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Birthright citizenship: Why US judge blocked Donald Trump's order | Top points
Birthright citizenship: Judge John Coughenour halted Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, labelling it 'blatantly unconstitutional.'

Updated on Jan 24, 2025 03:12 PM IST
What is birthright citizenship, does it stop immediately with Trump's order?
Among the orders Donald Trump's issued after taking oath as US President, the most talked about has turned out to be his move against birthright citizenship.

Updated on Jan 21, 2025 03:11 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Nayanika Sengupta
Argentina's Milei given Italian citizenship during Rome visit, source says
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Published on Dec 13, 2024 10:41 PM IST
Reuters |
Allahabad HC asks Centre to decide on plea over Rahul Gandhi's citizenship
The representation, filed by a citizen, claims that Rahul Gandhi holds a citizenship of the United Kingdom.

Published on Nov 26, 2024 05:48 PM IST
Questioning BJP candidate’s citizenship will put Bengali Hindus at risk: Himanta
The first one to raise questions about Nihar Ranjan Das’s citizenship was Assam BJP’s Amiya Kanti Das, who filed his papers as an independent but later withdrew

Updated on Nov 05, 2024 08:03 PM IST
'Donkeys, Karens': Rihanna skewers those commenting on her inability to vote
Rihanna shut down a dozen comments on her latest post where she revealed that she will not be able to vote on Tuesday.

Published on Nov 05, 2024 07:56 PM IST
Macron says he was not aware of Telegram's Durov's arrival in France
Telegram owner Pavel Durov was arrested by French police after his jet landed at an airport near Paris.

Published on Aug 30, 2024 01:37 AM IST
Reuters |
Biden launches citizenship program for immigrant spouses of US citizens
MIGRATION-USA/SPOUSES (TV, PIX):Biden launches citizenship program for immigrant spouses of US citizens

Published on Aug 19, 2024 03:32 PM IST
Reuters |
Amit Shah awards citizenship under CAA to 188 refugees in Gujarat
Amit Shah also inaugurated development projects valued at an estimated ₹1,003 crore in Ahmedabad on Sunday

Updated on Aug 18, 2024 08:30 PM IST
Over 2.16 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship in 2023: Govt in Rajya Sabha
MoS for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh mentioned this in a written response to questions about Indian citizens who have renounced their citizenship.

Published on Aug 01, 2024 10:45 PM IST
Melania Trump's ex-friend ruins her ‘personal milestone’ celebration
Melania Trump marked her “personal milestone”, asserting that “becoming an American citizen is an achievement”.

Published on Jul 29, 2024 06:14 PM IST
Biden asks Americans to lower temperature, resolve differences at ballot box
Biden said that investigation agencies, so far, did not know the motivations, opinions, and linkages of the shooter who had attempted to kill Donald Trump

Published on Jul 15, 2024 09:48 AM IST
Russia sent 10,000 naturalised citizens to fight in Ukraine: Top official
Moscow has been accused of pressuring Central Asian migrants to join its armed forces amid an intense recruitment drive to boost troop numbers.

Published on Jun 27, 2024 03:00 PM IST
AFP |
How Assam’s citizenship deprivation regime abets unjust forced deportations
It is incumbent on the Supreme Court to take a comprehensive look at the existing system of citizenship deprivation in Assam.

Published on Jun 01, 2024 03:11 AM IST
Deportation and the Supreme Court: Understanding the stand of the apex court
India does not have comprehensive domestic legislation nor is it a signatory to the the United Nations’ 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol.

Published on May 28, 2024 11:07 PM IST
Election in Pincodes: Citizenship quandary deepens fault lines of identity
Citizenship and illegal immigration is a central theme of the general elections. In Dhubri, this rhetoric has real-life implications

Updated on May 03, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Are CAA-NRC going against the BJP in Barak Valley? The Opposition says it will
Activist Kamal Chakraborty said that most among those declared foreigners end up voting for ruling parties hoping that they'll be accepted as Indians in return.

Published on Apr 23, 2024 08:28 PM IST
No Indian Muslim will lose citizenship, says Rajnath at Ghaziabad rally
Speaking about his Ghaziabad connection, the defence minister said at Ghanta Ghar Ramlila ground that it was from Ghaziabad that he won his maiden general election in 2009

Updated on Apr 04, 2024 06:12 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Legally Speaking | What is India’s stand towards refugees?
As the SC hears applications seeking to stay the recently notified CAA rules, as well as the law itself, here’s a bird’s eye view of the issues at stake

Published on Mar 19, 2024 08:51 PM IST
Migrants upbeat over CAA, hope for faster Indian citizenship
Union govt issued rules for CAA, four years after the law was passed to fast-track citizenship to non-Muslims who entered India from neighbouring countries

Updated on Mar 15, 2024 02:21 AM IST
Amit Shah slams foreign media over ‘anti-Muslim’ law claims: 'Ask them...'
Union home minister Amit Shah defended India's laws on religion and citizenship amid mounting criticism from the foreign media.

Published on Mar 14, 2024 10:37 AM IST
Makar Sakranti: Sidhu Moosewala, ₹500-cr club kites soar high
Most kites at Patang Galli feature Bollywood stars and Sidhu Moosewala; (bottom left) they are also available in myriad shapes and designs.

Published on Jan 12, 2024 04:56 PM IST
Immigration Update: What you need to know about the UK’s health & care visa
Facing immense shortage of heath & care workers, the UK granted 77,700 long-term work visas to care workers - a six-fold increase from YoY 2022.

Published on Jan 10, 2024 12:42 PM IST
Preeti Verma Lal, New Delhi
Giving dual citizenship to Indians poses challenges: Jaishankar. Know the rules
EAM Jaishankar said there are several challenges in providing dual citizenship to Indians living abroad, however, debate on the matter is still alive.

Updated on Dec 24, 2023 11:07 AM IST
Supreme Court reserved verdict on key section of Citizenship act
The petitions argued that singling out Assam was discriminatory as it violated the cultural, social, and political rights of indigenous citizens

Updated on Dec 13, 2023 02:49 AM IST
Govt granted citizenship to East Pak refugees to save lives, SC told
Mehta is appearing for the Centre and the Assam government in a group of petitions challenging the validity of Section 6A in the Citizenship Act

Updated on Nov 07, 2023 06:32 AM IST
More than half of Hamas' hostages have foreign nationality, says Israel
Israel said 138 of the hostages had foreign passports, including 15 Argentinians, 12 Germans, 12 Americans, six French and six Russians.

Updated on Oct 25, 2023 10:54 PM IST
Reuters |
Pak born Hindu who took refuge in India amid persecution in Pak gets ED relief
The person received a notice from ED for contravening regulation 7 of the FEMA stating that he had not taken permission from RBI before acquiring properties as he was a Pakistani national at that time

Updated on Sep 26, 2023 02:58 PM IST
Review: Shadows at Noon by Joya Chatterji
The book, which includes copious field notes, oral accounts, archival evidence and a deep engagement with secondary works, occasionally reads like an unputdownable novel

Updated on Aug 18, 2023 08:17 PM IST
Why a growing number of Indians are giving up citizenship
A record number of 225,620 Indian Citizens have renounced their citizenship and have taken up foreign citizenship in 2022.

Updated on Aug 16, 2023 02:11 PM IST
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