NEW DELHI: Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday called on India to abide by international laws in protecting refugees a day after New Delhi said it had rescued 81 Rohingya stranded in Indian waters.
“India should abide by its international obligations to offer all protection and access to the UN refugee agency,” Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director of the Human Rights Watch (HRW), told Arab News.
On Feb. 11, nearly 90 Rohingya from the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh boarded a small boat for Malaysia, Anurag Srivastava, India’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said in a statement.
Four days later, on Feb. 15, “the boat’s engine broke down, and the boat drifted toward the southern Indian islands of Andaman and Nicobar.”
Kerala Assembly polls: BJP hopes to win all 14 Assembly seats in Thiruvananthapuram district ANI | Updated: Feb 27, 2021 22:20 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 27 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which opened its account in the 2016 Kerala Assembly polls for the first time from the Nemom constituency in Thiruvananthapuram district, is hoping to win all the 14 seats from the district this time.
While speaking to ANI, Thiruvananthapuram BJP district president VV Rajesh said that the cadre is well prepared for Kerala Assembly polls 2021 and the party is getting support in rural areas due to the development works done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government.
7th Pay Commission: Salary hike, DA, TA increase - Latest updates for Central govt employees - It is expected that the Centre may announce the restoration of the DA which was put on hold in July 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
India News: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the hike in prices of fuel a
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that without peace in northeast no development is possible and without arms and violence, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has been fulfilling all demands and requirements.Addressing .