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Mizoram CM Zoramthanga meets Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): Chief Minister of Mizoram Zoramthanga met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday evening at the latter's office here.
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Land dispute leads to clashes between residents, refugees in Afghanistan's
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Takhar [Afghanistan], September 19 (ANI): Amid rising tensions between the newly returned refugees from Pakistan and the locals of Khwaja Bahuddin district of Takhar province over disputed land, the local officials said that efforts are underway to resolve the situation.
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Over 50,000 Afghan refugees deported from Iran in past months
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 17 (ANI): Over 50,000 Afghan refugees were deported from Iran in the past month, the country's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) confirmed on Friday.
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Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama wishes PM Modi on his 72nd birthday
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 17 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Saturday wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of his 72nd birthday.
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Tibetans align, tilt toward democratic form of governance
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], September 15 (ANI): All in all, there have been many developments in the past six decades when it comes to Tibetans and their practice of democracy but one thing that is very clear is how Tibetans very much align and tilt towards a democratic form of governance rather than
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Taliban in talks with Pakistan over release of 300 detained Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 (ANI): The Taliban is in talks with Pakistan to free 300 Afghans detained for not having legal documents.
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Xi's campaigns aim to establish his authority, drive Chinese elite class t
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 10 (ANI): Since coming to power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched a series of campaigns nominally about fighting corruption but aimed at eliminating political opponents and establishing his political prestige, resulting in the emigration of the Chi
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India supports all efforts towards repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar: F
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): India supports all efforts towards repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said on Tuesday and noted that there's a global appreciation of Bangladesh's role in giving them refuge.
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Rights group accuses Iran, Turkey of illegal Afghan migrant pushback
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], August 31 (ANI): Iranian and Turkish security forces have pushed back Afghans who attempted to cross their borders by opening fire on them including women and children, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
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UNHCR urges immediate support for millions caught in Pakistan floods
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 30 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today urged support for a massive scale-up in emergency relief for millions of people in Pakistan hit by monsoon floods that have already killed more than 1,000 people.
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Charter flight carrying 324 Afghan refugees arrives in Canada's Winnipeg
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 28 (ANI): As part of the evacuation of Afghan refugees, a plane carrying 324 people from Pakistan landed in Winnipeg, the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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Afghanistan: UN agency alarm over forced refugee returns from Tajikistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is raising grave concerns over the continued detention and deportations of Afghan refugees in Tajikistan, warning once again that forcing people fleeing persecution back to their country against their will is illegal and put
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