हिन्दी मराठी বাংলা தமிழ் മലയാളം ગુજરાતી తెలుగు ಕನ್ನಡ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Rohingya Muslim

India offers development assistance to Myanmar's Rakhine

India has committed development assistance to Rakhine state in Myanmar where large-scale violence blamed on the minority Rohingya Muslim community has claimed the lives of security personnel and innocent people and triggered a mass exodus, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

Sep 06, 2017, 20:40 PM IST

SC to hear plea challenging decision to deport Rohingyas

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju had said in Parliament that according to available data, more than 14,000 Rohingyas, registered with the UNHCR, were staying in India.

Sep 01, 2017, 12:56 PM IST

Hundreds of Buddhists protest against aid agencies in Myanmar's Rakhine

Tensions have risen once again in Rakhine since seven Buddhists were found hacked to death in the mountains in the north of the state in July.

Aug 13, 2017, 17:01 PM IST

Myanmar sends hundreds of troops to Rakhine as tension rises: Sources

Myanmar has sent hundreds of soldiers to beef up security in northwestern Rakhine state after a recent spate of killings, military sources said on Friday, fuelling fears of yet more violence and instability in the troubled region.

Aug 11, 2017, 16:44 PM IST

Rohingya woman shot dead along Bangladesh border: Police

Bangladesh border guards opened fire Thursday at a boat ferrying Rohingya migrants from neighbouring Myanmar, killing one woman and leaving four others injured, police said.

Apr 13, 2017, 14:40 PM IST

Malaysia to hold Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meeting on Rohingya crisis

Foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation will meet to discuss the Rohingya Muslim crisis next week in Kuala Lumpur, a Malaysian official said today, as thousands continue to flee Myanmar.

Jan 11, 2017, 18:52 PM IST

Myanmar denies Bangladeshi accounts of Muslims trying to flee over border

Soldiers have flooded the north of Rakhine state, along Myanmar`s frontier with Bangladesh, responding to attacks by alleged Muslim militants on border posts on October 9.

Nov 19, 2016, 19:21 PM IST

Death toll rises as Myanmar battles border attackers

Myanmar`s security forces have now killed at least 26 people in response to attacks on police that have sparked a dramatic escalation in violence in a Muslim-majority region along its border with Bangladesh, according to reports in state media.

Oct 13, 2016, 09:54 AM IST

Myanmar census data undercuts Buddhist hardliner claims

Muslims make up just over two percent of Myanmar`s population, government census figures showed on Thursday, undercutting claims by Buddhist hardliners that Islam poses a threat to the dominance of their faith.

Jul 21, 2016, 14:49 PM IST

Religious tensions bristle in Myanmar village after mosque destroyed

Scores of police have been deployed to guard a village in central Myanmar where religious tensions are running high after a Buddhist mob destroyed a mosque, authorities said on Saturday.

Jun 25, 2016, 14:27 PM IST