India, Aug. 13 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced new rules for overseas citizens of India that may impact their future registration or cancellation. In a gazette notification issued on Tuesday, India has stated that OCI cards and registrations will be subject to cancellation if an individual faces criminal charges or convictions.

"In exercise of the powers conferred by the clause (da) of section 7D of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955), the central government hereby states that an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) registration shall be liable to get cancelled when a person has been sentenced to imprisonment for term of not less than two years or has been charge-sheeted for an offence entailing punishment of imprisonment for...