No food, no medicine and little hope: The many challenges Rohingyas face

Significant progress has been made in protecting hundreds of thousands Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh since they fled violence in Myanmar, but lives “will once again be at risk” if......

Indian journalist among 2 scribes held in Maldives

Two foreign journalists, including an Indian national, have been detained in the Maldives for working in the country in violation of its immigration rules, the Maldivian police said on Friday amid......

'No issue in deporting Rohingyas, Myanmar will accept them'

The Rohingyas are illegal immigrants and not refugees who have applied for asylum in India, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. Addressing a seminar organised by the National Human......

India hits back at UN rights chief over Rohingya remark

Ambassador Rajiv K Chander, the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, on Tuesday expressed its disapproval with remarks made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad......

Italians and racism in sport: UN hails Pescara's Muntari for walk-off

Muntari said he had complained that parts of the crowd, including a group of children, had hurled racist insults at him from the start of his Italian team's game at Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday.......

Iran grapplers stamp their class

Iranian grapplersstamped their class on the 16th Asian Senior wrestling championships, winning four of the nine gold medals up for grabs on the penultimate day of the tournament at the Indira......