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Under intense global pressure, Myanmar has agreed to repatriate scrutinised refugees who can prove their residence in Rakhine, but details of the plan remain thin. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar govt's to harvest abandoned farmlands, Rohingyas' return looks...

The border region has been emptied of most of its Muslim residents since late August.

29 Oct 2017 6:02 AM

Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States held Myanmars military leadership responsible for its crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority. (Photo: AFP)

Bangladesh arrests Buddhist charity chief on terror charges

The Rohingya refugee crisis has fuelled tensions among minority ethnic Rakhine Buddhists.

26 Oct 2017 8:54 AM

Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir has said that though citizens from all countries are welcome to stay in the country, there are certain sects of immigrants that are involved in illegal activities. (Photo: PTI)

Nigerians in Delhi involved in drug-dealing: MoS Hansraj Ahir

Commenting on the Rohingya crisis, Ahir said, those who pick up arms and retaliate against their own governance won't...

26 Oct 2017 7:53 AM

Rohingya Muslims hold their children and siblings, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, to feed them high protein diet inside the centre of Action contre La Faim (ACF) for malnutrition children near Kutupalong, Bangladesh on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar's persecuted Rohingyas: Desperate for news, refugees rely on...

Many Rohingya listeners do not know who is sending the texts or the trustworthiness of the source. Some said inaccurate...

26 Oct 2017 5:54 AM

Rohingya refugees who were stranded walk near the no mans land area between Bangladesh and Myanmar in the Palongkhali area next to Ukhia. (Photo: AFP)

Rohingya refugee kids face hell on earth', says Unicef

The report comes ahead of a donor conference Monday in Geneva to drum up international funding for the Rohingya.

21 Oct 2017 1:27 AM

A case of attempt to murder has been registered at Geeta Colony police station and further investigations are in progress. (Representational image)

19-yr-old Rohingya Muslim illegally procures Aadhaar, arrested in...

The Indian employer of the man, who had claimed to be his father in order to get him the Aadhaar card, was also placed...

15 Oct 2017 3:23 PM

Newly arrived Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and some Bangladeshi sympathizers walk across a makeshift bridge continuing their journey in to camp for refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Be sensitive to plight of Rohingya Muslims, SC tells Centre

The Centre must play a big role and strike a balance between human rights and national security interests, it said.

13 Oct 2017 8:27 PM

Last week, in continuance of initiative to send relief packages to Rohingya immigrants in Bangladesh, India sent INS Gharial loaded with 21,000 units of relief material to help its neighbouring nation evolve from the ongoing crisis. (Photo: AP)

Be sensitive to plight of Rohingya Muslims, SC tells Centre

The SC on Friday deferred the matter till November 21 for a detailed hearing.

13 Oct 2017 11:18 AM

Aung San Suu Kyi

Nobel sideshow

Suu Kyi is possibly in good company, with winners who, ironically, represent what the prize shouldn't stand for.

8 Oct 2017 7:50 PM

Myanmars State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a televised speech to the nation at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Oxford honour over...

A cross-party motion was unanimously passed by the council on Tuesday, which said it was 'no longer appropriate' for her...

4 Oct 2017 11:25 AM

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over recently from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stand in queues to receive food being distributed near Balukhali refugee camp in Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Centre defends policy to deport Rohingyas

Apex Court to hear Rohingya refugees' plea against govt move on October 13.

3 Oct 2017 8:26 PM

The Centre had also said that some Rohingyas are indulging in illegal and anti-national activities such as mobilisation of funds through hundi or hawala channels, procurring fake or fabricated Indian identity documents for other Rohingyas and also indulging in human trafficking. (Photo: AP/File)

Rohingyas deportation: 3-judge SC bench to hear plea on October 13

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will hear the petitions.

3 Oct 2017 11:05 AM