Cricket’s children in war-torn Beirut: A new sport, a new break for Lebanon kids who escaped battles and bombingAmidst the horrors of war, a young girl named Maram found solace and a new identity through cricket in a Lebanese refugee camp. The Alsama ...
22 Mar, 2026, 09.19 AM IST
UK toughens asylum rules to discourage migrationThe United Kingdom's overhaul of its asylum program takes effect on Monday, the Home Office announced, with the new rules drastically cutti...
02 Mar, 2026, 09.38 AM IST
UK to make foreign workers wait longer for settled statusBritain's Labour government plans to make some legal migrants wait up to 20 years before they can apply to settle in the UK permanently, th...
20 Nov, 2025, 10.26 PM IST
Britain announces largest asylum policy overhaul in modern timesBritain is set to implement significant changes to its asylum seeker policies. The government is drawing inspiration from Denmark's stringe...
16 Nov, 2025, 06.55 AM IST
Ejected from US, rejected by Bhutan and Nepal: Himalayan refugees face statelessnessBhutanese refugees, once resettled in the U.S., face a dire situation after being deported due to criminal convictions. Bhutan refuses to a...
20 Jul, 2025, 10.22 AM IST
Sex offenders to be denied asylum under new UK lawBritain is set to deny asylum to foreign nationals convicted of sex offences. The new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill aims to ...
29 Apr, 2025, 08.28 PM IST
Sheikh Hasina: Where can ousted Bangladesh PM go next as UK asylum looks tricky?Bangladesh Crisis: Sheikh Hasina, the deposed Prime Minister of Bangladesh, faces complications in her plans to seek asylum in the UK. Whil...
07 Aug, 2024, 11.06 AM 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
Explained: UK's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda deemed unlawfulUK’s controversial five-year trial to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is facing legal challenges as the courts have ruled against the governm...
29 Jun, 2023, 07.39 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
UK tells small-boat migrants: we will detain and remove youThe Refugee Council charity said the law would leave genuine refugees "locked up in a state of misery" and compared the government's approa...
07 Mar, 2023, 10.16 PM IST
Over 40,000 migrants cross English Channel in makeshift boats to reach UKAccording to the British government records, more than 40,000 migrants from different countries have made their way to the UK by crossing t...
14 Nov, 2022, 04.29 PM IST
Ukraine: The good, bad and ideal refugeesAlthough all neighbouring European Union countries have pledged to accept refugees from Ukraine, as people flee across borders, a complicat...
09 Mar, 2022, 11.58 AM IST
Glad to be helping: Syrian film-maker volunteers as hospital cleaner in LondonThe 32-year old refugee has lived in London for four years.
24 Apr, 2020, 04.06 PM IST
Just as Bangladeshis, Rohingyas too are illegal migrants and not refugeesThe Centre has now informed the Supreme Court in its affidavit of intelligence inputs of links between some Rohingya Muslims and Pakistan’s...
20 Sep, 2017, 01.30 AM IST
Britain likely to send troops to Iraq; US drones strike ISIS mortar teamBritain had earlier clearly ruled out the use of British military force but the government said it might send in troops in a humanitarian c...
12 Aug, 2014, 10.05 PM IST