refugee crisis

A tragic road accident in eastern Afghanistan claimed at least 22 lives, including 10 children and five women, as a truck carrying returning refugees overturned. Officials reported around 36 others injured. The incident, attributed to the driver reportedly falling asleep, highlights the perilous journeys of Afghans returning from Pakistan and Iran amidst increased expulsions.

A Bangladeshi MP warns of a potential Muslim refugee influx from India, citing regional conspiracies possibly linked to recent elections in Assam and West Bengal. He drew parallels to Rohingya arrivals and cited remarks about expelling illegal Bangladeshis. Concerns were also raised about ongoing border killings and potential "push-in" situations, suggesting an emerging crisis.

A BJP victory in Bengal could streamline India-Bangladesh ties, boosting cooperation on water, trade, and security. This alignment offers a chance to revive the stalled Teesta water-sharing deal, a crucial confidence-building measure.

Renowned Indian photographer Raghu Rai, celebrated for capturing the nation's essence, has passed away at 83. His illustrious career spanned six decades, documenting pivotal moments like the Bangladesh refugee crisis and the Bhopal gas tragedy. Rai's lens also immortalized India's leaders and ordinary citizens, offering profound insights.

Rai’s frames documented India's biggest names but also the song of struggling India, with washermen, wrestlers, construction workers, and cart pullers also becoming the subjects of iconic photos.

Being a new mother and seeing Europe's refugee crisis escalate sowed the seed for Anoushka Shankar's latest album, but more than a year since, the sitarist's music has found resonance with many global events ' Brexit, Donald Trump's promise of building a wall and then becoming president, and even the heightened tension between India and Pakistan.

Malaysia on Saturday received 68 Syrian refugees including 31 children out of a total of 3,000 it hopes to allow into the predominantly Muslim country with hundreds more expected soon. In December 2015, the country accepted the first batch of 11 Syrian migrants who had relatives in Malaysia.

Netizens aren't unfamiliar with the harrowing account of thousands of humans who are victims of the refugee crisis.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan said on Tuesday that a big refugee crisis is looming in South Asia due to the steps taken by Modi-led Indian government. Addressing the first Global Refugee Forum, Khan raised the Kashmir issue & claimed that the main aim of the Indian government is to change the "demographic composition of the territory", state-run Radio Pakistan reported.

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 and made it clear that there was "no refugee crisis right now".

The 1947 Partition Archive, a trust that documents the oral histories of the Partition, observed June 3 as Partition Remembrance Day at Berkeley, California, US.

Amid a raging debate on whether India needs a countrywide National Register of Citizens (NRC), Lucknow University has decided to introduce chapters on refugee crisis and its impact on international relations in the postgraduate curriculum.

On International Women's day, Priyanka Chopra Jonas took to her Instagram handle to pen a special note for the women on the frontline of the refugee crisis all around the world.

'James Bond' star Daniel Craig, 'Downfall' actor Bruno Ganz, and Oscar-winning directors Susanne Bier and Michael Haneke are among the 3,000 European film professionals, who have signed a petition calling for immediate action in Europe's refugee crisis.

Sitarist Anoushka Shankar is currently working on her ninth album 'Land of Gold', which talks about the ongoing refugee crisis in the world.

The EU has agreed on an action-plan to help Greece and Balkan nations to cope with the raging refugee crisis by setting up new reception centres for up to 100,000 migrants, who are escaping war and poverty in their countries.

Four-Degree Rise In Temp Will Drive 12 million Homeless

BAGDOGRA: The body of the exiled Buddhist religious leader, Rinpoche His Holiness Zhabdrung Jigmey Ngawang Namgyel, who died on April 5 at the age of 47 at CMS Hospital in Delhi, was flown to the Tedong Monastery on Wednesday from Bagdogra airport.

Two different films set in the backdrop of 1971 are in competition at the 28th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF).

From causes that spoke about the need to have conversation about the refugee crisis in the world, to alleviating stigmas associated with Type 1 Diabetes, the ‘Great Delhi Run’, which witnessed an 11% increase in registration this year, saw many coming out to talk about their causes and reaching out to the people.

The United Nations refugee agency says over 700 migrants may have drowned in Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks south of Italy in the last few days as they tried to reach Europe. An estimated 100 people are missing from a smugglers' boat that capsized on Wednesday.

Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett, who is coming to India to attend the 'Women in the World' summit tomorrow, will moderate a panel about the refugee crisis in Syria.