citizenship

Aadhaar, PAN, voter cards and birth certificates establish specific facts but cannot override the Citizenship Act, while Section 14A already provides a framework for registering citizens and issuing national identity cards through a nationwide exercise.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launched an attack on Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, without naming him, on the issue of Gogoi’s wife retaining her British citizenship after their marriage in 2013

Subramanian Swamy has filed a case in Delhi HC conteding that Gandhi was not an Indian citizen but instead a "citizen of Britain."

Bhagat Singh Thind claimed to be “White” to gain citizenship contending he was a Caucasian belonging to the Aryan race. The crux of the case was whether Thind, who belonged to a high caste in India, could be considered “White” under the naturalization laws of the US.

Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday granted Indian citizenship certificates to the first three applicants under Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019 in the state.