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  Government exploring ways to deport 10,000 Rohingya Muslims from J&K

  India | April 04, 2017 12:46 IST

  According to PTI, both the Centre and state governments have already started exploring ways to identify Rohingya Muslims and deport them.

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  Bangladesh asks Myanmar to stop Rohingya exodus

  World | January 12, 2017 14:48 IST

  Raising alarm over continued influx of Rohingya Muslims, Bandladesh has asked Myanmmar to immediately halt the exodus of Rohingyas and repatriate all their nationals staying in Bangladesh for years. Bangladesh has also expressed readiness to

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  Day after agreeing to probe, Myanmar blames fabricated stories for Rohingya ‘misunderstanding’

  World | January 03, 2017 14:08 IST

  A day after signaling a rare admission of atrocities against Rohingya Muslims at the hands of authorities, Myanmar today marked a U-turn blaming fabricated stories and incorrectly captioned photographs for what it termed as an a ‘misunderstanding’ co

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  In a first, Myanmar vows to investigate atrocities against Rohingya Muslims

  World | January 02, 2017 15:04 IST

  In a rare admission by its authorities of possible abuse of Muslims on part of its authorities, the Myanmar government on Monday pledged to investigate a recent video showcasing security officials abusing Rohingya Muslims and take action.

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  Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy over influx of Rohingya Muslims, demands early repatriation

  World | December 30, 2016 15:43 IST

  The Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh has summoned the Myanmar envoy in Dhaka in wake of the worrying scenario of the huge influx of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar’s Rakhine state into the country.

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  Pakistan linked to insurgency by Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar: Report

  World | December 16, 2016 14:48 IST

  A report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) has said that the group of Rohingya Muslims which allegedly attacked Myanmar border guards on October 9 is headed by people with links to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

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  Myanmar carrying out ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims, says UN official

  World | November 25, 2016 13:51 IST

  A top official of the United Nations has said that Myanmar is carrying out ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims.

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  Bangladesh to send back Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar

  World | November 24, 2016 13:43 IST

  Bangaldesh police has detained dozens of Rohingya migrants, who have fled Myanmar amid reports that the military is burning down their villages and raping women. The Police said that the detained refugees will be returned

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  Police bust passport racket facilitating Bangladeshis to Arab nations

  India | January 15, 2016 22:50 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi police today claimed to have busted a major international human trafficking racket that was allegedly facilitating Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshi nationals to West Asian countries, including Saudi Arabia.The police are now investigating

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  Government calls meeting with 7 states to discuss activities of Rohingya Muslims in India

  India | July 06, 2015 20:21 IST

  New Delhi: Concerned over more than one lakh Rohingya Muslims settling in India, the Centre has convened a meeting of top officials of seven states, including UP and Jammu and Kashmir, on July 20 to

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  Nawaz Sharif approves $5 million assistance for Rohingya Muslims

  World | June 10, 2015 8:47 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved all the recommendations of the special committee to solve the plight of Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar including assistance of $5 mn, an official statement said here on

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  Actor Matt Dillon puts rare celebrity spotlight on Rohingya Muslims

  World | June 02, 2015 10:58 IST

  Sittwe, Myanmar: American actor Matt Dillon put a rare star-powered spotlight on Myanmar's long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims, visiting a hot, squalid camp for tens of thousands displaced by violence, and a port that has been one

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  Barack Obama renews authority for US sanctions on Myanmar

  World | May 16, 2015 7:46 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama has renewed for a year his authority to maintain sanctions on Myanmar, amid international alarm over the plight of Rohingya Muslims whose mass flight has caused a refugee crisis in Southeast

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  Centre tells states to tighten security at Buddhist shrines

  India | July 07, 2013 18:25 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 7: Hours after the multiple blasts at Mahabodhi temple complex in Bihar, the Centre today directed all states to ensure fool-proof security at Buddhist shrines and Tibetan settlements in the wake of