Indian Citizenship
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Spanish priest, 90, gets Indian citizenship after 38 years of struggle
India | Apr 23, 2016, 03:49 PM ISTMumbai: After a long struggle of 38 years, a 90-year-old Spanish Jesuit priest -- who has lived and worked in the country for 67 years -- was finally granted Indian citizenship here this week. Mumbai
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Indian govt proposes to make citizenship for Pakistan Hindus simpler
World | Apr 18, 2016, 09:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government on Sunday announced that it proposes to simplify procedures for grant of Indian citizenship to minority Hindus from Pakistan. The proposal also envisages allowing “minority communities of Pakistan staying in India
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"I'm home after long journey," says Adnan Sami after becoming Indian citizen
Bollywood | Jan 02, 2016, 07:30 PM ISTMumbai: Adnan Sami is rejoicing in his "New Year gift" in the form of Indian citizenship and the noted singer says he has finally made it home after a long journey.Born in Britain with roots
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4,300 Hindus, Sikhs persecuted in Pakistan, Afghanistan provided Indian citizenship
India | Jun 17, 2015, 03:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: As a first step to grant Indian nationality to nearly two lakh refugees from neighbouring countries, the NDA government has given citizenship to around 4,300 Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan and Afghanistan in
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Hindu Sindhis from Pakistan to get elusive Indian citizenship
India | Oct 23, 2014, 12:14 PM ISTLucknow: They are Hindu Sindhis who migrated from Pakistan long after partition. Some of them have been around for more than half a century but Indian citizenship has been a distant dream. Now, it is
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Pakistani Hindus organise rally demanding Indian citizenship
India | Sep 02, 2014, 11:59 PM ISTRajkot: Around 200 families of Pakistani Hindus, who have migrated here, today staged a demonstration and demanded Indian citizenship saying they do not wish to return to their country.“Nearly one thousand Hindus comprising 200 families
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I was expecting Indian citizenship from Modi government, says Taslima Nasreen (India TV Exclusive)
National | Aug 10, 2014, 07:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: Tough times force even the toughest of mortals to mellow down and compromise. Noted Bengali feminist and writer Taslima Nasreen, who, once upon a time, did not hesitate in directly taking on the
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Pakistani Hindus Ask For Indian Citizenship
India | Dec 16, 2011, 05:02 PM ISTJalandhar (Punjab), Sep 16: A group of Pakistani Hindus have urged the Indian government to grant them either refugee status or citizenship, claiming that they are not treated well in their home country.The group members