Stocks sink, Iran move falters: Pakistan is a high-beta nationPakistan's attempt to mediate US-Iran talks and a related stock market rally ended quickly. The country's fortunes are tied to external eve...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.04 PM IST
UK could make migrants wait up to 20 years before becoming settled - making it one of the longest waits in worldThe UK government plans to significantly increase the time migrants must wait for permanent residency, doubling the standard period to ten ...
13 Apr, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
West Asia’s unquiet hour: Hidden costs and a strategic opening for IndiaIran war: The West Asia situation is causing ripples in international markets, with oil costs climbing and trade logistics becoming increas...
07 Apr, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
As Iran war drags on, Europe wants to avoid a new migration crisisEuropean officials are increasingly concerned that the ongoing war in Iran could trigger a new refugee crisis, prompting anxious scenario-p...
19 Mar, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
Nearly 600 more Myanmar refugees reach MizoramMizoram chief minister Zoramthanga had urged the Centre to provide asylum to refugees. He also opposed the Centre's order to security force...
07 Sep, 2022, 11.07 AM IST
United Nations says over four million have fled UkraineAid workers say the flow has eased in recent days as many people await developments in the war. An estimated 6.5 million people have also b...
30 Mar, 2022, 02.31 PM IST
Sri Lankans flee to India to escape country's worst economic meltdownWith Sri Lanka staring at an unprecedented economic crisis, the refugee flow to Tamil Nadu has commenced after 16 Sri Lankan nationals reac...
23 Mar, 2022, 03.25 PM IST
Flow of Ukrainian refugees testing limits of central Europe's capacityMost of the Ukrainians have arrived at border points in Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary, data compiled by the U.N. refugee agency sho...
20 Mar, 2022, 07.54 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
Ukraine conflict refugees top 2.3 millionUNHCR, the UN's refugee agency, recorded 2,316,002 refugees on its dedicated website -- 160,731 more than the previous count on Wednesday.
10 Mar, 2022, 07.10 PM IST
Times face-off: Should those fleeing repression in Myanmar be sent back?The refugee issue is a complex one as it involves serious security issues as well. Our Northeast already faces great economic challenges be...
09 Apr, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
Manmohan Singh presents Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2015 to UNHRCSingh, who is trustee of IGMT, gave the prize to UNHCR India Chief of Mission, Yasuko Shimizu, in the presence of the trust's Chairperson S...
16 Dec, 2016, 04.15 PM IST
EU must stop "racist criteria" in refugee relocation: GreeceThe European Union must stop countries picking and choosing which refugees they accept in its relocation programme.
11 Oct, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
Germany won't raise taxes for refugee costs: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman"The fact remains that we want neither tax increases in Germany nor the introduction of an EU tax," Steffen Seibert said.
10 Oct, 2015, 07.34 PM IST
The ISIS 'caliphate' is the wild card of Europe's refugee crisisThe videos seek to reinforce the image of the "caliphate" - the territory ISIS controls in Iraq and Syria - as an Islamic utopia.
21 Sep, 2015, 03.35 PM IST
Syrian refugees are finding safe haven using appsWhen Hungary violently closed its border this week to refugees streaming in from Syria, economic migrants took to social media to find anot...
18 Sep, 2015, 01.24 PM IST
Young refugees in Tamil Nadu keen on trying luck in Sri LankaAs World Refugee Day falls, several young Lankan Tamils born and raised in camps in TN are eager to go back to the land of their ancestors ...
19 Jun, 2015, 07.18 PM IST