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    Citizenship News

    US restricts birthright citizenship for children of foreign government workers

    US-born children of foreign government workers targeted under new birthright citizenship rule.
    World News
    Published 7 days ago

    Green card applicants face new scrutiny: US can now seek sponsors’ credit info

    USCIS can now seek credit information from green card sponsors. Image for representational purposes.
    Nri
    Published 9 days ago

    Canada fast-tracks citizenship proof for studying : What Indians should know

    Canada fast-tracks citizenship proof for eligible students: What Indians should know.
    Nri
    Published 10 days ago

    Indian-origin taxi driver loses US citizenship 15 years after rape conviction

    The US district court for the eastern district of New York issued an order cancelling the naturalisation of convicted rapist Gurmeet Singh.
    World News
    Updated 11 days ago

    Gurmeet Singh: Indian-origin man convicted of rape stripped of US citizenship

    An Indian-born taxi driver, Gurmeet Singh, had his US citizenship revoked after being sentenced to 20 years for kidnapping and sexual assault in 2011.
    World News
    Published 11 days ago

    Canada updates citizenship forms: Key details Indian applicants should know

    Canadian citizenship rules updated: What Indian applicants should know about the latest form changes
    Nri
    Published 16 days ago

    CAA citizenship hearings will be over soon, Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari says

    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari also sought to reassure members of the Matua community and other Hindu refugees who had been waiting for CAA certificates for a long time that they would receive their certificates from him.
    India News
    Published 18 days ago

    Want Canadian citizenship? Key eligibility rules Indians should know

    How Indians can apply for Canadian citizenship?
    Nri
    Published 20 days 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 35 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 36 days ago

    Canada introduces stricter financial verification for study permits

    Canadian dollars are seen in this representational photo.
    World News
    Published 44 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 59 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 69 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 72 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 73 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 77 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 78 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 79 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 79 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 79 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 79 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 98 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 136 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 136 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 146 days ago

    FIR against Rahul Gandhi ordered in British citizenship petition case

    Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi
    Cities
    Updated 147 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 147 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 153 days ago

    Mind The Gap: Identity under scrutiny

    File photo
    Opinion
    Published 173 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 177 days ago
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