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    Citizenship News

    Want Canadian citizenship? Key eligibility rules Indians should know

    How Indians can apply for Canadian citizenship?
    Nri
    Published 1 hours ago

    Will Trump's new move targeting birthright citizenship survive? Explained

    Trump's recent executive orders on birthright citizenship focus on addressing birth tourism and modifying citizenship documentation.
    World News
    Published 15 days ago

    Trump's birthright citizenship order: Impact on Indian NRIs and H-1B

    Trump's birthright citizenship order: Impact on Indian NRIs and H-1B. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
    Nri
    Published 16 days ago

    Canada introduces stricter financial verification for study permits

    Canadian dollars are seen in this representational photo.
    World News
    Published 23 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)
    Editorials
    Updated 39 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.
    India News
    Updated 49 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.
    India News
    Published 51 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
    World News
    Published 53 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.
    World News
    Updated 57 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
    India News
    Updated 58 days ago

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

    The MEA clarified that the passport is a travel document
    India News
    Updated 58 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.
    India News
    Updated 58 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)
    India News
    Updated 59 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.
    India News
    Updated 59 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
    World News
    Published 78 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)
    India News
    Updated 116 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)
    Cities
    Published 116 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,
    India News
    Updated 126 days ago

    FIR against Rahul Gandhi ordered in British citizenship petition case

    Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi
    Cities
    Updated 127 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.
    India News
    Updated 127 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
    Cities
    Updated 133 days ago

    Mind The Gap: Identity under scrutiny

    File photo
    Opinion
    Published 153 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.
    World News
    Published 157 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.
    Cities
    Published 180 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.
    World News
    Published 236 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.
    Trending
    Published 248 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
    India News
    Updated 254 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.
    World News
    Updated 254 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)
    India News
    Published 256 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.
    World News
    Published 263 days ago
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