Tag: citizenship
Voter ID, Pan Card or Aadhar not proof of Indian Citizenship-...
A woman who was born a Nepali citizen's validity to be elected Mukhiya of a Gram Panchayat was challenged on the grounds that she...
Kangana Ranaut calls farmers objecting Agri-Marketing Bills “Terrorists”
Responding to a tweet posted by PM Modi on the much-contested Agricultural Bills, Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut said that farmers protesting the...
#OnThisDay- German Jews Stripped of Citizenship: The Nuremberg Laws
On the 15th of September, 1835- exactly 85 years ago- the Nazi Party announced new antisemitic and racist laws during their annual party rally...
PIL to revoke Kanhaiya Kumar citizenship Dismissed, Petitioner fined Rs. 25,000
The Allahabad High Court on September 6, dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to revoke citizenship from Kanhaiya Kumar, The HindustanTimes reported.
The PIL was...
Gauri Speaks in 2020: Githa Hariharan
On September 5th, 2017, Gauri Lankesh was assassinated in her home in Bengaluru. Why? The only possible answer seems to be this: she was...
Rahat Indori: A Symbol of Resistance
Jin charaghon se taasub ka dhuaan uthta hai
In charaghon ko bujha do toh ujale honge
Born on January 1, 1950, Rahat Qureshi changed his last...
Kashmir: The Shades of Freedom
Today, India celebrates its 74th independence day. There is a remarkable show of felicities. It appears that democracy in India is utopian, worthy of...
Faculty, Students across India call for the Release of Varavara Rao...
Faculty, Research Scholars and Alumni of Central and State universities, IITs, IISc, IISER and other institutes across the country have come together to ask...
Bidoon Jinsiya: “Without nationality”, Stateless in Kuwait
This is a series on people who have been declared "Stateless" or "Non-Citizen" by the countries that they inhabit.
Bidoon Jinsiya is an expression in...
National Population Registry: Using data and biometrics to prepare an Imprisoned...
This is the second part of the six-part series on NPR, NRC, CAA and its links to surveillance. Read the part-1 here.
The Citizenship Act,...