Category: Immigration

Six dead in Rohingya boat capsize off Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sep 6 (IANS) Six bodies have been recovered after a boat carrying dozens of Rohingyas capsized in the Bay…

7 years ago

UC leaders pledge support for undocumented immigrant students

San Francisco, Sep 6 (IANS) Leaders of University of California (UC) have denounced US President Donald Trump's decision to end…

7 years ago

Tech giants condemn DACA programme repeal

San Francisco, Sep 6 (IANS) Tech giants, including Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook, have unanimously criticised the decision by Donald…

7 years ago

Cow vigilantism must stop: SC tells states

New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that cow vigilantism has to stop and it is…

7 years ago

Security tightened around Dera headquarters ahead of search

Chandigarh, Sep 6 (IANS) Security was tightened around the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters near Sirsa town on Wednesday following the…

7 years ago

Suu Kyi says Myanmar working to protect Rohingyas

Yangon, Sep 6 (IANS) The de facto leader and Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi has publicly responded to…

7 years ago

India should take humane view of Rohingya refugees

By Bawa Singh Given its rich mineral resources, historical and civilisational ties and strategic location, sharing maritime and land borders,…

7 years ago

India shares concerns with Myanmar on Rakhine situation

Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 6 (IANS) India on Wednesday shared its concerns with Myanmar over the situation in the country's…

7 years ago

China’s Wanda sues social media users for rumours

Beijing, Sep 6 (IANS) Chinese firm Dalian Wanda on Wednesday said it has sued several social media users and bloggers…

7 years ago

DACA program rescinded as protesters rally

Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has…

7 years ago

Obama slams DACA suspension as ‘cruel and wrong’

Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Former US President Barack Obama said that a shadow has been cast over thousands of immigrants…

7 years ago

Rights group accuses China of trying to weaken UN mechanisms

Geneva, Sep 6 (IANS) Human Rights Watch Tuesday accused China of trying to weaken human rights mechanisms as advocated by…

7 years ago

12 arrested in New York during protest over DACA elimination

New York, Sep 6 (IANS) Police arrested about a dozen "DREAMers" and civil rights activists in New York on Tuesday…

7 years ago

British tourist advisory warns of communal tension in Gujarat

Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) Beware of violence-prone inter-communal tension in Gujarat, while in Goa be warned of spiked drinks, the…

7 years ago

SC to examine whether CVC, VC met criteria of having impeccable integrity

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would examine whether a person appointed to the…

7 years ago

President assures full support for Women’s Reservation Bill

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday assured a delegation of women's groups of full support…

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NAB suspends over 100 volunteers’ service after Briton’s arrest

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) A day after British national Murray Denis Ward was arrested on the charge of sexually…

7 years ago

Rohit Bal, Jaipur princess team up to support women empowerment, disabled

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Ace designer Rohit Bal Aand Princess Divya Kumari of Jaipur have joined hands for inaugural…

7 years ago

HC seeks police, civic agencies response on posters ahead of DUSU polls

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) With election season officially beginning in Delhi University and posters being put up at almost…

7 years ago

Trump ends amnesty for 800,000 immigrants

Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) The Trump administration announced on Tuesday the elimination of the DACA programme that has shielded nearly…

7 years ago



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