Nepal`s parliamentary committee on Sunday has voted in favour of amending the country`s citizenship act that would require seven years threshold for foreign women to get naturalized citizenship after marrying a Nepali citizen.

Nepal's Parliamentary Committee supports amendment in Citizenship Act, Parliament soon to start discussion

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has finally come into force from January 10, a notification published in the Official Gazette from the Home Ministry said. The amended Act grants citizenship to those Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists, and Christians who fled religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

Citizenship Amendment Act comes into force, Centre issues notification

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi on Sunday accused the opposition parties of spreading myth among Muslims about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). "Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and other opposition parties have spread myth among the Muslim community about the CAA," the BJP leader told a gathering.

Sushil Modi: 'Opposition parties spreading myth among Muslims about CAA'

Opposition to India's new Citizenship law seems to be spreading to more and more cities and for the first time since protests started, there have been reports of casualties due to police firing.

Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests: 3 killed, Section 144 imposed in several districts of Uttar Pradesh

In an apparent attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Wednesday said the Citizenship Amendment Act is the law of the land and those who are on constitutional and government posts are bound by it.

Citizenship Act is law of land, those on government posts bound by it: West Bengal Governor

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Sunday said that he hopes that West Bengal Chief Minister at least withdraws advertisements against Citizenship Amendment Act implementation in the state.

Hope CM withdraws advertisements against Citizenship Act implementation: West Bengal Governor

Three Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses were set on fire near Bharat Nagar area as demonstrations against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the national capital turned violent on Sunday.

Delhi: DTC buses torched as protests against Citizenship Act turn violent

After lower house (Lok Sabha) cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill past midnight on Monday, leaders of several Opposition parties voiced their discontent and said it was against national interest.

Opposition parties rue passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill in lower house 