Govt sources defend deportation flights landing in Amritsar, say Punjab's deportee share largestGovernment sources defended US flights carrying Indian deportees landing in Amritsar, saying Punjab has the largest share of these illegal ...
19 Feb, 2025, 06.58 PM IST
'Donkey route' to nowhere: Punjab and Haryana at the forefront as US sends back hundreds of IndiansThree flights brought back 332 Indian deportees from the US, 126 of whom were from Punjab, sparking concern over the state's role in illega...
18 Feb, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
132 foreign nationals deported from Delhi for overstaying in 2024In 2024, Delhi Police deported 132 foreign nationals for staying in the capital without valid documents. The individuals included Nigerians...
04 Jan, 2025, 06.51 PM IST
Who are the immigrants who could be targeted in Donald Trump's mass deportation plans?President-elect Donald Trump plans to launch mass deportations targeting millions of undocumented immigrants, including those with temporar...
18 Dec, 2024, 05.20 PM IST
UK population rises to 68.3 million in 2023, driven by record immigrationThe UK's population grew 1% to 68.3 million by mid-2023, driven mainly by high immigration from countries including India, Nigeria, and Pak...
09 Oct, 2024, 01.34 PM IST
‘Safe houses’ on anvil for foreign ex-convicts in jailAbout 52% of foreigners lodged in Indian prisons are in Bengal, according to NCRB data. Hence the Bengal government has affirmed to set up ...
28 Oct, 2019, 10.19 AM IST
20 lakh Bangladeshi Hindus to become Indians if Citizenship Bill is passed: Krishak Mukti Sangram SamitiAddressing a press conference, KMSS Adviser Akhil Gogoi slammed the BJP-led government for its attempt to get the Bill passed despite wides...
17 Jan, 2019, 06.31 PM IST
One in 7 US residents foreign-born, India tops with 8.3L migrants in 7 yearsAmerica is touted as a land of immigrants, but this share of immigrants in the total population is the highest in over a century.
17 Sep, 2018, 10.47 AM IST
New rule allows deportation if H-1B extension is rejectedH-1B visa holders could face deportation if their application for a extension or change of status is rejected.
14 Jul, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
Donald Trump decides to end DACA, could impact 7000 Indian-AmericansIndia ranks 11th among countries of origin for DACA students, according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services statistics available...
04 Sep, 2017, 10.06 AM IST
Indians among top asylum-seekersIndia and China were the largest source countries of asylum-seekers (11% and 9%), followed by Fiji (8%), Iraq (7%) and Pakistan (6%). Refug...
18 Jul, 2017, 11.06 AM IST
Indians among top asylum-seekers, according to the International Migration Outlook 2017Indians have sought asylum in more than 40 countries for several years now, reveals data from the office of the United Nations High Commiss...
18 Jul, 2017, 07.04 AM IST
UK claims visa changes will not impact majority of IndiansNew rules mean professionals who wish to apply for settlement in the UK at the end of a 5-yr period of living, working in UK, must prove th...
06 Apr, 2016, 09.47 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi takes up UK visa issue with David CameronAccording to the new rule, professionals working in Britain on a Tier-2 visa who earn less than 35,000 pounds a year could be deported at t...
02 Apr, 2016, 08.00 PM IST
India raises visa issue with UK ministerAccording to the UK's Office of National Statistics, of the 55,589 Tier-2 sponsored visa applications cleared in 2014-2015, nearly 78 per c...
01 Apr, 2016, 09.23 PM IST
India to take up UK visa law with British authoritiesIndia will convey its concerns to the UK authorities about the new British immigration law which will impact professionals.
28 Mar, 2016, 01.18 AM IST
Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Has the Trinamool Congress polarised West Bengal's voters?For the first time in decades, West Bengal is witnessing a significant degree of communal polarisation playing out across many phases in th...
07 May, 2014, 06.21 AM IST