Twist of history: Will a party founded by a Bengali win West Bengal?West Bengal Election Results: Early trends in West Bengal show the BJP surging ahead of the TMC, potentially marking a historic shift in a ...
04 May, 2026, 10.32 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: Can Modi’s BJP crack Mamata Banerjee’s TMC stronghold in make-or-break Phase 2?West Bengal election 2026 is a key test for PM Modi and the BJP as they aim to challenge the TMC's stronghold. Over 3.22 crore voters will ...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
West Bengal elections: Dum Dum Uttar at crossroads, poised between governance, grievance and a heavyweight TMC nomineeWest Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Dum Dum Uttar constituency is no longer a guaranteed win for the TMC. Senior minister Chandrima Bhatta...
26 Apr, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
West Bengal polls 2026: Amid voter row, Nadia’s Matua belt shows BJP leanings, minimal deletionsIn West Bengal’s Nadia district, Matua voters in border villages like Majhdia navigate a unique reality—crossing fenced borders daily to fa...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
10,000 persons sought refuge in India in 2022: ReportBy 2022-end, India had about 405,000 refugees, which includes 213,578 refugees recognised/ registered by the Government of India and housed...
22 Feb, 2023, 01.22 AM IST
View: Citizenship Bill aims to give dignity denied to Partition victims in eastOver the decades, these erstwhile refugees have not only been seamlessly integrated but many have risen spectacularly.
06 Oct, 2019, 10.35 AM IST
US accepted over 53,000 Hindu refugees: State DepartmentBetween 2005 and August this year, as many as 53,662 Hindu refugees -- 53,015 from Bhutan -- have been accepted into the US.
19 Aug, 2016, 12.10 PM IST
BJP walks tightrope in Assam over Bangladeshi migrants influxLast year Modi government decided to grant citizenship to Hindu refugees who migrated from their countries of origin because of religious p...
10 Mar, 2016, 12.43 PM IST
BJP cell says will build up cases for deportation of illegal Muslims & facilitate stay of HindusSoon after govt relaxed norms for refugees from Pak, Bangladesh, BJP cell says it will build cases to expel Muslims & facilitate stay of Hi...
12 Sep, 2015, 10.31 AM IST
India to allow minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh to stay without papersIndia decided to allow minority refugees from Bangladesh and Pakistan to stay in this country even after expiry of their visas on humanitar...
07 Sep, 2015, 09.56 PM IST
Delhi government forms committee to rehabilitate Pakistan Hindu refugeesOn the direction of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Social Welfare Minister Sandeep Kumar has constituted a committee to look into the reha...
17 Jul, 2015, 09.03 PM IST
Government grants citizenship to 4,300 refugees from Pakistan, AfghanistanPM Modi had, during the Lok Sabha election campaign, said that Pakistani and Bangladeshi Hindu refugees will be treated like any other Indi...
14 Jun, 2015, 11.52 AM IST
Move to grant citizenship to Hindu refugees opposed in AssamStudent body All Assam Students’ union which spearheaded six years long anti-foreigners movement has made it clear that such move will not ...
14 May, 2015, 02.40 PM IST
Government to accept online visa applications from Pakistani HindusAs a first step to grant Indian citizenship to nearly 60,000 Hindu refugees from Pakistan, government has rolled out an online system for s...
22 Apr, 2015, 08.08 PM IST
- Law to rehabilitate Hindu refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh?
The government is likely to soon enact a law for rehabilitation of Hindu refugees from Pakistan and Bangladesh.
13 Apr, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
Home Ministry task force to monitor giving citizenship to Pakistan, Bangladesh HindusHM reviewed matters relating to grant of citizenship that takes a long time for completion of the entire process and decided to set up the ...
05 Sep, 2014, 08.26 PM IST
Assam cabinet to seek policy for granting asylum to persons who have fled countryPolitical analyst observed that this move is aimed at wooing the Hindu Bengali voters ahead of assembly polls of 2016.
17 Jul, 2014, 03.43 PM IST