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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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Record number of Chinese granted refugee status in Japan amid rise in reli
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 11 (ANI): A record number of Chinese nationals were granted refugee status in Japan in 2020 amid rising intolerance of religious and political beliefs in China.
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West Bengal: Mamata keeps Home and Health portfolios, Amit Mitra retains F
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 10 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will keep the portfolios of Home and Hill Affairs, Personnel and Administration, Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms and Refugee and Rehabilitation, Information and Cultural Affairs and North Bengal D
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Biden defends not immediately raising refugee cap, says US 'can't do two t
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday explained his initial decision to not increase the limit on refugee admissions to the United States stating that his administration "couldn't do two things at once".
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Pakistan launches nationwide drive to verify 1.4 million Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Pakistan has launched a nationwide drive to verify the data of about 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees residing in the country, Anadolu Agency reported citing an official as saying.
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