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Foreigners' Detention Centre meant for illegal immigrants: Karnataka Deput
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 25 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister G Karjol on Tuesday said that the Foreigners' Detention Centre set up by the State government is meant for illegal immigrants and that it was the responsibility of the Home Department to identify and send them there.
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No connection between detention centre, CAA and NRC: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI): Noting that there was no connection between the detention centre and National Register of Citizens (NRC) or Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that misinformation was spread on the issue.
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Turkey can't 'bear burden' of new wave of Syrian refugees: Erdogan
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Dec 23 (ANI): Turkey cannot handle a fresh wave of migrants from Syria and "will not bear the burden all alone," said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, while warning Europe that it would also feel the impact as tens of thousands of refugees have started their journey
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill clears Rajya Sabha test too
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks to give citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.
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391 Afghani, 1,595 Pakistani migrants granted Indian citizenship during la
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said that the 391 Afghani and 1,595 Pakistani migrants have been granted Indian citizenship during the last three years.
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'Inaccurate, unwarranted': India condemns USCIRF's statement on CAB
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Condemning the "inaccurate" and "unwarranted" comments made by US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Citizenship Amendment Bill that was passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday, India on Tuesday said that the Bill aims at providing expedited
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Onus of refugees on Gujarat, Karnataka; Maharashtra already overcrowded :
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Shiv Sena, which recently parted ways with the BJP, has unequivocally slammed the Centre over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, saying that the onus of settling lakhs of refugees who will come from other countries lies on the shoulders of BJP
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58 migrants killed after boat capsizes off Mauritania coast: UN
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Nouadhibou [Mauritania], Dec 5 (ANI): At least 58 migrants are confirmed dead after a vessel carrying them sank as it approached the coast of Mauritania on Thursday, according to the UN's migration agency.
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About 60 migrants killed in boat crash off Mauritanian coast
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Nouakchott [Mauritanian], Dec 05 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 57 migrants were killed due to boat crash off the Mauritanian coast on Wednesday.
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MHA directs state govts to identify illegal migrants
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs has directed state governments and union territories to identify illegal migrants and revoke their Indian documents obtained illegally, Minister of State of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Amit Shah & Narendra Modi are migrants, says Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdh
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): Leader of Congress party in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Choudhary on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were themselves 'migrants'.
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Rajasthan: 21 Pakistani Hindu migrants granted Indian citizenship
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Nov 27 (ANI): The Rajasthan government here on Wednesday granted Indian citizenship to 21 Pakistani Hindu migrants.
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