Report claims surge in Indians entering UK illegally on small boats across English ChannelAbout 250 Indian migrants have made the dangerous crossing in small boats this year alone, more than 233 who crossed the Channel in the las...
03 Feb, 2023, 09.31 PM IST
Serbia toughens visa rules as migration prompts EU pressureSerbia's visa-free travel policy with countries such as India, Cuba, Tunisia and Burundi has made Belgrade Airport an alternative entry poi...
26 Oct, 2022, 03.35 PM IST
Germany extends checks at Austrian border as migrant numbers riseBelgrade's visa-free policy with countries like India and Tunisia allows an influx of migrants who can then try and enter the EU illegally....
12 Oct, 2022, 04.06 PM IST
Ukraine: How citizenship and race play out in refugees' movements in EuropeCriticisms imply that the European Union treats refugees from the Global South differently, and that such treatment is based on race. Criti...
13 Mar, 2022, 12.02 PM IST
Friendly settlement is a better solution where powerful countries are concernedThere were policy differences from the beginning. The EU was more protectionist than Britain. And, since London made enormous business from...
16 Jan, 2022, 11.50 PM IST
Cricket brings joy to migrants stuck in BosniaThousands of people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa or Asia have been stranded for months, if not years, in Bosnia while...
22 May, 2021, 11.36 PM IST
View: Stop knocking NRC, 40 lakh may be an underestimateIn 2016, Donald Trump swayed many poor voters with his promise to weed out illegal immigrants to the US from Mexico and even build a wall a...
12 Aug, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
Anyone can get an Antigua passport for Rs 1.3 crore, Dominica passport for just Rs 68 lakhIn return for investing in the country’s infrastructure and development, anyone can get a second passport and citizenship – without any nee...
25 Jul, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
EU threatens to impose sanctions on Pakistan over human rights violations in BalochistanEuropean Parliament VP Ryszard Czarnecki said the EU may impose economic, political sanctions on Islamabad if it fails to stop human rights...
24 Sep, 2016, 01.25 AM IST
Here's what changed for the market while you were sleepingMeanwhile, crude is back in news, falling in early trading on Monday after South Korea posted its weakest export data since 2009.
01 Feb, 2016, 07.53 AM IST
Non-EU patients, including those from India, to be charged in UKFrom April this year, non-European Union citizens settling in the UK for longer than six months are required to pay a "health surcharge" as...
06 Dec, 2015, 09.19 PM IST
Sharp drop in students going from India to UKThe UK has seen a massive drop in the number of students coming to its universities from the Indian subcontinent.
01 Mar, 2014, 01.27 PM IST
Snowden case: Why experts & activists disagree with govt's decision to deny asylumExperts point out that the problem lies in the fact that India refused to ratify the 1951 Refugee Convention, which set up a framework on a...
07 Jul, 2013, 01.15 PM IST
Indians among illegal immigrants paying to flee BritainIndians are reportedly among thousands of illegal immigrants willing to pay human smugglers up to 1,500 pounds to flee the UK.
21 Jan, 2013, 06.04 PM IST
UK mission in Delhi receives 6,388 forged student visa formsA report by the National Audit Office (NAO) said that 6,388 forgeries were detected in the New Delhi office, which was a considerable incre...
27 Mar, 2012, 07.25 PM IST
- UK to tighten laws to curb people claiming British passports
The British govt will scrap a rule that gives foreign workers the right to live permanently in UK after working for five years.
02 Oct, 2011, 10.14 PM IST
- Acute staff shortage hits Indian restaurants in Britain
The chicken tikka masala, adjudged Britain's national dish, may soon be out of reach to many Britons as acute staff shortage has forced man...
13 Feb, 2008, 04.19 PM IST