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Government plans to grant Indian citizenship to Hindu and Sikh refugees, soon

Government plans to grant Indian citizenship to Hindu and Sikh refugees, soon

NEW DELHI: India is readying to grant citizenship to Hindus and Sikhs who have sought refuge in the country from religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh or Afghanistan. The home ministry plans to seek cabinet approval ahead of the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, which starts on July 18, to its proposal to empower district magistrates [...]

July 10, 2016 HHR Archives, India, World Focus 0

No more Khushwant Singh

No more Khushwant Singh

At long last, shortly before he would turn 100, Khushwant Singh has gone. India loses a pleasant writer and frequently humorous political and social commentator. He was a forthright spokesman of the Nehruvian English-speaking elite, at one time even the direct press chief of Jawaharlal Nehru himself. He also served as an assistant to Sikh [...]

March 21, 2014 Dr Koenraad Elst Analysis/Insights 0
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