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Big Supreme Court Ruling On Citizenship Of Immigrants In Assam Before 1971
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a key citizenship rule that recognised the Assam Accord, granting citizenship to Bangladeshi refugees who had arrived before 1971.
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Explained: The Rohingya Crisis And India's Stance On Those Seeking Asylum
The Rohingya crisis is a humanitarian catastrophe that has drawn international attention due to its magnitude and complexity. Originating from Myanmar, the Rohingya people have faced decades of persecution and violence, leading to a mass exodus.
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6 From Assam, Meghalaya Charged For Allegedly Trafficking Rohingya
The National Investigation Agency has filed charge sheets against six people from Assam and Meghalaya for their involvement in the alleged trafficking of Rohingya and Bangladeshi women into India using fake documents.
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Saved Millions Of Refugees From Massacre In Indo-Pak War, Says India At UN
TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, on Tuesday said when West Pakistan unleashed genocide on East Pakistan, India hosted millions of refugees and saved them from the massacre.
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Fear Stalks Rohingya Refugee Camps In Bangladesh After String Of Murders
Bloodstains still mark the spot where assassins gunned down Mohib Ullah, an activist who was a leading voice for the 850,000 Rohingya living in fear in Bangladeshi refugee camps.
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All Refugees Will Be Granted Citizenship Under CAA: Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh
West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh asserted on Sunday that all refugees will be given citizenship under the CAA, as party leader Rahul Sinha stoked a controversy by alleging that those protesting at Park Circus and Shaheen Bagh are "Bangladeshi Muslims".
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"Next Move On Rohingya, They Don't Belong To 6 Minorities": Union Minister
More than 13,700 foreigners, including Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshi nationals, are settled in Jammu and Samba districts, where their population has increased by over 6,000 between 2008 and 2016, according to government data.
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"Will Take Back Illegal Bangladeshi Migrants If...": Sheikh Hasina's Advisor
An advisor to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the country will take back any citizen of the neighbouring nation staying in India illegally, if evidence is provided.
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"No Automatic Citizenship": Centre As Northeast Protests Citizenship Act
The centre moved to allay fears over an influx of Bangladeshi Hindu refugees into the North East this morning after violent protests engulfed Assam and parts of the North East for a fourth consecutive day on Saturday
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UK Teen Who Joined ISIS Moved From Refugee Camp After Threats: Report
Shamima Begum, a British teenager of Bangladeshi descent who ran away in 2015 to become an ISIS bride, has been moved from a Syrian refugee camp she received threats, her family's lawyer has said.
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Drug 'Godfathers' Surrender To Bangladesh Police
Some 102 Bangladeshi meth dealers have surrendered to authorities at a pre-scheduled ceremony in a coastal town, officials said Saturday, as a Philippines-style anti-narcotics crackdown sows fear among kingpins.
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BJP's Assam Ally Threatens Pullout After Centre Bats For Hindu Refugees
The Asom Gana Parishad has threatened to break its alliance with the BJP in Assam accusing it of trying to give citizenship to Bangladeshi Hindus. The AGP's allegation comes after the union ministry of home affairs issued a notification empowering district magistrates and state home secretaries in the seven states to grant certificate of naturalisa...
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Assam Student Leader Joins ULFA Amid Rising Anti-Migrant Sentiment
A video showing a former student leader swearing allegiance to a faction of the banned United Liberation Front of Assam in battle fatigues has gone viral on the social media, heightening tensions in a state already in the throes of rising anti-migrant sentiment. Pankaj Pratim Dutta was the vice-president of the of the All Assam Students Union's Der...
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This Floating Island Is New Home For Rohingya Refugees In Bay Of Bengal
Bangladesh is racing to turn an uninhabited and muddy Bay of Bengal island into home for 100,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled a military crackdown in Myanmar, amid conflicting signals from top Bangladeshi officials about whether the refugees would end up being stranded there.
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Rohingya Man Hacks To Death Bangladeshi Amid Rising Tensions
A young Rohingya man hacked to death a Bangladeshi man on Saturday, police said, amid growing tensions in southeastern Bangladesh which has seen a massive influx of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar.
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Big Supreme Court Ruling On Citizenship Of Immigrants In Assam Before 1971
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a key citizenship rule that recognised the Assam Accord, granting citizenship to Bangladeshi refugees who had arrived before 1971.
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Explained: The Rohingya Crisis And India's Stance On Those Seeking Asylum
The Rohingya crisis is a humanitarian catastrophe that has drawn international attention due to its magnitude and complexity. Originating from Myanmar, the Rohingya people have faced decades of persecution and violence, leading to a mass exodus.
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6 From Assam, Meghalaya Charged For Allegedly Trafficking Rohingya
The National Investigation Agency has filed charge sheets against six people from Assam and Meghalaya for their involvement in the alleged trafficking of Rohingya and Bangladeshi women into India using fake documents.
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Saved Millions Of Refugees From Massacre In Indo-Pak War, Says India At UN
TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, on Tuesday said when West Pakistan unleashed genocide on East Pakistan, India hosted millions of refugees and saved them from the massacre.
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Fear Stalks Rohingya Refugee Camps In Bangladesh After String Of Murders
Bloodstains still mark the spot where assassins gunned down Mohib Ullah, an activist who was a leading voice for the 850,000 Rohingya living in fear in Bangladeshi refugee camps.
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All Refugees Will Be Granted Citizenship Under CAA: Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh
West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh asserted on Sunday that all refugees will be given citizenship under the CAA, as party leader Rahul Sinha stoked a controversy by alleging that those protesting at Park Circus and Shaheen Bagh are "Bangladeshi Muslims".
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"Next Move On Rohingya, They Don't Belong To 6 Minorities": Union Minister
More than 13,700 foreigners, including Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshi nationals, are settled in Jammu and Samba districts, where their population has increased by over 6,000 between 2008 and 2016, according to government data.
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"Will Take Back Illegal Bangladeshi Migrants If...": Sheikh Hasina's Advisor
An advisor to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the country will take back any citizen of the neighbouring nation staying in India illegally, if evidence is provided.
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"No Automatic Citizenship": Centre As Northeast Protests Citizenship Act
The centre moved to allay fears over an influx of Bangladeshi Hindu refugees into the North East this morning after violent protests engulfed Assam and parts of the North East for a fourth consecutive day on Saturday
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UK Teen Who Joined ISIS Moved From Refugee Camp After Threats: Report
Shamima Begum, a British teenager of Bangladeshi descent who ran away in 2015 to become an ISIS bride, has been moved from a Syrian refugee camp she received threats, her family's lawyer has said.
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Drug 'Godfathers' Surrender To Bangladesh Police
Some 102 Bangladeshi meth dealers have surrendered to authorities at a pre-scheduled ceremony in a coastal town, officials said Saturday, as a Philippines-style anti-narcotics crackdown sows fear among kingpins.
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BJP's Assam Ally Threatens Pullout After Centre Bats For Hindu Refugees
The Asom Gana Parishad has threatened to break its alliance with the BJP in Assam accusing it of trying to give citizenship to Bangladeshi Hindus. The AGP's allegation comes after the union ministry of home affairs issued a notification empowering district magistrates and state home secretaries in the seven states to grant certificate of naturalisa...
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Assam Student Leader Joins ULFA Amid Rising Anti-Migrant Sentiment
A video showing a former student leader swearing allegiance to a faction of the banned United Liberation Front of Assam in battle fatigues has gone viral on the social media, heightening tensions in a state already in the throes of rising anti-migrant sentiment. Pankaj Pratim Dutta was the vice-president of the of the All Assam Students Union's Der...
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This Floating Island Is New Home For Rohingya Refugees In Bay Of Bengal
Bangladesh is racing to turn an uninhabited and muddy Bay of Bengal island into home for 100,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled a military crackdown in Myanmar, amid conflicting signals from top Bangladeshi officials about whether the refugees would end up being stranded there.
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Rohingya Man Hacks To Death Bangladeshi Amid Rising Tensions
A young Rohingya man hacked to death a Bangladeshi man on Saturday, police said, amid growing tensions in southeastern Bangladesh which has seen a massive influx of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar.
