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In a significant development, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday handed over citizenship certificates to 14 people under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while addressing Muslims on Eid said on Thursday that she will not allow the implementation of the CAA, NRC, and UCC in the state.
After the construction of the historic Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP government has now fulfilled yet another promise made in the 2019 poll manifesto with the rules of CAA being notified on Monday
Dewan of Ajmer Sharif, Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan sent out a major message to the Indian Muslims regarding the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA) and cleared the misconceptions about the Act.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it a priority to ensure the safe return of Stranded Indian Citizens in abroad
Bharat Varsh got divided in two nations- partitioned-in 1947.Though the storm of a division was brewing for few years before this ‘jhatka’, no one- atleast the people were not sure what would really happen to them. Pakistan was created clearly on the basis of religion, though Indian leadership were clearly more accommodating towards all faiths. At that time, it was a free for all -two way flow and people had a choice. Either go to Pakistan or choose India. Most – yes most- Hindus chose to come to Indian sid
Nepal's major opposition party Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) hit out at the Nepali government over its failure to repatriate Nepalis recruited in the Russian Army.
In a huge development, the final draft of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, also known as CAA will be ready by 30 March next year.
Accordingly, the crime branch (unit arrested 3 Muslims, Mohammad Khan (49) alias Dr R Patel, Mohammad Nafees Sharif (39), Mohammad Nisar (27), Mohammad Sharif, (44), all from Rajasthan.
The fifth flight carrying 286 Indian nationals including 18 citizens of Nepal arrived in New Delhi late on Tuesday night.
Citizenship was conferred to more than a hundred Hindu refugees from Pakistan who had been residing in Ahmedabad since coming to India
Supreme Court of Nepal on Friday (Jan 27) disqualified Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane from his posts after he was found guilty of producing an 'invalid' citizenship certificate.
A middle-aged man attempted to self-immolate in front of Nepal's federal parliament on Tuesday (Jan 24) afternoon when newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal walked out of the parliament.
Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra lashed at the Centre over several issues affecting the country and took a swipe at the BJP government indicting them of "extreme incompetence". She was speaking in the Lok Sabha, over the debate on demands for additional grants for 2022-23.
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday (Nov 10) said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act ( CAA ) will be implemented in the state and if Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee opposes it, it will be like challenging the sovereignty of the nation.
It should be highlighted that, that the govt is granting citizenship under the Citizenship Act, of 1955, and not the Citizenship Amendment Act, of 2019 (CAA) bears significance.
President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, nine years after he exposed the scale of secret surveillance operations by the National Security Agency (NSA).
The Assam Police on Friday (Sept 23) arrested one more leader of the Popular Front of India (PFI), it informed. According to the Additional Director General of Police, the recently arrested PFI leader has been identified as Dr Minarul Seikh who hailed from West Bengal and was arrested from Delhi.
The Supreme Court of Nepal on Friday (Sept 23) will hear the writ petitions filed against President Bidhya Devi Bhandari against her decision not to authenticate the Citizenship Bill. "The hearing is set to start from today," confirmed Supreme Court spokesperson, Bimal Paudel.
According to a recent update, the Central Government has informed the Delhi High Court that there is contemporary data from security agencies' inputs and other authentic material indicating linkages of some of the unauthorized Rohingya migrants with Pakistan - based terror organizations and similar organizations operating in other countries.
Amid a political tussle between Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) and Trinamool Congress ( TMC ) in West Bengal, Union Minister Shantanu Thakur on Friday (Sept 9) said that the Matua sect of the state has the power to change the political scenario and will play a key role in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The US Customs and Border Protection agency stated that their agents encountered a large group of migrants illegally climbing over the fence, near the Border Field State Park.
The platform raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding from Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons. The startup is designed to pair senior citizens with young graduates to form meaningful friendships. It provides all the services that a grandkid would do.
As per the ministry, the figure is higher as compared to 2020. In 2020, 85256 people had renounced their Citizenship, while in 2019, the figure stood at 1,44,017.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled ‘SPRINT Challenges’ on Jul 18, that aimed at giving a boost to the usage of indigenous technology in defence , particularly Indian Navy, during Naval Innovation and Indigenization Organization (NIIO) seminar ‘Swavlamban’ in teh antional capital.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday issued a decree to fast-track citizenship for all Ukrainians, more than four months into Moscow's military offensive in Ukraine.
Amit Shah : "TMC is spreading rumors about CAA that it won't be implemented on the ground, but I would like to say that we will implement CAA on the ground the moment the COVID 19 pandemic ends."
The IAF is set to deploy Russian-origin Ilyushin-76 heavy-lift transport aircraft as the government steps up effort to evacuate citizens from war-torn Ukraine.
Indian Embassy in Hungary has released the advisory regarding the evacuation process. It has asked Indian nationals, especially students living closest to the Russian border to depart first in an organised manner from the country.
A special emergency helpline (+1) 6137443751 has been set up in the High Commission in Ottawa to provide assistance and guidance to Indian citizens in distress. The Indian citizens are advised to monitor local media for the evolving situation - an advisory issued by the Indian High Commission said.
As Ukraine- Russia tensions seem imminent, India has asked its citizens in Ukraine to register with the embassy. This is to make the distribution of any important information seamless and swift.
It should be noted that apart from India, several other countries have already started administering third and even fourth vaccine doses to combat Covid-19. Till
He further also informed that the Home Affairs had received 8,244 applications from religious minorities of these countries for Indian citizenship.
Kiren Rijiju launched a mobile app for department’s Tele-law service, online consultation with empanelled lawyers
The 11 people who obtained Indian Citizenship were all citizens of Pakistan living in Ahmedabad in India.
'Culture, heritage, tradition, faith- all interdependent', Assam CM shares 8 highlights to uplift tribal communities
Puri said "Those who were opposing the enactment of the CAA are today demanding that its cut-off date should be extended from 2014 to 2021."
Sirsa took a major 'U Turn' and requested the government to amend the CAA act in the country.
75 refugees from Pakistan, belonging to the Sindhi community and living here for several years, were granted Indian citizenship at a ceremony as part of the commemoration of 75 years of India's independence.
National Register of Citizens in West Bengal!
MHA invites applications for Indian citizenship from non-muslim refugees from Pak, Afgh, Bangladesh
Good news for Indian IT professionals working in the US as President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats allies on Capitol Hill formally introduced major immigration overhaul on Thursday. It would offer an eight-year pathway to citizenship to the estimated 11 million people living in the US illegally.
The Indian Navy completed Operation Samudra Setu that was a part of the national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indian Naval Ships have evacuated 3,992 Indian citizens back to India and the operation lasting over 55 days and covering more then 23,000 kilometers by sea.
Indian Navy's amphibious warship INS Jalashwa, which is on its third trip to Male, Maldives will return back to Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu carrying 700 Indian citizens under the Operation Samudra Setu. With this repatriation, INS Jalashwa will successfully complete evacuating 2700 Indian nationals from the Maldives and Sri Lanka to Indian shores.
In yet another repatriation of stranded Indians, Indian Navy's amphibious warship INS Jalashwa came back with 588 Indian citizens from Male, the Maldives concluding its second voyage. This repatriation as part of 'Operation Samudra Setu' was the Indian Navy’s second massive evacuation exercise from Male during the lockdown.
In a bid to help the senior and differently-abled citizens amid the lockdown, Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) on Friday has launched ‘Cash at Home’ facility for them so that they do not need to step out during this coronavirus pandemic.
Following the first phase of India's one of the biggest repatriation operations 'Vande Bharat Mission', the government is set to operate the second phase of Vande Bharat Mission from May 16 to 22. During this II phase, Air India will operate 149 flights to bring back Indian stranded citizens from 31 countries.
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa praised PM Narendra Modi for achieving good results in containing the pandemic and for providing facilitation to Portuguese citizens in India, during an extensive telephonic conversation on the coronavirus outbreak.
Up in the fourth consecutive severe protest in Delhi's northeast area, the Delhi High Court has directed police to ensure safe passage to government hospitals and emergency treatment for those injured in the violence over the amended citizenship law.
Feeling unsafe about their future, as many as 200 Hindu and Sikh families from Pakistan have crossed over to India through the Attari-Wagha Border recently, and the officials said that they were not willing to go back.
