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Plea in SC against MHA's notification for citizenship applications from no
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification inviting Indian citizenship applications from non-Muslim refugees belonging to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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UN urges G7 to ensure COVID-19 vaccine access across low-income countries
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Eight United Nations officials have called on the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies to ensure peoples across the developing world get full and equal access to coronavirus vaccines, the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Refugees (OHCR) said on We
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COVID-19 vaccination almost out of reach for poor people, refugees in Paki
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): In Pakistan, where nearly a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line, getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has become very difficult for them as well as for the refugees who are residing in the country.
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Tokyo 2020: 29 refugee athletes to send message of solidarity, hope
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 8 (ANI): Twenty-nine athletes competing across 12 sports and from 13 host National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will be part of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) Tokyo 2020.
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Jodhpur district administration organizes vaccination camp for Pakistani H
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], May 30 (ANI): The Jodhpur district administration organized a vaccination camp for Pakistani Hindu refugees in the Kali Beri area on Saturday to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Afghan Sikh refugees residing in Punjab for more than 5 years hope to beco
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 29 (ANI): As the Central Government invited applications from the immigrants belonging to minority communities from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh for Indian citizenship, several Sikh refugees from Afghanistan living in India for more than five years
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BJP MP slams Oppn criticism over citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from A
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Saturday slammed the Opposition for criticising the move to initiate granting of citizenship of non-Muslim refugees in India from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
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UNHCR calls for orderly release of detained asylum seekers in Libya
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday called for the orderly release of asylum seekers detained in Libya.
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MHA invites applications for Indian citizenship from 'minority community'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday invited applications from the immigrants belonging to minority communities from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, residing in 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian
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Without ID proofs, 3 million people including refugees in Pakistan may mis
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): At least three million people, including unregistered refugees, are likely to miss out on Covid-19 vaccinations in Pakistan due to lack of proofs of their identity, reports The Dawn.
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Syria's Ambassador to Lebanon calls for justice after attacks on Syrian vo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Syrian ambassador to Lebanon demanded on Thursday that the government punish those who attacked Syrian refugees heading to the embassy in Beirut to vote in the presidential election.
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US announces nearly USD 155 million in new aid for Rohingya refugees
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 18 (ANI): The United States has announced nearly USD 155 million in assistance to help meet the immediate needs of 900,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.
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