Migrants
- India
‘Zero tolerance’ for illegal Bangladeshi immigrants: Maharashtra home minister
Nashik: Maharashtra home minister Yogesh Kadam on Tuesday said the state government has a “zero tolerance” policy for Bangladeshis residing illegally in the country. His remarks come following the suspension of two…
- Middle East
IOM reports 604 migrants intercepted off Libyan coast in one week
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said 604 migrants were intercepted and returned off the coast of Libya in the past week. The migrants intercepted between November 10-16 include 34 women and…
- Andhra Pradesh
3 migrant workers from Andhra died in Kuwait fire tragedy: APNRTS
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday said three migrant workers from the state died in the recent fire incident in Kuwait. Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society (APNRTS), which is the nodal…
- Kashmir
EC modifies voting process for Kashmiri migrant voters
Jammu: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday, after receiving representations from different organisations of Kashmiri migrant voters about difficulties being faced by them in the filing of form-M, has modified the voting…
- Middle East
Libya repatriates 248 illegal migrants
Tripoli: The Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department has repatriated 248 illegal migrants. Among them, 120 were deported by air back to Niger, while the remaining 128 were deported by land back to…
- Middle East
‘Fired on like rain’: Saudi border guards accused of killing hundreds of Ethiopians
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Saudi border guards of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers between March 2022 to June 2023, as they tried to enter the Kingdom from…
- World
UK’s Suella Braverman speaks of tragic loss of lives as migrants drown
London: The British government is under renewed pressure on Sunday as six migrants drowned in the English Channel and 59 were rescued after their vessel sank off the French coast. Home Secretary…
- World
UK’s Suella Braverman under pressure over housing migrants on floating vessel
London: UK’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman is under mounting pressure on Saturday over the government’s plan to house asylum seekers on a large barge docked in south-west England after the first set…
- India
Jaisalmer authority promises land allotment to displaced Hindu migrants from Pak
Jaipur: Hundreds of Hindu migrants from Pakistan who were displaced from the government land in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district will soon be rehabilitated, an official has said. The migrants also ended their protest…
- Middle East
IOM helps over 3,200 African migrants return home from Yemen
Aden: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced that it has helped more than 3,200 African migrants stranded in Yemen to return safely to their home countries so far this year. The…