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Declared a foreigner, 104-year-old man in Assam dies before being able to prove Indian citizenship

Source:-https://scroll.in A 104-year-old man in Assam, who was declared a foreigner by a tribunal in 2018, died before being able to prove his Indian citizenship, the Hindustan Times reported on Monday. Chandradhar Das died at his home in Cachar district’s Amraghat area on Sunday night. He suffered a heart attack, according to The Indian Express.

In line with CAA, Bombay High Court asks Canadian woman to surrender overseas citizenship

Source:-https://www.freepressjournal.in Observing that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act casts a duty on the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to cancel the Indian citizenship granted to a foreigner, after s/he gets divorced, the Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered a Canadian woman to surrender her Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. A bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar

Bengaluru Police Commissioner Claims 3 Lakh Bangladeshi In State, Fails To Cite Any Report.

Source:- thelogicalindian.com This is the first time that a high-ranking official has mentioned a specific number to Bangladeshis in Karnataka amid the ongoing anti-Citizenship Amendment Act debate. However, Rao arrived at this figure without citing any reports or investigation. At a conclave on Construction Workers Safety, Health and Welfare the top cop said that they

Madras High Court permits 65 Sri Lankan Tamils to apply for Indian citizenship

Source: thehindu.com Hearing a plea for Indian citizenship by 65 Tamils from Sri Lanka — the descendants of indentured labourers — the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has permitted them to submit a fresh application seeking citizenship to the District Collector concerned. Justice G.R. Swaminathan directed the District Collector concerned to forward the