Citizenship
Who is Gurmeet Singh? All about Indian‑origin man whose US citizenship was revoked after rape conviction: What we know
The Justice Department on Monday announced that the US revoked Indian-origin man Gurmeet Singh’s citizenship after he was convicted of rape and kidnapping. Singh concealed the crimes during his naturalization process in 2011 and is serving a 20-year prison sentence.
2 min read1 Sep 2026Passport a valid document for SIR identification, say Election Commission officials
The response comes amid a controversy sparked by the Ministry of External Affairs' recent clarification that a passport is a travel document and not proof of citizenship.
1 min read26 Jun 2026Centre notifies changes to Immigration and Foreigners Rules: What's new?
The new provision, notified on 1 June, replaced the previous rule that required the registration ‘within fourteen days after the expiry of one hundred and eighty days of arrival in India.’
2 min read2 Jun 2026ITR filing: How NRIs and foreigners are taxed in India and why residential status matters
Tax liability of individuals is influenced more by residential status than citizenship under Indian tax law. NRIs and foreign citizens may be taxed based on their days in India and income nature. Here's what you need to know.
4 min read22 May 2026India born man among 12 Americans at risk of denaturalization as Trump admin seeks to revoke their citizenship
The US Department of Justice is reportedly seeking to revoke citizenship for 12 naturalized Americans accused of offenses warranting denaturalization. This action is part of a broader effort to strip citizenship from individuals who allegedly obtained it through fraud or misrepresentation.
3 min read9 May 2026Sandip Roy: The global quest to define ‘people like us’
From India’s voter purges to US birthright debates, nations worldwide are grappling with who belongs and who doesn’t, sparking a fundamental rethink of citizenship
6 min read1 May 2026MHA overhauls Citizenship Rules, moves OCI applications to digital platform. Full details here
In a gazette notification published on Thursday, 30 April, the government has added a specific proviso for citizenship applicants involving children, which says that ‘the minor child cannot at any time hold the passport of any other country while also holding the Indian passport.’
3 min read1 May 2026Mass SIR deletions cloud West Bengal’s Matua belt ahead of polls: Will they back BJP this time? - a ground report
Deletion of lakhs of names from the Matua community in Nadia and North 24 Parganas districts has set off the first signs of political drift in the refugee Hindu belt that has been at the heart of the BJP's expansion in Bengal since 2019.
5 min read21 Apr 2026West Bengal Election: How SIR deletions raise fears beyond voting rights in Murshidabad – a ground report
West Bengal Election: Muslim-dominated Murshidabad recorded the largest number of deletions from across poll-bound West Bengal with a total of 4,55,137 names removed during SIR. Samserganj, where 74,775 names have been deleted, is the worst-affected of the 22 assembly seats here.
7 min read23 Apr 2026Ryan Williams makes national debut in style
The Australia-born winger opens up about giving up two passports for the Indian national team
4 min read19 Apr 2026Wait for it…
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