Indian among second group of migrants deported from US and taken in by Costa RicaCosta Rica has received a second group of 30 third-country nationals deported from the United States, including an Indian national, as part...
18 Apr, 2026, 07.23 AM IST
US Israel-Iran War Day 47: Pakistan mediation, IMF risk warnings and Trump’s ceasefire optimism drive parallel tracksIran War Day 47 Updates: The Iran-Israel war continues with signs of peace talks emerging. US President Donald Trump believes the conflict ...
15 Apr, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
With aid cuts looming, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face halved rations and miseryHundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face a dire situation as potential cuts to foreign aid, driven by a decree from US...
21 Mar, 2025, 10.46 AM IST
US aid freeze spurs big job cuts at UN migration, refugee agenciesThe US decision to freeze foreign aid funding forces UN agencies like IOM and UNHCR to lay off thousands, affecting refugee resettlement. O...
13 Feb, 2025, 10.39 PM IST
Donald Trump’s administration halts refugee flights to US; thousands strandedRefugee flights to the US have been abruptly cancelled following a presidential executive order, leaving thousands stranded and many cases ...
23 Jan, 2025, 01.43 AM IST
How US is expanding aid to Ukrainian refugeesIt's a modest number relative to the need, with an estimated 3.6 million refugees and millions more displaced within Ukraine. It's also mod...
25 Mar, 2022, 04.17 PM IST
Taliban gains give investors cause for concern beyond AfghanistanIran and then Iraq lie to the west of Afghanistan. Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are to the north. But the immediate focus for fi...
14 Aug, 2021, 09.21 PM IST
UN Chief welcomes positive steps announced by Biden administration on migration, refugeesOn his first day in office, Biden reversed some of former President Donald Trump's immigration policies, such as lifting a travel ban on pe...
21 Jan, 2021, 10.42 AM IST
Tough conditions for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: OfficialNearly 600,000 minority Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State since August 25 when the arm...
08 Nov, 2017, 03.10 PM IST
US drastically slashes refugee intake to 45,000The regional breakdown will be: Africa, 19,000; East Asia, 5,000; Europe and Central Asia, 2,000; Latin America and the Caribbean, 1,500; N...
28 Sep, 2017, 01.28 PM IST
Strongly hope US immigration ban is temporary: UN ChiefTrump's on Friday signed an executive order that, among things, suspends the US refugee programme for 120 days and bars entry of refugees f...
31 Jan, 2017, 01.54 PM IST
Donald Trump's immigration ban includes green card holders: DHSKeeping his election promise, Trump in an executive order signed Friday halted the arrival of foreign nationals from seven Muslim-majority ...
29 Jan, 2017, 07.12 PM IST
US tech companies pledge USD 650 million to aid refugeesThe companies are "investing, donating, or raising" more than USD 650 million for the education, training and employment of 6.3 million ref...
23 Sep, 2016, 02.53 PM IST
India observes World Refugee DayAiming to raise awareness about the plight of refugees, UNHCR today held series of programmes across the country to mark the World Refugee ...
20 Jun, 2015, 03.23 PM IST
Snowden case: Why experts & activists disagree with govt's decision to deny asylumExperts point out that the problem lies in the fact that India refused to ratify the 1951 Refugee Convention, which set up a framework on a...
07 Jul, 2013, 01.15 PM IST
- USAID to give $2mn to support Tibetan settlements
US soon will announce another $ 2 mn to support Tibetan settlements in India, Nepal and Bhutan, a Obama Administration official has said.
14 Jul, 2011, 03.38 PM IST
- International migration office bombed in Nepal
Two crude bombs exploded in the office compounds of the International Organization of Migration in eastern Nepal, causing panic but no inju...
01 Jul, 2008, 02.21 PM IST