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Rohingya Muslim Refugees

Sounds from Rohingya colony: From hope to fear in a matter of hours

Mariam, a Rohingya Muslim who lives in a squalid Delhi locality, was happy she and her daughter would get to live in a pucca house for the first time in a decade. A tweet by Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri had raised her hopes, but a quick clarification by the Home Ministry meant the hope of getting a roof over her head in a faraway land was short-lived. "We don't know why the Government of India changed their decision. The only thing I was happy about was that, my daughter and I would be living in a pucca building for the first time after a decade," the 35-year-old, living in Delhi's Kalindi Kunj, told PTI. A section of the refugees living in Delhi's Kalindi Kunj has been apprehensive about their deportation in an "unfair" manner, after the Ministry of Home Affairs directed the Delhi government to declare the camps of the Rohingyas in Delhi as detention centres. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) made it clear Wednesday it had not given any directions to provide flats to Rohing

Sounds from Rohingya colony: From hope to fear in a matter of hours
Updated On : 17 Aug 2022 | 8:40 PM IST

Political slugfest between Congress and BJP over Facebook: The story so far

Facebook row has now intensified into a full-blown war, with the two main parties in India--the BJP and the Congress-- making allegations and counter-allegations over the issue

Political slugfest between Congress and BJP over Facebook: The story so far
Updated On : 21 Aug 2020 | 7:40 PM IST

12 Rohingya Muslims prevented from entering Tripura from Bangladesh: BSF

Two men, five women and as many children had tried to enter Sipahijala district, about 50 km from Agartala

12 Rohingya Muslims prevented from entering Tripura from Bangladesh: BSF
Updated On : 21 Jul 2019 | 11:33 AM IST

12 Rohingya migrants die as boat carrying them capsizes in Bangladesh

Eleven migrants were rescued and the official said the toll might increase as many were reported missing

12 Rohingya migrants die as boat carrying them capsizes in Bangladesh
Updated On : 09 Oct 2017 | 1:41 PM IST

Rohingya crisis: Understanding violence and human rights in Myanmar

Myanmar does not recognise the roughly 1.1 million Rohingyas as citizens, leaving them effectively stateless

Rohingya crisis: Understanding violence and human rights in Myanmar
Updated On : 15 Sep 2017 | 9:18 AM IST

Allow Rohingya refugees to stay, Muslim outfit appeals to Indian govt

Allow Rohingya Muslims till their constitutional and citizenship rights are restored in Myanmar: JIH

Allow Rohingya refugees to stay, Muslim outfit appeals to Indian govt
Updated On : 10 Sep 2017 | 1:35 PM IST

Rohingya crisis: UN says 270,000 refugees enter Bangladesh

They are setting up shelters on the roads or whatever empty space they could find: UN

Rohingya crisis: UN says 270,000 refugees enter Bangladesh
Updated On : 09 Sep 2017 | 12:06 PM IST

Plea filed in SC seeking deportation of Rohingya Muslim refugees

Rohingya Muslims are a burden on a country's resources and a threat to national security: RSA leader

Plea filed in SC seeking deportation of Rohingya Muslim refugees
Updated On : 08 Sep 2017 | 3:23 PM IST