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  Lalit Modi surrenders Indian passport: Why the fugitive has acquired citizenship of Vanuatu?

  Explainers | March 08, 2025 17:37 IST

  Lalit Modi fled from India in 2010 while he was under investigation. He has lived in the United Kingdom since then, however, the MEA has confirmed that the fugitive has now acquired the citizenship of Vanuatu.

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  Federal Judge blocks Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship again

  World | February 05, 2025 23:12 IST

  A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, continuing the legal battle over the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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  Will Trump's Birthright Citizenship order be halted in US? Federal judge to hear arguments

  World | February 05, 2025 15:16 IST

  A federal judge in the US will hear arguments over temporarily pausing Trump's order related to Birthright Citizenship. Almost 22 states in the US, along with Democratic attorneys general, seek to stop the Trump's executive order.

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  Trump signs order to end US birthright citizenship: What is it and how will it affect Indians?

  World | January 22, 2025 7:33 IST

  US birthright citizenship: This decision could significantly impact thousands of Indian professionals working in the US under H-1B and other temporary visa programs, raising concerns about their children's citizenship rights.

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  Is Rahul Gandhi also British citizen? HC seeks reply from Home Ministry, next hearing on Dec 19

  India | November 26, 2024 19:08 IST

  The PIL filed by petitioner S Vignesh Shishir was last heard by the Allahabad High Court on October 24 and the matter is under investigation by the CBI. Shishir in his plea claimed that Gandhi also holds British citizenship.

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  'There's no argument...', Alia Bhatt's Instagram story amid debate over her citizenship goes viral

  Celebrities | May 22, 2024 15:33 IST

  Like other actors, Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor also voted for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, but his wife and Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt was nowhere to be seen. After this, a debate once again erupted regarding Alia Bhatt's citizenship.

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  'Stay as long as you like': Man, who fought off Sydney mall attacker, to get Australian citizenship

  World | April 16, 2024 16:15 IST

  A video circulated on social media showed a French national holding a shopping centre bollard up to try and stop the knife-wielding Cauchi in his tracks on Saturday afternoon.

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  PM Modi acknowledged for granting citizenship to refugees through CAA: Amit Shah

  March 12, 2024 16:12 IST

  Amit Shah listed the achievements of the Modi government, including the abolition of Article 370 and the construction of the Ram Temple, emphasising Modi's commitment to corruption-free governance.

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  Shamima Begum, who fled UK to join ISIS, loses appeal to regain British citizenship

  World | February 23, 2024 18:17 IST

  Shamima Begum fled the UK to join the ISIS in 2015 when she was 15, married a Dutch member of the group and all three of her children have died. The UK government maintained she could seek a Bangladeshi passport but her family has argued that she is a British citizen.

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  Government's gift to Afghan refugees before Gujarat elections, order issued by Union Home Ministry

  News | November 02, 2022 8:07 IST

  गुजरात में विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले केंद्र सरकार ने बड़ा फैसला लिया है... MHA के फैसले के मुताबिक गुजरात के मेहसाणा और आणंद जिलों में पाकिस्तान..अफगानिस्तान और बांग्लादेश से आए लोगों को भारत की नागरिकता दी जाएगी | इन दोनों जिले में रह रहे हिंदू, सिख, बौद्ध, जैन, पारसी और ईसाइयों को भारतीय नागरिकता देने का फैसला लिया गया है | इसको लेकर केंद्रीय गृह मंत्रालय ने नोटिफिकेशन भी जारी कर दिया है | जो लोग भारत की नागरिकता लेना चाहते हैं | उन्हें इसके लिए ऑनलाइन आवेदन करना होगा | इसके बाद जिला स्तर पर कलेक्टर वेरिफिकेशन करेंगे और पूरी प्रक्रिया के बाद संतुष्ट होने पर भारतीय नागरिकता दी जाएगी | इसके लिए एक प्रमाणपत्र भी जारी किया जाएगा | आवेदन के साथ कलेक्टर अपनी रिपोर्ट केंद्र सरकार को भेजेंगे | ऑनलाइन के साथ साथ कलेक्टर द्वारा इस पूरी प्रक्रिया का ब्यौरा डिटेल के साथ रिकॉर्ड में भी रखा जाएगा | और उसकी एक कॉपी केंद्र सरकार के रिकॉर्ड में भी जमा करवाई जाएगी | #citizenship #gujarat #gujaratelection #afghanistan #indiatv

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  Taking steps for citizenship to children of legal immigrants: US

  World | August 05, 2021 7:56 IST

  White House Press Secy Jen Psaki told this to reporters at her daily news conference while responding to questions on the fear among a section of children, most from India, because of decades-long wait for their green card.

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  Former TMC leader Vinay Mishra serves notice to Suvendu Adhikari for spreading 'misinformation'

  India | June 15, 2021 13:05 IST

  Former TMC leader Vinay Mishra on Tuesday served a legal notice to BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari, alleging that he had made "factually incorrect and malicious" statements against him.

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  MHA invites non-Muslim refugees from Pak, Afghan, Bangladesh for Indian citizenship

  India | May 28, 2021 23:31 IST

  The Centre on Friday invited non-Muslims like Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists belonging to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and residing in 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian citizenship.

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  Joe Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants

  World | January 19, 2021 13:39 IST

  US President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status. 

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  Haqikat Kya Hai | CAA likely to be implemented from January: Kailash Vijayvargiya

  Hakikat Kya Hai | December 06, 2020 23:04 IST

  The Citizenship (Amendment) Act is likely to be implemented from January next year, as the Central government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are keen to grant citizenship to the large refugee population in West Bengal, senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said on Saturday.

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  China warns UK against offering citizenship to Hong Kong residents

  World | October 23, 2020 19:20 IST

  China on Friday warned the UK against offering citizenship to Hong Kong residents and "immediately correct its mistakes" in order to avoid retaliatory measures.

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  Edward Snowden obtains open-ended Russian residence permit

  World | October 23, 2020 18:46 IST

  Edward Snowden, the former US National Security Agency contractor who leaked classified documents on American surveillance programmes, has obtained Russia's open-ended residence permit, his lawyer told the media

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  JK: 63-year-long battle for citizenship end for Valmikis as they get domicile certificates

  India | July 31, 2020 16:49 IST

  The first domicile certificate in the community was given to 71-year-old Deepoo Devi of Valmiki Samaj Basti by a tehsildar.

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  Sikh migrants from Afghanistan demand Indian citizenship

  News | July 28, 2020 23:06 IST

  Few Sikh families who migrated from Afghanistan to India demand citizenship. Most of the families claim that they came to India in 1990s and since then they have to keep renewing their visas to stay in India.

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  Lucknow: Anti-CAA protesters begin indefinite fast

  India | February 20, 2020 17:08 IST

  Women protesting against the citizenship law at the Clock Tower in Lucknow have started an indefinite fast from Thursday.