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8 Sri Lankan refugees including children came to Dhanushkodi, probe underw
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhanushkodi (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 22 (ANI): Eight Sri Lankan people including three males, two females, two male children and a female child came to Dhanushkodi as refugees today early morning at 2 am, police said.
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DCW initiates study on the condition of Hindu refugees in Majnu ka Tila
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Taking up the issue of plight of Hindu women and child refugees from Pakistan, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has launched a study. Issuing a press statement DCW informed that the study will be done on the living condition of the refugees who have be
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Rohingyas are not refugees but infiltrators: VHP on govt decision to shift
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): A day after the central government announced its decision to shift Rohingya refugees to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) flats in New Delhi, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday condemned the move and said that the Rohingyas are not refugees but infi
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Hardeep Singh Puri hails govt's decision to shift Rohingya refugees to EWS
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday lauded the government's decision to shift Rohingya refugees to Economic Weaker Section (EWS) flats in New Delhi.
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UN rights chief discusses Rohingya issue with civil society members in Ban
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 17 (ANI): UN rights human chief Michelle Bachelet met with a host of officials, civil society representatives and Rohingya refugees on Tuesday.
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Rohingya refugees in Delhi to get roofs above their heads
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Around 1100 Rohingyas staying in tents will soon be shifted into flats equipped with basic facilities and round-the-clock security, said the officials on Tuesday.
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Refugees from Pakistan contributed to making of New India: Jitendra Singh
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that refugees from Pakistan have immensely contributed to the making of New India.
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TN: Family of 4 arrives Mandapam calling themselves Sri Lankan 'refugee';
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 13 (ANI): Four Sri Lankan Tamils on Saturday arrived at the Mandapam district of Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram and claimed to be 'refugees', the police said.
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US lawmakers introduce bill to provide citizenship to Afghan refugees
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): As Afghan refugees have been living in the US without a permanent legal status following the Taliban's take over in Afghanistan, American lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday to provide them citizenship.
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Exodus of Chinese nationals: Over 6,00,000 requested asylum
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 7 (ANI): More than 6,00,000 Chinese nationals have requested asylum from China due to Xi Jinping's repressive policies that have impelled the 'great exodus', according to a UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Deported Afghans from Iran recount hardship
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): Afghans who faced various hardships post the Taliban take over fled to Iran, however many of them were deported last week shared their experience of extreme hardship and mistreatment.
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Priyanka Chopra in Poland to meet Ukrainian refugees
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Actor Priyanka Chopra, who has now been associated with UNICEF for almost a decade and a half, is currently in Poland to meet the Ukrainian refugees forced to flee Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.
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