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Congress made us education refugees: Ladakh MP
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, on Wednesday attacked the Congress saying that it had made people of his region "education refugees" with its step-motherly treatment towards it.
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Over 1,400 Syrian refugees returned home in 24 hours: Russia
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 6 (Sputnik/ANI): Over 1,400 Syrian refugees have returned to their country from Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Anurag Kashyap steps in for Shekhar Kapur after fans' backlash on 'Masoom'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 2 (ANI): Controversies don't seem to be leaving filmmaker Shekhar Kapur's side. The director's recent tweet on his 1983 directorial 'Masoom' faced the heat from users after which Anurag Kashyap stepped in his support.
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Javed Akhtar asks Shekhar Kapoor to see 'a good psychiatrist'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 28 (ANI): A recent tweet from noted filmmaker Shekhar Kapur got him engaged in a war of words with renowned lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar.
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B'desh: Myanmar delegation meets Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Cox's Bazar [Bangladesh], July 27 (ANI): A 15-member high-level delegation from Myanmar, led by permanent foreign secretary U Myint Thu, met a group of Rohingyas at a refugee camp here on Saturday.
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20 years on, Pak yet to rehabilitate locals displaced due to Kargil
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): Even after 20 years, thousands of civilians, displaced due to the Kargil War, are still languishing in refugee slums while waiting for the Pakistani authorities to rehabilitate them.
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60 killed after Libyan guards shoot at migrants fleeing air strikes: UN
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 5 (ANI): At least 60 people were killed and 77 others sustained injuries after Libyan guards opened fire on migrants and refugees attempting to flee from air strikes on a detention centre near the country's capital city of Tripoli, United Nations said on Thursday.
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UNHCR expresses concern over airstrike on migrant centre in Libya
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 3 (ANI): The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed concern over the deadly airstrike on a migrant centre in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli that left at least 40 people dead and 80 injured.
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Madurai: Sri Lankan refugees submit petitions to seek Indian citizenship
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 2 (ANI): More than 200 Sri Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district for 29 years submitted petitions to collector's office on Monday to seek the Indian citizenship.
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Angelina Jolie speaks about pain of refugees
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): Today on World Refugee Day, Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie has shared her thoughts on ways to help refugees around the world and improve their lives.
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Priyanka Chopra pens a heartfelt message on World Refugee Day
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 20 (ANI): Bollywood diva, Priyanka Chopra who is the UNICEF goodwill ambassador shared a heartfelt message on World Refugee Day which is celebrated on June 20.
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65 Rohingyas found stranded in southern Thailand
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Jun 12 (ANI): Around 65 ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees were found shipwrecked and stranded in southern Thailand, Thai officials said on Wednesday.
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