Hindu, Sikh refugees stage protest near Kejriwal's residence over his comments against CAAThe protesters wanted Kejriwal to withdraw his earlier statement that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants to settle poor people hailing ...
14 Mar, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
PM Modi honoured Hindu, Jain, Sikh refugees by granting citizenship through CAA: Amit ShahThe Centre on Monday implemented the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, notifying the rules four years after the contentious law was passed...
12 Mar, 2024, 03.42 PM 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
Hindu, Sikh bodies draw up list of 262 in Kabul's Karte Parwan GurudwaraAkali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa told ET that he has been in touch with the MEA and has been sharing updates with them every two hour...
18 Aug, 2021, 10.04 AM IST
Pakistani refugees head back on fading citizenship hopesThe refugees are among the 243 Pakistani nationals, including those stranded in India because of Covid-19, who have been permitted to trave...
26 Nov, 2020, 10.56 AM IST
Stranded Pakistan refugees to return via Wagah border on September 7, says orderOn long term visa (LTVs) in India, they had gone back to Pakistan to meet their relatives, renew identity cards or passports, under the no-...
04 Sep, 2020, 08.50 PM IST
Sikhs, Hindus 'endangered minorities' in Afghanistan, says resolution introduced in US CongressThe resolution supports resettling Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan in the US under the United States Refugee Admissions Programme pursuan...
18 Aug, 2020, 11.52 AM IST
Like India, congressman seeks refugee status for Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan“While I'm pleased that India has offered them refuge, more needs to be done to ensure their safety in the long term. I will continue to ad...
24 Jul, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
Indian bombing suspect behind pro-Khalistan rally: ReportParamjeet Singh Pamma, a Birmingham-based refugee, is among the key organisers of the rally dubbed as a "London Declaration" for a "Referen...
19 Mar, 2019, 01.11 PM IST
ID-cards, bank accounts for non-Muslim refugeesThis reflects the Modi government's pre-poll commitment that non-Muslims who have come to India due to persecution deserve a special dispen...
21 Aug, 2016, 11.08 AM IST
Government plans to amend Citizenship Act to give succour to refugeesThe issue was discussed threadbare at a high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and attended by Foreign Secretary S Jaish...
06 Jul, 2016, 08.26 PM IST
Sikhs demand representation in Jammu and Kashmir cabinetSikh community in Jammu and Kashmir demanded representation in the state cabinet, claiming that there has been no Sikh minister for more th...
14 Dec, 2015, 05.55 PM IST
Visa norms eased for non-Muslims from Pakistan, BangladeshThe decision has been taken under Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 and Foreigners Act, 1946, and notified in the official gazette.
08 Sep, 2015, 11.11 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
Why government's bid to welcome refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh & Afghanistan is easier said than doneThe Narendra Modi government may have declared policy to welcome refugees but their relatives waiting for them in India do have much faith ...
23 Aug, 2015, 03.44 AM 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
Government announces concessions for refugees from Pakistan, AfghanistanThe eligible applicants who were facing difficulties in submitting online applications can now submit the same manually along with their pa...
13 Nov, 2014, 02.56 PM IST