UN says 5 million refugees have fled UkraineUNHCR said on March 30 that 4 million people had fled Ukraine. The exodus was somewhat slower in recent weeks than at the beginning of the ...
20 Apr, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
Refugee exodus reaches 2.8 million as Russia strikes hit west UkraineUkraine said 35 people were killed at the base on Sunday. Moscow said up to 180 "foreign mercenaries" died and a large number of foreign we...
14 Mar, 2022, 11.47 PM IST
More than 2.6 million flee Ukraine war, according to the United NationsFour million people could leave Ukraine to flee the war, according to initial UN estimates. That figure is likely to be revised upwards, th...
13 Mar, 2022, 07.27 PM IST
In just a week, Ukrainian refugee exodus exceeds 1 millionSeven years ago - again after Russian bombardments - hundreds of thousands of Syrians fled their strife-torn country. Together with people ...
03 Mar, 2022, 09.08 PM IST
Amid Military-Chin state forces clashes: 500 cross over from Myanmar to MizoramThe chief minister of Myanmar’s Chin state, Salai Lian Luai, has taken shelter in Mizoram earlier along with 24 lawmakers following the mil...
19 Jun, 2021, 10.31 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear plea for release of detained Rohingya refugees on March 25A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, which initially observed that there was no urgency, took note of the submissions of lawyer Prash...
18 Mar, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
UN human rights office calls for compassion following Rohingya deaths at seaThe UN human rights office urged compassion for people desperately seeking shelter after 30 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar died on a boat i...
18 Apr, 2020, 12.03 PM 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
Burden of Assam is that of entire nation: Rajnath SinghDuring the debate, the home minister said all efforts are being made keeping in mind the interests of Assam and the nation.
09 Jan, 2019, 07.30 AM IST
Rohingya bad lot, pose security risk: Tripura Governor Tathagata RoyEarlier in his address at the event, he endorsed the Centre's terming of the Rohingya as "illegal immigrants" and said "they were a bad lot...
11 Oct, 2017, 10.39 PM IST
Centre to file reply on plea challenging Rohingyas deportationThe Centre today apprised the Supreme Court that it would be filing during the day its response to a PIL challenging deportation of Rohingy...
18 Sep, 2017, 12.55 PM IST
Bangladesh begins building 14,000 shelters for Rohingya refugeesMyanmar says the crackdown is a response to last month's deadly attacks on police by militants in the northern state and denies it is targe...
17 Sep, 2017, 06.30 PM IST
Name change admits a reality: There's no rewind to one BengalThe decision of the Mamata Banerjee government is significant. Apart from rising in the alphabetical hierarchy of the states, the name chan...
04 Sep, 2016, 11.54 AM IST
BJP cell for fast-tracking grant of citizenship to HindusBJP refugee wing urges government to expedite the citizenship Bill, and also record atrocities committed on Hindus to build case
04 Mar, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Kashmiri Pandits urge Centre to initiate 'serious' dialogueThe occasion today reminds the country that the indigenous people of Kashmir, the Kashmiri Pandits continue to live as refugees in their ow...
19 Jan, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
UNHCR concerned over refugees' return to violence-hit NigeriaUN expressed concern over the return of hundreds of refugees to Nigeria from Niger, saying authorities in the two countries should stop the...
16 Jan, 2015, 07.46 PM IST
- Civilian plight in Lanka
Exodus from LTTE bastion shows intensity of humanitarian crisis.
23 Apr, 2009, 03.19 AM IST