'Height, not GDP, is the real measure of a country's progress': Woman cites studies to claim that this body part reveals a nation's real wealthHuman height reflects national living standards more accurately than GDP. Early life nutrition and sanitation significantly impact adult he...
14 Jul, 2026, 01.44 PM IST
Arunachal rights panel seeks flood-control measures in Chakma-Hajong areasArunachal Pradesh Human Rights Commission urges immediate infrastructure upgrades and flood control in Chakma-Hajong settlements. Poor road...
22 Jun, 2026, 05.28 PM IST
Mizoram government trains officials for biometric enrolment of Myanmar and Bangladeshi refugeesMizoram is training officials to gather biometric data of Myanmar and Bangladeshi refugees. This process will begin this month. The Home De...
21 Jul, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
Mizoram decides to collect biometrics, biographic data of Myanmar refugeesFollowing the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, the Mizoram government will begin collecting biometric and biographic data of approximately 35...
14 Jul, 2025, 06.32 PM IST
Former Manipur chief minister Biren Singh raises alarm over refugee settlements in ManipurFormer Manipur CM N Biren Singh raised concerns over refugees' settlement in Manipur predating its statehood. Official records from the 196...
02 Apr, 2025, 08.06 PM IST
Aizawl deputy commissioner issues directive banning Myanmar, Bangladesh refugees from acquiring Indian identity documentsAizawl's Deputy Commissioner has prohibited Myanmar and Bangladesh refugees in Mizoram from obtaining Indian identity documents to prevent ...
21 Mar, 2025, 07.42 PM IST
Ukraine's population has declined by 10 million since Russian invasion: UNUkraine's population has decreased by 10 million since the Russian invasion due to refugees, low birth rates, and war casualties. The birth...
22 Oct, 2024, 11.29 PM IST
Illegal Rohingyas have no fundamental right to reside in India, asserts govt in SCThe Union government has informed the Supreme Court that illegal Rohingya Muslim migrants do not have a fundamental right to reside and set...
20 Mar, 2024, 10.11 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
View: Keep out Rohingyas. India must practice hard state politicsIndia should resist all attempts to take in large numbers of Rohingya refugees given the possibility of demographic change creating more co...
11 Sep, 2017, 12.18 PM IST
Govt has no accurate data on illegal migrants: Kiren RijijuThe Centre has asked the states to set up special task forces in each of the districts for detection, identification and interception of il...
01 Aug, 2017, 02.48 PM IST
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey seeks deportation of illegal migrantsBJP MP referred to the influx of large number of "illegal" people to India from countries like Bangladesh and demanded setting up of a comm...
11 Apr, 2017, 03.14 PM IST
Refugee crisis is 'global challenge': G7 leaders"We place the highest priority on humanely and effectively managing this challenge, addressing the root causes of massive displacement," sa...
27 May, 2016, 10.34 AM IST
These are world's 25 most fragile states in 2014Foreign Policy magazine has released its annual ranking of the world's least-stable countries, now known as the Fragile State Index.
22 Jun, 2015, 02.09 PM IST
Hurriyat Conference opposes recommendations for settlement of Pakistan refugeesThe points which Hurriyat objected to included grant of citizenship rights, right to vote in Assembly & local- bodies polls to the Pakistan...
12 Jan, 2015, 06.59 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir: Syed Ali Shah Geelani takes on Govt over settlement of West Pakistan refugeesGeelani termed a JPC's recommendations on the settlement of Western Pakistan refugees in J&K and giving them voting rights as an "attack" o...
09 Jan, 2015, 07.50 PM IST
- BJP demands govt nominate PoK people, Pandits to J&K Assembly
BJP demanded that govt nominate representatives of Kashmiri Pandits, who had to leave the state due to terror threats.
02 Mar, 2013, 06.50 PM IST