Indian citizen

Explained: How can one become an Indian citizen

Indian citizenship can be acquired by birth, descent, registration and naturalization. The conditions and procedure for the acquisition of Indian citizenship as per the provision of the Citizenship Act, 1955, are given below.

Dec 13, 2019, 14:45 PM IST

Panchayat certificates by itself no proof of citizenship: SC

The top court said the certificates issued by the Gram Panchayat secretary merely acknowledges shifting of residence of a married woman from one village to another.

Dec 05, 2017, 20:57 PM IST

Retired Army soldier from Assam asked to prove he is Indian

Hoque joined the Indian Army as a mechanical engineer in September 1986 and held the position of a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) when he retired in September 2016.

Oct 01, 2017, 11:50 AM IST

Indian national holding Pakistani NIC arrested in Islamabad

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested an Indian citizen holding a Pakistani National Identity Card (NIC) in capital Islamabad, the media reported on Friday.

Feb 19, 2016, 10:51 AM IST

‘Indian’ Adnan Sami celebrates ‘new morning’ in his home in ‘amchi Mumbai’

Adnan took to Twitter to thank Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving his Indian Citizenship.

Jan 04, 2016, 15:57 PM IST