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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.

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  Aadhaar isn't a document of Citizenship: UIDAI

  India | February 19, 2020 15:33 IST

  Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday clarified that the Aadhaar is not a document of citizenship and the Supreme Court in its decision has directed UIDAI not to issue Aadhaar to illegal immigrants.

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  All refugees to be given citizenship under CAA: West Bengal BJP chief

  Politics | January 26, 2020 20:36 IST

  Participating in a rally in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at Buniyadpur town in South Dinajpur district, Ghosh said that the refugees will now get their citizenship which they have been seeking for years.

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  DMK, allies hold rally against Citizenship Amendment Act in Chennai

  India | December 23, 2019 12:16 IST

  The police had denied permission for the rally and the Madras High Court on Sunday declined to stay the rally.

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  CAA Protest: Security tightened during Friday prayers at Macca masjid, Charminar in Hyderabad

  India | December 20, 2019 14:51 IST

  In a bid to ensure no violence in the area heavy security is deployed on Friday at Macca masjid and Charminar in Hyderabad after namaz.

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  Citizenship Act: Life in Assam back on track as the state remains peaceful

  India | December 19, 2019 12:09 IST

  Normal life is back on track in Assam with the state remaining peaceful after several days of violent protests against the new citizenship law. The curfew imposed in Dibrugarh has been relaxed for 14 hours since 6 am on Thursday but mobile internet services remained suspended, officials said.

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  Northeast MPs seek region be exempt from Citizenship Bill

  India | November 30, 2019 9:43 IST

  The letter comes on the eve of the consultative meeting on the bill, which seeks to remove hurdles in the way of eligible migrants from six minority groups from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan from getting Indian citizenship, between Home Minister Amit Shah with Chief Ministers of the northeastern states and leaders of various NGOs from the region in New Delhi.

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  MHA issues fresh order cancelling citizenship of Telangana MLA Ramesh Chennamaneni

  India | November 20, 2019 23:34 IST

  In its 13-page order, the ministry said the competent authority has considered various aspects like Chennamaneni is a sitting MLA and has no criminal background or no criminal case has been filed against him.

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  Sitting MLA, Kargil veteran left out NRC

  India | August 31, 2019 22:39 IST

  Kargil war veteran and retired army officer Mohammad Sanaullah, who spent a few days in detention in May after being declared a foreigner by a tribunal, was excluded from the updated list.  

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  Understanding Assam NRC: What is it exactly?

  Fyi | September 01, 2019 0:28 IST

  The final list of Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) has been released today. More than 19 lakh people have left out of the NRC. The Assam government has, however, assured that adequate support and aid will be provided to people who are excluded from the final NRC list

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  Now, Trump wants to end birthright citizenship in America

  World | August 22, 2019 17:05 IST

  During his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump had said that he will end the birthright citizenship. Trump's statement came as the administration announced a proposal to detain undocumented families together indefinitely, replacing the agreement that set a 20-day limit for holding children.

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  Seriously looking to end birthright citizenship: Donald Trump

  World | August 22, 2019 6:23 IST

  "We are looking at birthright citizenship very seriously. It's frankly ridiculous,” Trump said responding to a question on the birthright citizenship, which grants automatic citizenship to those born in the US.

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  Donald Trump abandons adding citizenship question to 2020 Census

  World | July 12, 2019 9:31 IST

  US President Donald Trump has abandoned his bid to have a question about citizenship added to the 2020 Census, instead deciding to obtain the information via other means. 

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  US President Donald Trump vows to pursue citizenship census question

  World | July 06, 2019 7:33 IST

  The Donald Trump administration will continue to pursue a way of adding a citizenship question to the census, lawyers said in court filings. But administration lawyers failed to provide any legal justification for the census question by a court deadline, the BBC reported.

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  Anupam Kher defends Akshay Kumar over citizenship controversy, here's what he said

  Celebrities | May 05, 2019 17:10 IST

  Akshay Kumar, who was roped in as the brand ambassador for Canadian tourism in India in 2010, on May 3 had released a statement about his Canadian citizenship and had said that he did not understand the negativity and "unwarranted interest" around the subject.