI intends to apply the findings from the SIR conducted there to other states. He also questioned why Assam was omitted from the exercise. The DMK leader further alleged that the ECI was acting as a "citizenshi
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"Why has Assam been left out? When did SIR become a citizenship exercise?"
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
However, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Monday, that separate orders for Special Intensive Revision of the voter list will be issued for Assam as the State has separate provisions under the Citizenship Act. "Under the supervision of the Supreme Court, the checking of ci
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Separate order to be issued for Special Intensive Revision in Assam: CEC G
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Separate orders for Special Intensive Revision of the voter list will be issued for Assam as the State has separate provisions under the Citizenship Act, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Monday.
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Some relief for H1B visa applicants, USD 100,000 fee not applicable for th
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services on Monday (local time) has clarified that the USD 100,000 H1B visa fee can be avoided if the applicant enters the United States on a different visa and later switches to H1B visa inside the United States.
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SIR is an issue in Bihar polls, checking citizenship is Home Ministry's jo
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Asserting that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is an issue in the Bihar assembly polls, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that the exercise carried out by the Election Commission was done in "a hurry" and that checking citizenship is the mandate of the Home Min
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I.I.M.U.N. Embarks on Landmark USA Study Tour to Shape Future Glocal Leade
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7: In a world marked by growing fissiparous tendencies, the need to bridge divides and foster global citizenship has never been greater. Rising to this challenge, India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.); the world's largest youth-run non-profit
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"Aadhaar not proof of birth, residence, or citizenship," says CEC Gyanesh
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar clarified that, as per Supreme Court orders and the Aadhaar Act, an Aadhaar card cannot be considered proof of date of birth, residence, or citizenship.
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St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Grenada Lead World's Best Golden Passports
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30: The latest edition of the CBI Index 2025, the only independent study evaluating all active citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes worldwide, has ranked Caribbean nations at the very top. St. Kitts and Nevis lead the index, followed by Dominica, Grenada, S
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Trump asks US Supreme Court to hear case on birthright citizenship curbs
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In petitions submitted to the high court on Friday, Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to hear arguments on the issue early next year, which would likely result in a ruling by June.
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"We would like to make use of it to our advantage": Karnataka Minister G P
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) clarified that the USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications will only apply to the new applicants and not to the petitions submitted prior to September 21.
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