Indian citizenship

Centre notifies CAA rules, sets up application portal

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New Delhi: The government announced the long-pending implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), approved by Parliament in 2019, notifying the rules under which the legislation will operate. The law aims to grant citizenship to migrants belonging to the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who had come … Read more

CAA implementation paves way for refugees ‘persecuted’ for religion to get Indian citizenship: VHP

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New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Monday welcomed the Centre notifying the Citizenship (Amendment) Act rules and said it has paved the way for refugees “persecuted” on the basis of their religion in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to obtain Indian citizenship. Alok Kumar, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) chief, in a statement also called … Read more