15 Dead, 400 Missing In Rohingya Camp Fire: United Nations
At least 15 people have been killed in a massive fire that ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh,...
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India Urged To Provide Refuge To Rohingya Adrift At Sea
Human Rights Watch and Rohingya Muslim refugees in India urged the government on Monday to provide refuge to 81 Rohingya...
Indian Coast Guard Find 81 Rohingya Refugees Adrift At Sea
The Indian Coast Guard found 81 survivors and eight dead on a boat crammed with Muslim Rohingya refugees adrift in...
A Day On Rohingya’s Remote Bangladesh Island
As a Bangladeshi naval ship anchored off a remote Bay of Bengal island, some of the Rohingya Muslim refugees aboard...
Bangladesh Set To Move Rohingya Refugees To Remote Island
Bangladesh has begun preparations to move thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island off its coast, officials said on...
Rohingya Hold ‘Silent Protest’ On 3rd Anniversary Of Exodus
Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh held a “silent protest” on Tuesday to mark the third anniversary of clashes between Rohingya...
Three Years On, Some Rohingya Cling To Hope Of Resettlement
On the third anniversary of a mass exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh, prospects look bleak for about 1 million members...
At 111, Bangladesh-Born Woman Is Delhi’s Oldest Voter
At 111, Kalitara Mandal has lost all her teeth but definitely not her appetite for fish and the will to...
“Bigotry Is Dangerous”: Rahul Gandhi On Pak Gurudwara Violence
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said "bigotry is dangerous and love is its only antidote", adding that Friday's violence...
Protesters Chant “Remove Modi” After Prayers At Delhi’s Jama Masjid
Chants of “Remove Modi” filled the air after Friday prayers at the historic Jama Masjid as protesters gathered to march...
What Does India’s New Citizenship Law Mean?
A new Indian law that grants citizenship to persecuted Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians who fled Muslim-majority Pakistan,...
Clashes Erupt In Delhi Over Citizenship Law; PM Abe Cancels Visit
Violent clashes erupted in Delhi between police and thousands of university students on Friday over the enactment of a contentious...
India Deploys Troops To Curb Violent Protests Over Citizenship Law
India moved thousands of troops into Assam on Thursday after violent protests overnight against a new law that would make...
Protests Flare As Parliament Set To Vote On Contentious Citizenship Bill
India’s ruling Hindu nationalists pushed for final parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a law that critics say undermines the country’s...
U.S. Panel Eyes Sanctions Against Amit Shah Over India’s Citizenship Curb For Muslims
A federal panel on religion has urged the United States to weigh sanctions against Home Minister Amit Shah if India...
Protests Erupt As India Pushes For Religion-Based Citizenship Bill
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in India on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government offered a controversial...
Health Experts Warn Of Emerging Threat Of Nipah Virus
A deadly virus called Nipah carried by bats has already caused human outbreaks across South and South East Asia and...
NRC In Assam Targeting Religious Minorities: US Commission On Religious Freedom
A federal US commission on international religious freedom has alleged that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is...
Cyclone Bulbul Death Toll Rises To 12 In Bangladesh, Five Fishermen Missing
The death toll from Cyclone Bulbul rose to 12 in Bangladesh and five fishermen are still missing, government officials said...
Why Strong Monsoon Rains Are Not Necessarily Good News For Indian Farmers
India, one of the world’s biggest agricultural producers, experienced its heaviest monsoon rains in 25 years this year. While rain...
UN Refugee Agency Takes Up Case Of Potential Stateless In India
The United Nations (U.N.) refugee agency said on Wednesday it was holding talks with India about its citizenship register in...
India Cuts Corporate Taxes To Boost Manufacturing And Revive Growth
India cut corporate tax rates on Friday in a surprise move designed to woo manufacturers, revive private investment and lift...
As They Build India’s First Camp For Illegals, Some Workers Fear Detention There
Across a river in a remote part of India’s northeast, labourers have cleared dense forest in an area equivalent to...
Assam Leaves Nearly Two Million People Off Citizens’ List, Their Fate Remains Uncertain
Nearly 2 million people have been left off a list of citizens released on Saturday in Assam, after a mammoth...
Assam On Alert Ahead Of Publication Of National Register of Citizens
Tens of thousands of paramilitary personnel and police were deployed in the border state of Assam on Friday, the eve...
