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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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Amit Shah promises welfare fund for refugees, for girls free education, tr
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], April 11 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday promised that a BJP government in Bengal would constitute a "Mukhyamantri Saranarthi Kalyan Yojana (Chief Minister's Refugee Welfare Scheme)" for all refugees and said that every girl will be
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SC to hear plea seeking release, protection of Rohingya refugees in J-K to
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court will pass its order on a petition seeking release and protection of over 150 Rohingya refugees in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Provide us money, not COVID-19 vaccines: Afghan refugees to Pak govt
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): Afghan refugees, who are living in the abysmal conditions in southern provinces of Pakistan, has demanded the country's government to provide them money and not COVID-19 vaccines as their camps have not been hit by the virus.
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Pakistan postpones cards renewal to Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): The renewal and verification of documents of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have been suspended temporarily in view of the third wave of coronavirus in the country.
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Will request Centre to change foreign policy to accept Myanmar refugees: M
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], April 1 (ANI): Days after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) asked four northeastern states including Mizoram to take appropriate action to prevent a possible influx of people from coup-hit Myanmar into India, Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Thursday said that he is s
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SC reserves order, restrains Centre on plea against deportation of Rohingy
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order on a fresh plea seeking immediate release of detained Rohingya refugees in Jammu and restrain the Centre from implementing any order regarding deporting them to Myanmar.
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SC to hear plea tomorrow seeking release of detained Rohingya refugees in
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI): Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will hear the matter tomorrow on the petition seeking immediate release of detained Rohingya refugees in Jammu and restrain the Centre from implementing any order regarding deporting them to Myanmar.
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India 'not signatory' to 1951 UN Convention: MHA on asylum to Myanmar refu
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday replied on India's stand of giving Asylum to Myanmar refugees, saying that the country is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereon.
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Indian Coast Guard found boat carrying Rohingya refugees; 8 dead: MEA
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The Indian coast guard has found a boat adrift in the Andaman Sea carrying Rohingya refugees, including eight people who had died, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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US, Canada to align policies, goals to achieve net zero emissions by 2050,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The US and Canada will align policies and goals to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, said US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) during his first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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