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"Struggling With 140 Crore. India Not Dharamshala": Top Court To Lanka Man
India is not a dharamshala (free shelter) that can entertain refugees from all over the world, the Supreme Court said today, refusing a Sri Lankan national's plea for refuge
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UK To Deport Sri Lankan Refugees To 'Third Country': Report
The United Kingdom has decided to move Sri Lankan refugees seeking asylum from the British-claimed Chagos Islands to 'a safe third country,' unless they returned to Sri Lanka 'voluntarily'.
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Amid Crisis, 12 More Sri Lankan Nationals Arrive In Tamil Nadu
Hit by the economic crisis in their country, 12 more Sri Lankan nationals arrived here on Tuesday, officials said.
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Sri Lanka Appoints Committee For Repatriation Of Refugees From India
Sri Lanka's government has appointed a committee to facilitate the repatriation of Sri Lankan refugees from India, according to a statement from the government on Monday.
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"No Refugee Crisis Right Now": S Jaishankar On Unrest In Sri Lanka
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the Indian government has always been supportive of Sri Lanka and it was "trying to help" the neighbouring country through its present economic crisis
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More Sri Lankans Fleeing Economic Crisis Reach India
18 more Sri Lankan nationals who fled the crisis-hit island republic arrived in India on Friday, with the hapless families who landed at Dhanushkodi in the wee hours being accommodated at the Mandapam refugees camp.
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Lankans Flee To India Amid Country's Worst Economic Meltdown: 10 Points
As Sri Lanka faces its worst-ever economic crisis, with electricity blackouts and shortage of essential goods leading to massive protests, its nationals have started seeking refuge in India.
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Centre To Ensure Tamil Refugees In Sri Lanka Live In Peace: Rajnath Singh
Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a "personal relationship" with Tamil Nadu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the central government is committed to ensuring that Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka live with peace, equality and dignity.
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Dual Citizenship For Sri Lankan Refugees Possible: Tamil Nadu Minister
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday told the state assembly that dual citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees was "possible" and that wants the centre to sign a pact with Sri Lanka to facilitate it.
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Communal Tensions In Sri Lanka After Blasts, Muslim Refugees Flee
As mourners buried the remains of Christian worshippers killed by the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, hundreds of Muslim refugees fled Negombo on the country's west coast where communal tensions have flared in recent days.
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Need "Serious Dialogues" For Repatriation Of Sri Lankan Refugees: Envoy
Sri Lanka is seeking "serious dialogues" with India for repatriation of Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu, its envoy on Friday said while asserting that his country wants them to be resettled back home with provision of housing and livelihood.
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Six Killed As Cyclone Mora Hits Bangladesh, Hundreds Of Thousands Evacuated
At least six people were killed as Cyclone Mora made landfall in Bangladesh today, bringing winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour and damaging several houses. The authorities scrambled to evacuate over half-a-million people from Bangladesh's coastal areas.
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Cyclone Mora Hits Bangladesh Today, Hundreds Of Thousands Evacuated
Cyclone Mora made landfall in Bangladesh today, bringing winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour and damaging houses. The authorities evacuated at least three lakh people from Bangladesh's coastal areas.
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30 Refugees To Return From India, Says Sri Lanka: Report
The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said 30 Sri Lankan refugees in south India will return home next week.
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Coming Together: Refugee Chefs to Cook Up Parisian Feast
Ten Parisian restaurants are to open their kitchens to refugee chefs from Syria to Sri Lanka as part of a new festival aimed at "changing attitudes" to migrants.
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"Struggling With 140 Crore. India Not Dharamshala": Top Court To Lanka Man
India is not a dharamshala (free shelter) that can entertain refugees from all over the world, the Supreme Court said today, refusing a Sri Lankan national's plea for refuge
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UK To Deport Sri Lankan Refugees To 'Third Country': Report
The United Kingdom has decided to move Sri Lankan refugees seeking asylum from the British-claimed Chagos Islands to 'a safe third country,' unless they returned to Sri Lanka 'voluntarily'.
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Amid Crisis, 12 More Sri Lankan Nationals Arrive In Tamil Nadu
Hit by the economic crisis in their country, 12 more Sri Lankan nationals arrived here on Tuesday, officials said.
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Sri Lanka Appoints Committee For Repatriation Of Refugees From India
Sri Lanka's government has appointed a committee to facilitate the repatriation of Sri Lankan refugees from India, according to a statement from the government on Monday.
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"No Refugee Crisis Right Now": S Jaishankar On Unrest In Sri Lanka
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the Indian government has always been supportive of Sri Lanka and it was "trying to help" the neighbouring country through its present economic crisis
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More Sri Lankans Fleeing Economic Crisis Reach India
18 more Sri Lankan nationals who fled the crisis-hit island republic arrived in India on Friday, with the hapless families who landed at Dhanushkodi in the wee hours being accommodated at the Mandapam refugees camp.
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Lankans Flee To India Amid Country's Worst Economic Meltdown: 10 Points
As Sri Lanka faces its worst-ever economic crisis, with electricity blackouts and shortage of essential goods leading to massive protests, its nationals have started seeking refuge in India.
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Centre To Ensure Tamil Refugees In Sri Lanka Live In Peace: Rajnath Singh
Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a "personal relationship" with Tamil Nadu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the central government is committed to ensuring that Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka live with peace, equality and dignity.
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Dual Citizenship For Sri Lankan Refugees Possible: Tamil Nadu Minister
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday told the state assembly that dual citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees was "possible" and that wants the centre to sign a pact with Sri Lanka to facilitate it.
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Communal Tensions In Sri Lanka After Blasts, Muslim Refugees Flee
As mourners buried the remains of Christian worshippers killed by the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, hundreds of Muslim refugees fled Negombo on the country's west coast where communal tensions have flared in recent days.
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Need "Serious Dialogues" For Repatriation Of Sri Lankan Refugees: Envoy
Sri Lanka is seeking "serious dialogues" with India for repatriation of Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu, its envoy on Friday said while asserting that his country wants them to be resettled back home with provision of housing and livelihood.
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Six Killed As Cyclone Mora Hits Bangladesh, Hundreds Of Thousands Evacuated
At least six people were killed as Cyclone Mora made landfall in Bangladesh today, bringing winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour and damaging several houses. The authorities scrambled to evacuate over half-a-million people from Bangladesh's coastal areas.
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Cyclone Mora Hits Bangladesh Today, Hundreds Of Thousands Evacuated
Cyclone Mora made landfall in Bangladesh today, bringing winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour and damaging houses. The authorities evacuated at least three lakh people from Bangladesh's coastal areas.
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30 Refugees To Return From India, Says Sri Lanka: Report
The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said 30 Sri Lankan refugees in south India will return home next week.
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Coming Together: Refugee Chefs to Cook Up Parisian Feast
Ten Parisian restaurants are to open their kitchens to refugee chefs from Syria to Sri Lanka as part of a new festival aimed at "changing attitudes" to migrants.
