The upper house of India's parliament passed a citizenship amendment bill to grant Indian nationality to the members of six religious communities that immigrated to the country from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh before 2015, India Today reported Dec. 11. India's lower house passed the bill Dec. 9.

India: Parliament Approves Citizenship Amendment Bill

India's upper house, the Rajya Sabha, has passed a citizenship amendment bill to grant Indian nationality to the members of six religious communities that immigrated to the country from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh before 2015, India Today reported Dec. 11. India's lower house already passed the bill on Dec. 9.

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India: Parliament Approves Citizenship Amendment Bill

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