SC questions Rohingyas' legal status, asks why should intruders get red carpet welcome when citizens face povertyThe Supreme Court questioned the legal status of Rohingyas in India, asking why “intruders” should get rights when citizens face poverty. H...
02 Dec, 2025, 03.54 PM IST
UN chief 'strongly condemns' Myanmar military attacks on civiliansUN chief Antonio Guterres condemns recent attacks by Myanmar's military in Rakhine state, calls for an end to Rohingya persecution and rest...
07 Jun, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
Rohingya refugees in India's capital to be given flats, security"We welcome the statement on respecting the UN refugee convention and the plan to resettle Rohingya with better housing and facilities," sa...
17 Aug, 2022, 01.26 PM IST
Some issues best left to executive: Supreme Court on Rohingya refugeesThe court is overwhelmed with public interest litigations (PILs) which demand that the court step in to deal with multiple governance issue...
08 Apr, 2022, 12.46 AM IST
Meta to ban all Myanmar-army controlled businesses from platformsThe U.S tech giant had already announced in February it would stop all entities linked to the military, known as the Tatmadaw, from adverti...
08 Dec, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
Myanmar's anti-junta movement shows viral support for RohingyaThe mostly Muslim Rohingya -- long viewed as interlopers from Bangladesh by many in Myanmar -- have for decades been denied citizenship, ri...
13 Jun, 2021, 05.12 PM IST
Rights rapporteur of UN not heard by Supreme Court in Rohingya case“Municipal courts only apply domestic law. To get the government to enforce through courts treaties it has not signed for good reasons is e...
27 Mar, 2021, 07.55 AM IST
Aung San Suu Kyi's party expected to win second term in Myanmar pollsThere are about 37 million registered voters, though turnout is expected to suffer because of a recent surge in coronavirus cases.
06 Nov, 2020, 11.43 AM IST
Supreme Court to decide Rohingyas’ fate in AugustA three-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, said it would examine these questions of the law at length in August.
10 Jul, 2019, 07.01 AM IST
Rohingya-backers are destabilising India: GovernmentAdditional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta demanded to know before a three-judge bench, led by CJI Dipak Misra, “what interest they ar...
20 Mar, 2018, 08.28 AM IST
Supreme Court seeks government explanation on push back policy on RohingyasBhushan alleged that the government cannot push back those trying to enter the country in the face of religious protection and genocide in ...
31 Jan, 2018, 12.49 PM IST
Pope demands rights for all in Myanmar, omits 'Rohingya'Francis did not cite the crackdown or even utter the contested word "Rohingya" in his speech to Myanmar's civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi...
28 Nov, 2017, 11.42 PM IST
UN chief Antonio Guterres meets Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Rohingya crisisMore than 600,000 Rohingya have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh in two and a half months.
14 Nov, 2017, 01.59 PM IST
Amidst political accusations on Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg celebrates ShabbatThe CEO, who recently became a father for the second time, shared a picture of him with his elder daughter Max.
21 Sep, 2017, 02.20 PM IST
Just as Bangladeshis, Rohingyas too are illegal migrants and not refugeesThe Centre has now informed the Supreme Court in its affidavit of intelligence inputs of links between some Rohingya Muslims and Pakistan’s...
20 Sep, 2017, 01.30 AM IST
India rejects UN human rights chief's criticism on RohingyasUN human rights chief had criticised India on the issue of deportation of Rohingyas as well as on religious intolerance and threat to right...
12 Sep, 2017, 09.01 PM IST
UN human rights chief deplores India's move to deport RohingyasThe violence in Myanmar began when Rohingya militants attacked police posts in Rakhine. More than 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Ban...
12 Sep, 2017, 09.17 AM IST