Refugees In India
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Centre can’t give refugee status to Myanmar nationals but ready to provide relief, says Mizoram CM
Lalduhoma has also appealed to the Union government to cancel its plans of fencing India’s open border with Southeast Asian country.
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Mizoram refuses to follow Centre’s directive to collect biometric data of Myanmar refugees
The Centre had asked Mizoram and Manipur in April to collated details of ‘illegal immigrants’.
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‘We are hiding in the forest’: Fear in UP’s Rohingya camps as Anti-Terrorism Squad arrests 74
The authorities said they were acting against people who had crossed the border illegally.
Zafar Aafaq
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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‘Shelter, but also hope’: How the first batch of refugee students in Mizoram cleared Class 10 exams
In August 2021, Mizoram had allowed children of refugee families from Myanmar to continue their education in government schools.
Rokibuz Zaman
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‘Now this is home for us’: Chin refugees from Myanmar find a welcoming sanctuary in Mizoram
Since March 2021, the state has witnessed an extraordinary effort by civil society, the church and government to provide shelter to over 30,000 refugees.
Sanjoy Hazarika, IndiaSpend.com
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Escaping persecution in Myanmar, a Chin rock star finds refuge in Mizoram
Benjamin Sum, a Chin refugee in Aizawl, was forced to leave his home after he became a target of the military junta for his pro-democracy activism.
Sanjoy Hazarika, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Over 6,000 Myanmarese students in Mizoram schools since last year, says state education department
Several Myanmar citizens, mostly from its Chin state, had fled to Mizoram following a military coup in the country in February last year.
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Home ministry’s decision on categorising refugees is politically motivated, says Shashi Tharoor
The statement came after a Union minister said Rohingyas would be settled in Delhi, but the home ministry denied that the government had taken such a decision.
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Delhi government will not allow Rohingyas to settle in the city, says Manish Sisodia
The deputy chief minister accused the BJP-led Centre of ‘conspiring to illegally settle’ refugees from Myanmar.
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The Reel
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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Interview: India needs a transparent legal framework to protect the human rights of refugees
Human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar on the years-long wait before applications are processed by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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Detention and deportation add to the chaos of Rohingya lives in India
India is one of the countries that file criminal cases against asylum seekers and refugees for crossing over without documentation.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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Tamil Nadu government in touch with Centre to legally handle influx of Sri Lankan refugees, says CM
So far, 16 refugees have arrived in the state as the island nation is facing its worst economic crisis.
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The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement