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108 Migrants from Pakistan get Indian Citizenship

Odisha News Insight Jun 18, 2018 0

A total of 108 migrants from Pakistan received Indian citizenship here in Rajasthan on Sunday. Jodhpur District collector Ravi Kumar Surpur distributed the citizenship certificates to the former Pakistanis. Most of these…

World

Citizenship becomes issue in 2016 US Presidential race

Odisha News Insight Aug 18, 2015 0

Washington, Aug 18: The debate over birthright citizenship has been given a key role in the 2016 US presidential contest by Republican hopeful Donald Trump, who raised the issue in his radical immigration plan. The draconian immigration…

Elections

Parliament passes Citizenship Amendment Bill

Odisha News Insight Mar 4, 2015 0

Parliament on Wednesday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill which seeks to merge the Person of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) schemes. The bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday, was cleared by the…