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Former TMC leader Vinay Mishra sends legal notice to BJP's Suvendu Adhikar
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 15 (ANI): Former TMC leader Vinay Mishra on Tuesday served a legal notice to the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, demanding to delete his June 11 "false" tweet, in which he said that Mishra renounced Indian citizenship but was
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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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Plea in SC against MHA's notification for citizenship applications from no
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification inviting Indian citizenship applications from non-Muslim refugees belonging to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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BJP MP thanks PM Modi for simplifying application process for Indian citiz
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 30 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shankar Lalwani on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for simplifying the application process for gaining Indian citizenship for the members of minorities in Pakistan.
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Afghan Sikh refugees residing in Punjab for more than 5 years hope to beco
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 29 (ANI): As the Central Government invited applications from the immigrants belonging to minority communities from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh for Indian citizenship, several Sikh refugees from Afghanistan living in India for more than five years
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MHA invites applications for Indian citizenship from 'minority community'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday invited applications from the immigrants belonging to minority communities from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, residing in 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian
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Foreigners can submit application for Indian citizenship after appropriate
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday said that the foreigners covered under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) may submit applications for grant of Indian citizenship after appropriate
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6,76,074 Indians gave up Indian citizenship from 2015 to 2019, says Home M
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): As many as 6,76,074 Indians gave up their Indian citizenship in five years from 2015 to 2019, according to the central government.
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2120 Pakistani, 188 Afghanistani, 99 Bangladeshi nationals granted Indian
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) Home Nityanand Rai on Monday said that 2120 Pakistani, 188 Afghanistani and 99 Bangladeshi nationals were granted Indian citizenship in the last three years.
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18,855 people given Indian citizenship in past 5 years: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Sunday said that a total of 18,855 people received Indian citizenship in the past five years.
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Sikh, Hindu refugees from Afghanistan based in India for 25-30 years deman
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 28 (ANI): After the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) arranged for the safe return of 11 people belonging to the Sikh and Hindu minority community, members of few Sikh and Hindu families who migrated from Afghanistan to India 25-30 years back have demanded In
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Nepal should continue friendly ties with India, not come under China's pre
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria on Sunday slammed Nepal for amendments made in their citizenship law for Indians, saying that Kathmandu should not get carried away by China's influence and continue its friendly ties with Ne
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