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`Foreigners have no right to represent Pakistanis`

The Pakistan Supreme Court has suspended the National Assembly membership of Farahnaz Ispahani, for ...

CPI(M) asks govt to amend Citizenship Act

The CPI(M) has urged the government to amend the Citizenship Act to provide citizenship to large num...

Sri Lanka announces new scheme for dual citizenship

Sri Lanka announced a new scheme to encourage those who have settled abroad to return home under a p...

`Sindhis coming from Pak be granted citizenship`

A senior leader of the Sindhi community urged the Centre to take immediate steps to grant citizenshi...

Son in foster care: Swede seeks Indian citizenship

The Swedish father of 11-yr-old boy of Indian origin being held in foster care in Sweden has express...

Over 700 Pakistanis got Indian citizenship

More than 700 Pakistanis have acquired Indian citizenship in the last three years, the Lok Sabha was...

New UK immigration rule to cover Indians

Indian citizens with permission to settle in the UK permanently will need to apply for a BRP as part...

Answer questions, enter France!

Planning to migrate to France? Well, prepare yourself for a bizarre test to get into the country. ...

Bombay HC seeks docs on Supriya Sule`s citizenship

Bombay HC issued a Letter of Request to the Consulate General of Singapore, seeking documents regard...

UAE strips 6 of citizenship over security concerns

The unexpected order was issued by President Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan earlier this month, ...

Obama`s stepmother granted British citizenship

Kezia Obama, stepmother to US President Barack Obama, has been granted British citizenship after liv...

Canada bans burqa at citizenship swearing in

New Canadians will have to remove any face coverings, such as the Islamic niqab or burqa, while the...

Bangladesh`s stateless people demand citizenship

Virtually stateless residents of several Indian enclaves in Bangladesh have kept their homes in dark...

Now 1,800 Canadians to lose citizenship

Canadian citizenship will be revoked from 1,800 people for obtaining it fraudulently.

Pak Hindu families in India seek citizenship

Several Hindu families from Pakistan staying in Khanna, Rajpura and other towns of Punjab are seeki...

Superman renounces his American citizenship

Superman has created a furore by renouncing his US citizenship in a latest issue of the comic book. ...

Looking Ahead: Meaning of Citizenship

Citizenship is not just about rights. It`s about citizens knowing their rights and duties.

New system to fasten applications to grant Indian citizenship

The government has put in place a new system to fasten and facilitate submission of online applica...

UK group seeks dual citizenship for Indians

The Indian government is likely to consider granting dual citizenship to Indians living abroad, ac...

Election authorities initiate probe into Pacheco`s citizenship

The Electoral Office here has been asked to probe the allegation of dual citizenship against forme...

US high court rejects Obama citizenship case

A California lawyer has emerged as a leader of the "birther" movement.

Now, online application for Indian citizenship

The Home Ministry has introduced a new online application system for Indian citizenship for faster...

No voters` registration without citizenship: Nepal top court

Nepal`s top court on Thursday directed the Election Commission to halt the registration of new vot...

Surrender of Indian passport for PIOs mandatory

Persons of Indian origin (PIOs) will now have to formally renounce their citizenship and surrender t...

Nepal`s pro-Madhesi party threatens stir over citizenship row

A Terai-based Madhesi party in Nepal threatened to launch an agitation against the govt for failin...

Nepal`s pro-Madhesi party threatens stir over citizenship row

A Terai-based Madhesi party in Nepal threatened to launch an agitation against the govt for failing...

Obama`s aunt says US has "obligation" to grant her citizenship

US President Barack Obama`s aunt, who has lived illegally in US for nearly 10 years, says the US is ...

Bahrain revokes citizenship of top Shi`ite cleric

Ayatollah Hussein al-Najati now could be considered stateless.

I`m an Indian, says Anand; accepts Sibal`s sorry

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal apologised to chess wizard Vishwanathan Anand.

New constitution allows Kenyans to have dual citizenship

Kenya`s new Constitution which was recently approved in a referendum, will for the first time allo...

Jean seeks dual citizenship for Haiti

Wyclef Jean wants many Haitians living abroad to vote in their homeland.

UK revokes citizenship of Russia`s Chapman

Britain has stripped Russian Anna Chapman of her British citizenship following her deportation from ...

Egypt to strip citizenship of men marrying Israeli women

Over 30,000 Egyptian men are reportedly married to Israeli women.

American citizenship is a privilege: Hillary

State Department would look into possibilities of revoking NY bomb suspect`s citizenship, Hillary ha...

No US citizenship for extremists: Lawmakers

The legislation would allow the government to revoke the citizenship of people who attack US.

Obama must prove citizenship: Arizona lawmakers

Arizona lawmakers expressing doubt over whether President Barack Obama was born in the US are pushin...

I will always remain an India-born painter: MF Husain

Legendary artist MF Husain, who was recently granted Qatari citizenship, has said that he will not...

Montenegro says has given Thaksin citizenship

Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has Montenegrin citizenship and arrived there earlier ...

Husain applies for `Overseas Citizen` card

MF Husain may have quit his Indian citizenship, but he does not want to snap his links with the coun...

I love India but country rejected me: MF Husain

Political leaders, intellectuals and artists in India kept silent when right-wing outfits targeted h...

MF Husain to accept Qatar citizenship: Son

MF Husain has accepted Qatar`s offer of an honorary citizenship, according to his son.

Over 80,000 exiles get Spanish citizenship: Government

More than 80,000 descendants of Spaniards who fled into exile from the Franco regime have obtained S...

CBI can take action against former Cong MP MK Subba: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday left it to the CBI to take appropriate action against controversial f...

Surrogate twins: Germany to consider case

Germany will consider granting citizenship to twins born to a surrogate Indian mother & German paren...

UID, first stage towards Citizenship Registry: Nilekani

Providing a unique identity number to every Indian resident was the "first stage" in the creation ...

No French citizenship for `burqa` Muslims: Minister

Muslim men who force their wives to wear the full Islamic veil should not be granted French citize...

Pak woman granted Indian citizenship after 25 years wait

Twenty five years after she applied for Indian citizenship, a Pakistani woman, married to a villag...

Non-Resident Nepalese want dual citizenship rights

The association of 2.5mn strong non-resident Nepalese (NRN) have demanded dual citizenship for smoot...

Indian citizenship for Tamil refugees? Jayalalitha says `no`

Tamil Nadu opposition leader J Jayalalitha Tuesday denounced the ruling DMK`s demand that Sri Lankan...

Govt mulling granting Indian citizenship to Lankan Tamils

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said the Centre would consider a proposal by Tamil Nad...

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