Tag: Citizenship
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Haryana govt has no documents to prove citizenship of CM Khattar, reveals RTI
Last month, a Panipat-based activist had filed an RTI seeking details about the citizenship proof of the Chief Minister, cabinet ministers, and Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya.
March 5, 2020 -
18,999 persons, including from Myanmar and Sri Lanka granted citizenship in last five years
Among them, the largest number of 15, 036 were from Bangladesh, mainly because of the signing of Indo-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement under which 14, 864 Bangladeshi nationals were granted Indian Citizenship, as per Section 7 of the Citizenship Act, 1955.
March 4, 2020 -
‘UIDAI not empowered to verify citizenship’, Owaisi questions Aadhaar notices to 127 people
The AIMIM president also requested the Telangana Police and the UIDAI to reveal how many of those 127 listed people are Muslim and Dalit.
February 19, 2020 -
Notice to 127 people for Aadhaar discrepancies not related to citizenship: UIDAI
The 127 people have been asked to appear before the UIDAI deputy director in Hyderabad for a personal hearing on February 20.
February 19, 2020 -
Amid nationwide anti-CAA protests, RTI applicants asked to furnish citizenship proof
The Lucknow University (LU) refused to provide the information sought by the people who filed the Right to Information (RTI) unless they furnished the proof that they were Indian citizens.
February 4, 2020 -
‘2838 Pakistani, 914 Afganistani, 172 Bangladeshi refugees given citizenship in last 6 years’: FM
Sitharam also warned the states who showed an unwillingness to implement the Act and said the state governments cannot say that the law will not be implemented and the resolutions passed in the state assemblies will not have any impact and is illegal.
January 19, 2020 -
Left parties to protest against police action on Citizenship Law, NRC Protesters
The Left parties announced a seven-day nationwide protest from January 1 to 7 and a general strike on January 8 against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the National Population Register, and the National Register of Citizens.
December 30, 2019 -
Amid anti-CAB protests, Bangladesh asks India to increase security for its Guwahati officials
Two people were killed on Thursday in police firing in Assam to quell protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill with thousands descending on streets defying the curfew.
December 13, 2019 -
Citizenship test
Mr Shah’s claim that the Bill would provide refuge to persecuted minorities is also questionable because the Bill leaves out of its ambit Sri Lanka, Nepal and Myanmar where the Tamils, both Hindu and Muslim, and Rohingyas face persecution
December 11, 2019 -
Centre to table Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha on Monday amid protest by Left parties
'We strongly oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which gives citizenship on the basis of religion, that also to people from three countries,' CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Sunday.
December 8, 2019 -
Union Cabinet clears Citizenship Amendment Bill; to be introduced in Parliament soon
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill aims to provide Indian citizenship to the Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
December 4, 2019 -
Pakistani woman gets Indian citizenship after 35 years
Zubeda, married to a resident of Muzaffarnagar, Bihar was residing in the country on a long-term visa since 1994.
October 4, 2019 -
Home Ministry refuses to share details on notice to Rahul Gandhi on citizenship
In an RTI application, the ministry was asked to provide a copy of the notice to Rahul Gandhi and details of the response received from him.
June 4, 2019 -
Delhi HC allows Pakistani woman to stay on in India
Turning down the government's stand that the decision was taken on the basis of adverse security reports, the court said that the material, including intelligence inputs, placed before it, was not sufficient for taking such a step against her.
May 28, 2019 -
Citizenship row: SC rejects plea seeking to debar Rahul Gandhi from contesting LS polls
The petitioners had said that in a form along with the annual data of a UK-based company in 2005-06, it was allegedly mentioned that Rahul Gandhi is a British citizen.
May 9, 2019 -
What nonsense? Everyone knows Rahul Gandhi is Indian: Priyanka fumes over citizenship row
The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked Rahul Gandhi to intimate the factual position in the matter within a fortnight.
April 30, 2019 -
MHA notice to Rahul Gandhi over complaint on foreign citizenship, seeks reply within 2 weeks
The complaint mentioned that in the company's annual returns filed on October 10, 2005, and 31 October 2006, the Congress president had declared his nationality as British.
April 30, 2019