Migration

Told Him Not To Follow The US Dream: Mother Of Drowned Salvadoran Migrant

World News | Reuters | Thursday June 27, 2019

The mother of a Salvadoran man who drowned with his young daughter while trying to reach U.S. soil and became a global symbol of the dangers of migration, said she urged her son not to "follow the American dream" before he left their country.

Donald Trump Flaunts 'Secret' Migration Deal Already Revealed By Mexico

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 12, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump brandished a document on Tuesday confirming details of a regional asylum project agreed with Mexico to stave off threatened tariffs, saying the plan was "secret" even though Mexican officials had revealed much of it.

Trump Suspends New Tariffs After US, Mexico Reach Agreement On Migration

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 8, 2019

The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement on migration, President Donald Trump announced late Friday, with the punishing tariffs he had been threatening "indefinitely suspended."

Soldier For 30 Years, Assam Man Arrested As Illegal Immigrant

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Wednesday May 29, 2019

A retired soldier from Assam, who served the army for 30 years, has been declared a foreigner by the police under a law used to stop illegal migration from Bangladesh. Mohammad Sanaulla, 53, who served as a Subedar in the army till 2017 and fought terrorists in Kashmir and Manipur, was arrested today and sent to a detention centre.

How Trump's Immigration Plan Would Have Affected His In-Laws' Prospects

World News | Colby Itkowitz, The Washington Post | Friday May 17, 2019

President Donald Trump's proposed plan to overhaul the U.S. immigration system would have made it more difficult for his in-laws to migrate to the United States.

More Than 1,000 Migrants Escape From Mexican Detention Centre

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 26, 2019

At least 1,300 mainly Cuban migrants escaped Thursday from a detention centre in southern Mexico after threatening to set fire to the facility to protest against overcrowding.

With $79 Billion In 2018, India Tops Global Remittances List: World Bank

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 9, 2019

India retained its position as the world's top recipient of remittances with overseas Indians sending a whopping $79 billion back home in 2018, the World Bank said in a report on Monday.

Australia To Cut Down Annual Permanent Migrant Intake: Reports

World News | IANS | Tuesday March 19, 2019

The Australian government will slash the nation's permanent migrant intake from 190,000 to 160,000 in the lead-up to May's general election, authorities said on Tuesday.

Properties Of Those Who Migrated To Pakistan To Be Put To "Public Use"

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 11, 2019

The Centre has allowed state governments to put to "public use" some enemy properties that were left behind by people who migrated to Pakistan since the Partition and to China after the 1962 Sino-Indian war, the officials said on Monday.

"Absolutely Indian By Heart," Says Karachi Bakery After Protest In Bengaluru

India News | Reported By Nehal Kidwai, Radhika Bordia; Edited By Swati Bhasin | Sunday February 24, 2019

"Absolutely Indian by heart," reads a post shared by a six-decade old bakery chain, Karachi Bakery, on its official Facebook account today adding that its founder had set up the chain after he migrated to India from Pakistan after partition.

Google to Buy Data Migration Company Alooma in Cloud Push

Reuters | Wednesday February 20, 2019

Google said on Tuesday it will buy data migration company Alooma, as part of efforts to catch up with bigger cloud service rivals Amazon.com and Microsoft.

Death Toll Reaches 43 After Migrant Boats Sink Off Djibouti

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 31, 2019

The death toll after two migrant boats sank in heavy seas off the coast of Djibouti has risen to 43, the UN migration agency said on Wednesday, with scores still feared missing.

Proposed New UK Immigration System To Benefit Indians: British Officials

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 17, 2019

Britain's post-Brexit proposed new skills-based immigration system that will remove the cap on skilled worker visas will benefit Indians, a team of British government officials emphasised during discussions with officials of the Indian government on Wednesday.

"Assam Should Not Bear Migration Burden Alone": Rajnath Singh

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Assam has borne a disproportionate burden of migration due to religious persecution in the neighbouring countries, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

TRAI Reiterates Consumers Can Pick 100 A-La-Carte Channels for Base Pack

Gaurav Shukla | Monday January 14, 2019

TRAI has come out and clarified that the consumers have the option to choose channels on a-la-carte basis for the base pack.