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Camp to be organised in Barmer for Pak refugees to complete citizenship ap
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): A camp will be organised on Friday by the district administration to assist Pakistan refugees to complete the formalities for availing the Indian citizenship.
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Hindu refugees from Pakistan living in Delhi's Sanjay Colony area celebrat
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): With the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, the Pakistani Hindu refugees staying at Sanjay colony in Bhatti Mines area in Delhi, rejoiced at the prospects of getting Indian Citizenship on Thursday.
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Delhi: Hindu refugees celebrate passing of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): With Citizenship (Amendment) Bill being passed in the upper house of Parliament on Wednesday, the Pakistani Hindu refugees staying at the Majnu ka Tilla were overjoyed and excited at the prospects of getting Indian citizenship after the Bill becomes an act wi
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Post CAB nod, BJP to reach out to refugees, explain benefits
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 12 (ANI): After its big push to the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) that helped it sailed through Parliament, making way for the grant of Indian citizenship to the persecuted non-Muslim minority refugees from the three neighbouring countries, the Bharatiya Janata Part
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391 Afghani, 1,595 Pakistani migrants granted Indian citizenship during la
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said that the 391 Afghani and 1,595 Pakistani migrants have been granted Indian citizenship during the last three years.
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'We are Indians': Afghan Sikh families welcome passage of Citizenship Amen
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Sikh families, who escaped to India from Afghanistan due to religious persecution, have expressed happiness over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill getting the nod in Lok Sabha and hope that it will go through Rajya Sabha as well, as this will help get
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Personal data protection bill introduced in Lok Sabha, Prasad proposes sen
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): A bill to deal with the privacy and security of data of Indian citizens was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying that the government will bring a proposal to s
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Delhi: Hindu refugees at Majnu-Ka-Tila eagerly waiting for passage of Citi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Phulbanti, a Class VII student who migrated to India from Pakistan in 2013 with her family, is looking forward to the day when she can proudly hold a card, which declares her and her siblings as Indian citizens.
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'Inaccurate, unwarranted': India condemns USCIRF's statement on CAB
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Condemning the "inaccurate" and "unwarranted" comments made by US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Citizenship Amendment Bill that was passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday, India on Tuesday said that the Bill aims at providing expedited
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Pak PM condemns Citizenship Amendment Bill, says 'it violates bilateral ag
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 10 (ANI): Continuing his vile narrative against India, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday condemned Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which was passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday.
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Disappointed to see JDU's support for Citizenship Amendment Bill, says Pra
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) leader Prashant Kishor has expressed disappointment over Nitish Kumar-led party supporting the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 that seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.
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JDU, BJD and LJP extend support to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in LS
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): JDU MP Rajeev Ranjan Singh on Monday said that his party will support the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and considers it a right decision of giving Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities of Pakistan.
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