Citizenship Act 1955
Citizenship to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh minorities in Gujarat
Union Home Ministry recently notified an order granting citizenship to religious minorities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan residing in Anand and Mehsana districts in Gujarat. What is the recent MHA order on citizenship? The Ministry of Home Affairs’ notification grants ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA)- Recent Developments
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked to further extend the deadline of framing the rules of “Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019”. Highlights MHA sought extension from parliamentary committees in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. Third and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Centre invites applications for Citizenship
Central Government has invited Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan to apply for citizenship in India under the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. Highlights Several migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan have been residing ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
UNHRC files in Supreme Court on Citizenship Amendment Act
On March 3, 2020, the United Nation Human Rights Commission moved to Supreme Court on the matter of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The commission has filed a case challenging CAA. India on the Move of UNHRC India believes that the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Bengal becomes the fourth state to pass resolution against CAA
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act was legislated by the Parliament during this winter session. However, several states are agitating over the non-inclusion of Muslims in the law. Kerala was the first state to pass a resolution against the act. Recently, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Kerala: the first state to pass anti-CAA resolution
The Kerala Government on December 31, 2019, passed a resolution to rollback the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that was passed during this winter session of Parliament. According to the Kerala Government, the CAA act contradicts the basic principles of Constitution. ..