Citizenship
India 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 2026Explained | Why more Americans are applying for Canadian citizenship after new ancestry law
Millions of Americans are now seeking to apply for Canadian citizenship, provided they can prove direct lineage in the country. But why is there an uptick in US applicants for Canadian citizenship?
3 min read30 Mar 2026EC tells SC it is empowered to examine citizenship for electoral purposes
The Election Commission told the Supreme Court it has authority over electoral rolls and its opinion is binding on the President regarding citizenship. The panel submitted that the consequence of an adverse finding during the SIR would only be exclusion of the person's name from the electoral roll
4 min read13 Jan 2026Allowing dual citizenship could deepen India’s ties with its global diaspora and aid its economy
As global risks rise and advanced economies begin to look fragile, many successful Indians abroad are reassessing their options. India stands to benefit from this shift—but an outdated citizenship framework may be holding back deeper commitments of talent and capital from our own diaspora.
3 min read13 Jan 2026Indian citizenship certificates given to 157 migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh under CAA in Gujarat and Odisha
Gujarat and Odisha distributed Indian citizenship certificates to 157 migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh under the CAA. Meanwhile, 73 others were handed over certificates as they had applied for it at the Ahmedabad district collector's office.
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