Explainer: What is the UK's Rwanda migrant deportation bill?British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's new bill, which seeks to send immigrants who arrive illegally in Britain to Rwanda, faces a contentiou...
11 Dec, 2023, 06.35 PM IST
Here's everything you need to know about UK's new laws and pact with RwandaThe UK government responds to legal concerns by unveiling a bill and treaty regarding asylum seekers sent to Rwanda. The bill, seeking Parl...
08 Dec, 2023, 07.58 PM IST
UK PM Rishi Sunak's Illegal Migration Bill clears Parliament hurdleThe British government's Illegal Migration Bill, instrumental to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledge to "stop the boats" of illegal migrant...
18 Jul, 2023, 08.42 PM IST
Barge to house asylum-seekers arrives in UK as Parliament passes controversial migration billA barge, Bibby Stockholm, that can accommodate 500 asylum-seekers, arrived in England after Parliament passed a bill aimed at curbing migra...
18 Jul, 2023, 05.45 PM IST
UN says UK migration bill contrary to international lawThe United Nations has criticised the UK’s new Illegal Migration Bill, stating it sets a worrying precedent for global migration. The Bill ...
18 Jul, 2023, 05.18 PM IST
UK government's contested immigration plan to become lawThe Illegal Migration Bill had been stuck in a battle between parliament's House of Commons and the House of Lords, Britain's unelected upp...
18 Jul, 2023, 12.55 PM IST
Mass and rapid migration is unsustainable, warns UK Home Secretary BravermanUK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has called for mass migration to be curbed and for the government to train more domestic workers. In a s...
15 May, 2023, 09.16 PM IST
UK minister Suella Braverman's migration policy branded 'racist'Nimco Ali, a one-time campaigner for the governing Conservative Party who left her job as a government adviser in December last year, told ...
14 Mar, 2023, 09.37 PM IST
Britain's controversial asylum plan explainedInterior minister Suella Braverman says that as many as 80,000 could cross by the end of the year, and that the "broken" asylum system is c...
08 Mar, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
Indians emerge as fastest growing nationality for UK student visa applicationsIndian professionals also held on to their global lead in the Tier 2 skilled visa category for the UK, with over 57,000 visas granted to In...
27 Feb, 2020, 11.27 PM IST
Priti Patel launches UK's ‘historic' points-based visa systemThe new system will come into force from January 1, 2021 at the end of the transition period after the UK's exit from the European Union (E...
20 Feb, 2020, 02.37 PM IST
Moving data to India will cost 3 mn euros: VFS GlobalIndia is debating a draft data protection bill that suggests personal data of Indian users held by digital and global firms be stored and p...
19 Nov, 2018, 07.05 AM IST
UK unveils tougher new post-Brexit immigration plansIndians may benefit from the new rules, which will focus on highly-skilled migration as opposed to low-skilled workers.
02 Oct, 2018, 11.50 PM IST
International students benefit UK 10 times than cost: ReportThe analysis concentrated on the cohort of international first-year students attending UK universities in 2015-16.
11 Jan, 2018, 09.38 PM IST
India most common country of birth for UK migrants: ReportIndia is the most common country of birth for migrants born outside the UK with 7,93,000 India-born UK residents recorded over the last yea...
27 Aug, 2015, 05.18 PM IST
Queen's speech to get tough on immigration to UKQueen Elizabeth II is set to announce tougher curbs on immigration into the UK, aimed at deporting foreign criminals and illegal immigrants.
08 May, 2013, 03.34 PM IST
Visa curbs: Will another 'Manmohan' come to study in UK?Criticising Cameron govt for restrictions on student visas, the IPPR said that students from India should not be categorised as immigrants.
15 May, 2012, 01.22 AM IST