Citizenship Act 1955

DMs of 31 districts and the Home Secretaries of 9 states now the power to grant Indian citizenship to the Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians coming to India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan under the Citizenship Act, 1955

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha today, amid opposition objections and widespread protests in the Northeast against what many of its residents claim is a move to nullify a decades-old accord aimed at stemming illegal immigration.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which is to be tabled in parliament on Monday, includes provisions like one that allows cancellation of registrations of Overseas Citizen of India who violate provisions of the Act "or any other notified law"

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga today told visiting Union Home Minister Amit Shah that the people of Mizoram are opposed to the proposed amendment to the Citizenship Act, 1955, an official statement said.

A joint parliamentary committee, which is examining a controversial bill seeking to amend the six-decade-old Citizenship Act, is set to table its report in the Winter session of Parliament in December.

Protesters tried to put up blockades on railway tracks this morning in order to disrupt train services across Assam, as part of the 12-hour state-wide 'bandh' or shutdown called by 46 organisations protesting against the Citizenship Bill.

While the nation's attention has been riveted on the Modi-Shah shenanigans in Karnataka, inadequate attention has been paid to the excesses they are committing at the other end of the country in the North-East where a massive public agitation has been spurred by the proposed amendment to the Citizenship Act of 1955 aimed, in effect, at providing no...

A proposed law that would give citizenship to illegal migrants from Bangladesh has stirred up the northeast against the BJP, which rules six of the seven states in the area. Illegal migration is a sensitive issue in states like Assam and some of the BJP's alliance partners are threatening to withdraw support from the coalition governments.

Keeping its promise to provide succour to refugees from neighbouring countries, the government today introduced a Bill in Parliament to amend the Citizenship Act so that Hindus, Sikhs and other minorities of these nations could be granted citizenship even if they do not provide required documents.

Central government will soon notify an authority in Goa to decide the contentious issue of dual citizenship concerning scores of Goans, Union minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said on Friday.

DMs of 31 districts and the Home Secretaries of 9 states now the power to grant Indian citizenship to the Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians coming to India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan under the Citizenship Act, 1955

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha today, amid opposition objections and widespread protests in the Northeast against what many of its residents claim is a move to nullify a decades-old accord aimed at stemming illegal immigration.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which is to be tabled in parliament on Monday, includes provisions like one that allows cancellation of registrations of Overseas Citizen of India who violate provisions of the Act "or any other notified law"

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga today told visiting Union Home Minister Amit Shah that the people of Mizoram are opposed to the proposed amendment to the Citizenship Act, 1955, an official statement said.

A joint parliamentary committee, which is examining a controversial bill seeking to amend the six-decade-old Citizenship Act, is set to table its report in the Winter session of Parliament in December.

Protesters tried to put up blockades on railway tracks this morning in order to disrupt train services across Assam, as part of the 12-hour state-wide 'bandh' or shutdown called by 46 organisations protesting against the Citizenship Bill.

While the nation's attention has been riveted on the Modi-Shah shenanigans in Karnataka, inadequate attention has been paid to the excesses they are committing at the other end of the country in the North-East where a massive public agitation has been spurred by the proposed amendment to the Citizenship Act of 1955 aimed, in effect, at providing no...

A proposed law that would give citizenship to illegal migrants from Bangladesh has stirred up the northeast against the BJP, which rules six of the seven states in the area. Illegal migration is a sensitive issue in states like Assam and some of the BJP's alliance partners are threatening to withdraw support from the coalition governments.

Keeping its promise to provide succour to refugees from neighbouring countries, the government today introduced a Bill in Parliament to amend the Citizenship Act so that Hindus, Sikhs and other minorities of these nations could be granted citizenship even if they do not provide required documents.

Central government will soon notify an authority in Goa to decide the contentious issue of dual citizenship concerning scores of Goans, Union minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said on Friday.