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UN body criticises India’s new transgender law, says it ‘risks setting back hard-won rights’

The amendments, it warns, will have 'far-reaching impacts on the right to privacy' and risk the 'marginalisation of transgender people.'

What Myanmar refugees in Delhi want from Indian govt: Official status & exit permit, but above all, dignity

Having fled tense homeland Myanmar, old and new asylum seekers in the capital not only struggle to make ends meet but also face racial abuse.

Deadliest year for Rohingya at sea in years as 180 presumed drowned

The refugees who were stranded at sea for weeks after leaving Bangladesh in November are feared dead, as the 'unseaworthy' boat is thought to have sunk this month, the agency said.

At least 180 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh feared dead, reports UN refugee agency

The refugees who were stranded at sea for weeks after leaving Bangladesh in November are feared dead, as the 'unseaworthy' boat is thought to have sunk this month, the agency said.

India abstains from voting to hold debate in UN body on China’s treatment of Uyghurs

The draft resolution on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, China was rejected in the 47-member Council after 19 members voted against & 11 abstentions, including India,Ukraine among others.

We need to bridge the education gap for refugees, says new UNHCR report

At all levels, refugee enrolment is lower than that of non-refugees. As refugee children get older, however, the picture rapidly worsens.

Covid variant first detected in India threatens to rapidly spread in sub-region, says UNHCR

The UNHCR said that refugees remain especially vulnerable to Covid as overcrowded settings, coupled with limited water & sanitation facilities, can increase the spread of the virus.

Why India is home to millions of refugees but doesn’t have a policy for them

Most South Asian countries do not have a national, regional or international policy for the protection of refugees, without officially disclosing why.

Donald Trump to make prime-time address in bid to convince Americans of border wall plan

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on a three-day visit to China, and Saudi woman who fled country allowed temporary stay in Thailand.

With 68.5 million people displaced globally, here’s why World Refugee Day is important

India, struggling with the issue of Rohingya Muslim refugees, has granted asylum to displaced people from Tibet, Afghanistan, Pakistan among others.

On Camera

This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.