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CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT 2019
India tightens citizenship rules for CAA applicants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and BangladeshNew rules require applicants from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh seeking Indian citizenship to declare their passport status. Those ...
UP Cabinet clears land ownership rights for over 12,000 families resettled after PartitionUttar Pradesh government has approved land ownership for over 12,000 families. These families were displaced from Pakistan during Partition...
Supreme Court to begin final hearing of pleas challenging legality of CAA from May 5The Supreme Court of India has scheduled the final hearing for petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) to commenc...
Asylum system can't be a halfway houseIndia's recent order allows persecuted minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan to stay even without valid documents, extendin...
'We have nowhere to go'; Pakistani Hindu refugees anxious over visa statusFollowing escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Hindu refugees residing in Delhi's Majnu Ka Tila are gripped by uncertainty. Indi...
Govt issues clarification on documents needed for citizenship under CAAThe clarification of the home ministry came after many applicants seeking Indian nationality under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 we...
Supreme Court gives Centre three weeks to respond to pleas seeking stay on CAA implementationIndia's apex court reviewed several pleas requesting the Centre to suspend the enforcement of the CAA Rules, which were originally announce...
Kerala moves SC seeking stay on Citizenship Amendment RulesKerala has filed a new plea in the Supreme Court, seeking a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. The stat...
MHA launches mobile app for those seeking citizenship under CAAAfter the CAA rules were issued, the Narendra Modi government will now start granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants ...
CAA completely insignificant in Assam: Himanta Biswa SarmaThe Union government had on Monday implemented the CAA, notifying the rules to fast-track citizenship for undocumented non-Muslim migrants ...
CAA to grant citizenship with retrospective effectEligible applicants under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 will be granted Indian nationality with retrospective effect. The Ministry o...
CAA applicants can attach 9 documents to prove country of origin, 20 documents on arrival date in IndiaThe Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA) allows non-Muslim migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan to gain Indian citizenship...
Plea in SC seeks stay on implementation of Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024An application was filed in the Supreme Court to halt the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024, until the petitions chal...
- SC to hear pleas against CAA on 12th
Refusing to stay the Act, the SC had issued notices to the petitions in January 2020 and the last hearing was in June last year. In respons...
Tamil Nadu Assembly passes resolution urging Centre to repeal CAA, BJP walks outThe main opposition AIADMK's members were not in the House during its passage. They staged a walkout over issues they tried to raise during...
Government seeks extension till Jan 9 for framing CAA rules"The Committees on Subordinate Legislation, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been requested to grant further extension of time upto 09.01.202...
Supreme Court to examine social media curbs as a bail conditionIn recent days, courts have conditionally linked bail -- to those arrested in connection with the Shaheen Bagh protests -- with not posting...
MK Stalin, others booked for anti-CAA protestsThe Chennai City Police has filed cases against DMK Chief MK Stalin, youth wing secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin, leaders of DMK allies, and sc...
Citizenship Amendment Act 2019: What it holds for IndiaAccording to the Bill, Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsi communities who have come from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh ...
BJP to identify refugees in Lok Sabha constituenciesThe ruling party has asked all its Lok Sabha MPs to identify the refugees, most of them living in clusters or in slums, in their constituen...