Swiss head to polls in divisive anti-immigration voteSwiss citizens vote Sunday on two key referendums. One proposal aims to cap the nation's population at 10 million, potentially impacting im...
14 Jun, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
EU paves way to allow migrant deportations to centres outside blocEuropean Union lawmakers and governments have agreed on new rules. These rules permit sending rejected asylum seekers to centers outside th...
02 Jun, 2026, 09.40 AM IST
Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisonedAsylum seekers deported from the United States are being held against their will in Equatorial Guinea. The Trump administration struck a de...
28 May, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Quote of the day by the greatest painter Vincent Van Gogh: 'I don't know anything with certainty, but...'- The influential painter’s ‘Starry Night’ dream still inspires the worldVincent van Gogh's art continues to captivate millions. His paintings, born from loneliness and suffering, reveal a deep human connection. ...
24 May, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...
20 May, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
US rolls out new immigration fees, asylum rules that could hit applicants harderNew US immigration fees are set to take effect soon, impacting asylum seekers and those applying for arrival/departure records. Asylum appl...
01 May, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
USCIS to now reject applications without new H.R. 1 feesUSCIS reminds applicants of new immigration fees under the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Bill, effective for requests postmarked on or after July 2...
23 Aug, 2025, 09.56 AM IST
Federal judge blocks President Trump's asylum ban at the Southern borderA federal judge blocked Donald Trump's asylum ban at the Southern border, deeming it an overreach of presidential authority and a violation...
03 Jul, 2025, 10.10 AM IST
Mexico refuses U.S. military flight deporting migrants amid rising tensions over immigration policiesMexico declined a U.S. military flight that was intended to deport migrants back to their home country.
25 Jan, 2025, 09.33 PM IST
Germany tightens security, asylum policies after deadly festival stabbingThe German government has introduced new security and asylum measures following a deadly stabbing linked to Islamic State. The incident has...
29 Aug, 2024, 09.54 PM 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
Govt awaiting US response over intelligence surveillanceSnowden, 30, had blown the lid off National Security Agency's secret spy programme and is charged with violating American espionage laws.
11 Dec, 2013, 03.19 PM IST
Edward Snowden journalist to publish UK secrets after Britain detains partnerThe journalist who first published secrets leaked by fugitive former US intelligence agency contractor Edward Snowden vowed on Monday to pu...
19 Aug, 2013, 08.13 PM IST
Decision on US whistleblower Edward Snowden could take months: EcuadorEcuador today said it would take months to decide on whether to grant asylum to US whistleblower Edward Snowden
26 Jun, 2013, 06.49 PM IST
- Obama aunt from Kenya living in US illegally
Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the US illegally after an immigration ju...
01 Nov, 2008, 05.53 PM IST
- Denmark grants asylum to 370 Iraqis
Denmark has granted asylum to nearly 370 Iraqi civilians who were spirited out of their homeland in a resettlement program for interpreters...
28 Jan, 2008, 07.33 PM IST