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Citizenship Amendment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha after division
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 9 (ANI): The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that makes it easier for non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to get Indian citizenship was introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah after opposition members vociferously opposed it.
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Onus of refugees on Gujarat, Karnataka; Maharashtra already overcrowded :
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Shiv Sena, which recently parted ways with the BJP, has unequivocally slammed the Centre over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, saying that the onus of settling lakhs of refugees who will come from other countries lies on the shoulders of BJP
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Amit Shah to introduce Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha today
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, that seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, is all set to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Number of Syrian refugees crossing into Iraq from Syria has increased sign
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 26 (ANI): After Turkey launched its military offensive in the region, the number of refugees crossing to Iraq from northeastern Syria has increased significantly in recent times, according to the United Nations (UN).
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Turkey to send back to 1 mn refugees to Syria: Erdogan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey] Oct 15 (Sputnik/ANI): Turkey will send back to Syria one million refugees as the first step, while two more million will follow, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
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Over 1,200 Syrians returned home from Jordan, Lebanon in past 24 hours: Ru
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] Oct 9 (Sputnik/ANI): Over 1,200 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from Jordan and Lebanon in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry's Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring said on Wednesday.
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Intruders will be shown the door, refugees given citizenship, says Shah in
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Asserting that no "intruder" will be allowed to stay in the country while refugees belonging to Hindu and some other religions will be given citizenship, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the BJP-led government will bring Nation
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Infiltrators will not be allowed to stay, refugees will be given citizensh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the BJP-led Central government will not allow any "infiltrator" to stay in the county while refugees belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi, and Christian religions will be given citize
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US plans to slash refugee intake to 18,000
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Sept 27 (ANI): The US on Wednesday announced that it plans to allow only 18,000 refugees to be resettled in the United States in the 2020 fiscal year, the lowest number since Washington began its refugee program in 1980.
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Kolhapur: Polish Minister unveils memorial pillar to mark arrival of refug
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland, Marcin Przydacz, on Saturday unveiled a memorial pillar in memory of Polish families who were given refuge in Valivade during the World War II.
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Commemoration post in memory of Polish refugees to be unveiled at Valivade
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Deputy Foreign minister of Poland, Marcin Przydacz on Saturday will be unveiling a commemoration post in memory of Polish families who were given refuge in Valivade during Second World War.
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Bangladesh orders telecom operators to stop services in Rohingya camps
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Sep 3 (ANI): Bangladesh's telecommunications authority has ordered all mobile phone operators to stop telecommunication services and sale of sim cards to almost one million Rohingya refugees living in Cox's Bazar camps.
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