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Aatish Taseer OCI row: 260-plus signatories including Salman Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh urge India to review cancellation of citizenship
Fp Staff • 5 years agoAccording to multiple reports, more than 260 writers, journalists, artists and activists, in a written statement released by PEN America have urged the government to review its decision to revoke writer and journalist Aatish Taseer’s OIC
Aatish Taseer says expected reprisal for anti-Modi article, not severing of ties after govt revokes his OCI status
Fp Staff • 5 years agoOn Thursday night, Taseer was informed that his Overseas Citizen of India status had been cancelled and that he should turn his OCI card in to the Consulate General of India in New York in 15 days.
Tavleen Singh attacked on Twitter after son Aatish Taseer's OCI revoked; mother says British-born author Indian not Pakistani
Fp Staff • 5 years agoVeteran journalist and author Tavleen Singh, who often in the past took a pro-government position on several matters, was forced to come out in support of her son after the government revoked his citizenship for his Pakistani parentage
Aatish Taseer stands to lose OCI status; MHA claims no link with TIME article criticising Modi, says writer hid father's Pakistani origins
• 5 years agoReacting to the home ministry statement, Taseer wrote on Twitter that he was not given 21 days to reply to the home ministry notice but just 24 hours.
Government removes names of 312 of 314 Sikh foreign nationals from blacklist; move will allow members to seek Indian visa
• 5 years agoThe government has removed from its blacklist names of 312 Sikh foreign nationals involved in anti-India activities and only two persons figure in the list now, Home Ministry officials said on Friday
Winter Session of Parliament to see 40 bills: Surrogacy, rights for divorced Muslim women and consumers on agenda
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe Winter Session of the Parliament is set for a stormy session ahead with the government hoping to pass 40 key bills on corruption, surrogacy and citizenship based on religion among others
President Ram Nath Kovind urges Indians in Ethiopia to make use of schemes like OCI
Ians • 7 years agoIndia is keen to strengthen ties with its people abroad, President Ram Nath Kovind said while urging them to make use of schemes like Overseas Citizen of India (OCI).
Narendra Modi in Israel: Indian Jews hail PM's move to provide OCI cards despite army service
• 8 years agoIndians in Israel, especially Jews, have expressed joy with Narendra Modi 'surpassing' their expectations in addressing some of their key concerns and making them feel proud of their roots
Narendra Modi's Israel visit: PM simplifies rules for Indian-origin Israelis to obtain OCI cards
• 8 years agoPeople of Indian origin in Israel will get the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards even if they have undergone the compulsory army service in Israel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday.
Australian pacer Shaun Tait retires from all forms of game days after becoming Overseas Indian Citizen
Fpsports • 8 years agoTait, who represented his country in three Tests and 54 limited-overs internationals, was part of Australia's winning campaign at the 2007 World Cup in West Indies.