Hearing petition alleging custodial disappearance of 5 Rohingya from Delhi, CJI asked: 'If there is no legal status of a refugee... do we have an obligation to keep that fellow here?'
In 2022-23, the number of refugee claims by Indians was 172 before it shot up 579 percent to reach 1,168 claims in 2023-24. In 2024-25, there have been 453 claims so far.
A least 34,282 Myanmarese refugees taking shelter across the 11 districts of Mizoram, state home department records show. Of them, 13,310 are children from different places in Myanmar.
Noor Chowdhury, convicted in 1998 of killing Bangladesh’s first president, is said to be living in Etobicoke since 1996. In 2011, he appeared on Canada’s CBC Radio, pleading innocence.
Speaking at Mizo Students' Union general conference, Mizo National Front leader said his state offers a refuge to those who have fled Myanmar, Bangladesh & Manipur owing to political turmoil.
IDMC said the figure represented a 20% increase since 2021. The war in Ukraine triggered nearly 17 million displacements last year, while 32.6 million were displaced due to disasters.
The deportation flights to Rwanda are part of 'migrant deterrence practices'. They're used by the West to deter future migration from the Global South.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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