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Canada introduces stricter financial verification for study permits

Canadian dollars are seen in this representational photo.

Published 3 days ago

Who is a citizen of India, after all?

The government’s position on this is clear (up to a point) and has been articulated repeatedly in Parliament: Citizenship is defined by the Citizenship Act. (HT Archive)

Updated 19 days ago

PAN, voter card not citizenship proof: Man declared foreigner despite 15 IDs

The Gauhati high court has declared a man a foreigner after having 15 documents.

Updated 29 days ago

HC cites inconsistencies in 15 docs, upholds order declaring Assam man foreigner

The Gauhati high court cited the burden of proof under Section 9 of the Foreigners Act, 1946.

Published 31 days ago

Ketanji Jackson vs Clarence Thomas: Supreme Court justices clash on citizenship

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. Seated (L-R): Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Elena Kagan. Standing (L-R): Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Published 32 days ago

US citizenship fee likely to see 75% hike; here's how Indians would be impacted

US DHS proposes raising citizenship application fee from $760 to $1,330, a 75% hike.

Updated 37 days ago

Amid citizenship proof debate, here's how India's passport fares globally

According to the latest Henley Passport Index 2026, India ranks 75th in the world, a significant improvement from its 85th position in 2025

Updated 38 days ago

‘Which doc proves citizenship?’: Oppn slams MEA's passport remark as ‘absurd’

The MEA clarified that the passport is a travel document

Updated 38 days ago

Amid MEA passport row, what constitutes proof of citizenship in India?

The ministry’s position appears to draw a distinction between a passport being evidence of citizenship and being conclusive proof of citizenship.

Updated 38 days ago

If not a passport, then what? MEA statement reignites citizenship debate

Under Section 5 of the Passports Act, 1967, a passport authority may issue a passport only after considering the application and making such inquiry as it deems necessary. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated 38 days ago

‘Providing passport without…’: Javed Akhtar reacts to MEA's citizenship remark

Indian screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar shared his thoughts in a post on the social media platform X.

Updated 38 days ago

Gulf rulers are desperate to prove they are in fact strongmen

Vehicles drive along the highway in Kuwait City on April 29, 2026. AFP

Published 58 days ago

Beyond numbers, how WB’s voter roll revision is redrawing citizenship lines

People submit their applications to the appellate tribunal set up to hear appeals related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, at Suri, in Birbhum district, West Bengal. (PTI FILE PHOTO)

Updated 95 days ago

Justice Manish Mathur will now hear Rahul citizenship case; next hearing on May 7

During the hearing, petitioner S Vignesh Shishir sought time to file necessary documents in the case. The court accepted the petitioner’s request and fixed May 7 for the next hearing. (File Photo)

Published 95 days ago

Allahabad HC defers order for FIR on Rahul Gandhi in citizenship case

Tiruvallur: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting, ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, at Ponneri, in Tiruvallur district, Saturday,

Updated 105 days ago

FIR against Rahul Gandhi ordered in British citizenship petition case

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi

Updated 106 days ago

Citizenship case: Allahabad HC directs UP govt to file FIR against Rahul Gandhi

Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh at the Parliament premises during the special Budget Session (2026-27) of Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday.

Updated 107 days ago

PM Modi, Shah attack TMC over women’s safety, corruption; Mamata hits back

PM Modi, Shah attack TMC over women’s safety, corruption; Mamata hits back

Updated 113 days ago

Mind The Gap: Identity under scrutiny

File photo

Published 132 days ago

US slashes Citizenship Renunciation fee by 80%, what are the new charges?

The U.S. has lowered the citizenship renunciation fee from $2,350 to $450, effective April 13.

Published 137 days ago

Guest Column| Administrative failure is India’s hidden tax

Citizenship is not meant to be a repeated request for what is basic. Governance is not meant to be a maze that rewards persistence over legitimacy.

Published 160 days ago

H-1B visa overhaul 2025: Who benefited from new Green Card rules and who didn't?

USCIS said the lottery system was replaced with a weighted process giving preference to highly skilled, higher-paid applicants.

Published 216 days ago

Investment banker explains why Indians give up citizenship: 'People leave for..'

Sagar Awatade shared a post on X describing his quick experience at the Passport Seva Kendra.

Published 228 days ago

No tourist visa if trip's intention is birth of child for citizenship: US

File image: The US Chamber of Commerce in Washington

Updated 233 days ago

What is Trump's Gold Card? Applications start for investor visa program

Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 10.

Updated 234 days ago

ECI’s query not on right to decide citizenship, says Supreme Court

The observation by the top court came while hearing arguments on petitions challenging the recently-concluded SIR in Bihar. (Jitender Gupta)

Published 235 days ago

US to end dual citizenship? All on ‘Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025’

Senator Bernie Moreno's proposed Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025 would require US citizens with dual nationality to choose one citizenship, risking loss of US citizenship if they fail to comply.

Published 243 days ago

'Leave India, give up citizenship': Lawyer's viral X post sparks online debate

The user advised Indians to take up new citizenships, saying that there are hundreds of better nations to build from zero.

Published 244 days ago

Canada's citizenship overhaul with new Bill C-3: What it means for Indians

The Bill C-3 legislation addresses long-standing issues stemming from the controversial first-generation limit introduced in 2009.

Updated 252 days ago

Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro seeks to strip opposition leader’s citizenship

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro faces intensifying pressure from the US, which is sending an aircraft carrier strike group to Latin America following a series of strikes against alleged drug-running vessels.

Published 280 days ago

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