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Centre seeks extension of Assam NRC deadline, says lakhs of illegal migran
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Friday pleaded to the Supreme Court for extension of the July 31 deadline for the finalisation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, contending there is a growing perception that lakhs of illegal migrants have
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Turkey: 15 killed, 20 injured in bus accident
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Van [Turkey], July 19 (ANI): Atleast 15 people were killed and 20 others wounded after a minibus carrying illegal migrants overturned in Turkey's eastern province of Van on Thursday.
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BJP's Tejasvi Surya urges Centre to extend NRC to K'taka
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Saying that illegal migrants are a security threat in Karnataka, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday called upon the Centre to extend National Register of Citizens (NRC) to the state to remove Bangladeshis migrants from the state.
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Case against Mohammad Sanaullah 'fabricated', claim advocate and family me
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 1 (ANI): The case against retired Army soldier Mohammad Sanaullah who has been sent to detention centre for illegal migrants is "fabricated" as he was on a counter-insurgency operation in Manipur at the time police said to have taken his statement in Assam, cla
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After 30 years in Army, ex-soldier declared a 'foreigner'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 31 (ANI): The family of retired Army soldier who fought in the Kargil war two decades ago and who is currently serving as an ASI in the Border Police has approached the Gauhati High Court after he was sent to a detention centre for illegal migrants.
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US authorities detain over 600 migrants near US border
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Mexico [USA], May 1 (ANI): Over 600 "illegal" migrants were apprehended from Sunland Park and Antelope Wells here in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
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BJP President Amit Shah targets Opposition parties on NRC
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Auraiya (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr 25 (ANI): BJP president Amit Shah targeted opposition parties on the issue of National Register of Citizens (NRC) on Thursday and said that the BJP government will evict all the illegal migrants from the country.
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It has become a joke: SC tells Centre, Assam govt on migrants issue
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India) Mar 13 (ANI): It has become a joke and you haven't done anything, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while pulling up the Centre and Assam government over deportation of illegal migrants from the state.
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PM Modi pins hope on development works, Assam Accord to win the battle of
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): With an eye on 25 Lok Sabha seats at stake in the northeast region with 14 seats alone in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday not only reiterated his government’s resolve to address the problem of illegal migrants in the region, but
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PM Modi vows to implement Assam Accord; transform the state into a hub of
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised to implement not only the Assam Accord, which seeks identification and deportation of illegal migrants, but also to ensure that the state becomes a hub of oil and natural gas.
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66 refugees apprehended in Turkey
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 20 (ANI): As many as 66 illegal migrants were apprehended across Turkey, said security sources on Saturday.
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NRC will weed out illegal migrants: Assam Finance Minister
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): The National Register of Citizens (NRC) will weed out a number of illegal migrants from Assam, said Himanta Biswa Sarma, state's Finance Minister, on Monday.
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