Won't he be eligible for Naturalisation? From what I remember, he had a problem with citizenship was because of some dispute over property after his marriage went sour.
From the Government website,
Indian Citizenship Ministry of Home Affairs
(5) By Naturalisation (Section 6)
Citizenship of...
The one which still makes me chuckle is the term Blighty used here in the UK to refer lovingly to Britain. It is based on the Persian/Urdu term Bilayat/Bilayati which means foreign country/foreigner a term used by Indian for the British. So basically hearing people refer to their country as a...
She was the only hope these people had and many of these suffering people were baptised on their death beds - something Mr Bhagwat doesn't like.
I for one don't grudge her. In my opinion she is flawed as any of us but in her mission she was able to provide care - however basic - to people who...
There is a kernel of truth to what Mr Bhagwath said. Unfortunately for him, she treated people who were desperate for care and were thankful to what they received and it did not matter to them that the service they have received may have had a religious motive.
Before somebody misinterprets, let us read the complete quote.
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He went on to speak about the ‘western bias’ towards India, saying, “India is the greatest democracy, promoter of human rights and democratic culture’? All bullshit”. “There is no human rights. The religion itself is anti-human...
Not exactly. While the BJP lost heavily in the coastal districts which include Mangalore and Udupi, they returned BJP candidates for the general elections. BJP in the state assembly lead by Yedurappa was thought to be corrupt and seemed to go soft on vigilantes which had attacked churches, a...
There was no church attack in Mangalore last year that I am aware of. There were a few attacks in the previous years for which the then BJP government in the state paid a heavy price by losing most of their assembly seats from that area.
I suspect you are thinking of the fire in a church in...
Born and bought up in Mumbai.. I am not too fond of it now.. blame it on the never ending road/bridge/metro construction. I like Pune. It is Mumbai lite.
Wonder if it also works the reverse way when Blasphemy laws are applied, people beheaded by the state for witchcraft, whole communities are destroyed in the name of religion, etc.
Have you guys thought about what happens in the name of religion in some Islamic countries?
It happens all the time. A decade ago while I was working for a company head quartered in America, a lot of colleagues of mine(some of them married) were denied business visas to America.
You need to convince the caseworker that you will be returning back to your country before you will be...