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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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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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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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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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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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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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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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Salima Tete to lead Indian women’s team for European leg
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women exit in quarter-final after loss to Japan
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Squash, Saurav Ghosal interview: ‘People enjoyed watching me, this was the legacy I wanted to leave’
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Aryan, Yashwardhan, Priyanshu among Indians in semi-finals
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation