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America’s message for the World Cup: Stay away

June 11, 2026 2:35 pm

Why is America trying so hard to be a bad host? Because the Trump Administration has turned its back on the rest of the world

Police use water-cannons to disperse protesters near Newtownabbey, in Belfast, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, following a stabbing incident on Monday night. (AP Photo)

Belfast anti-immigration riots enter Day 2 after knife attack by Sudanese refugee; victim's family pleads for calm

June 11, 2026 3:55 pm

Anti-immigration protests spread across Northern Ireland after a Belfast knife attack prompting police action.

UK University Crisis: Why Even Cambridge and Mid-Tier Campuses Are Falling Into Multi-Million Pound Deficits

As foreign student numbers fall, UK varsities’ surplus shrinks to £800 mn; mid-tier institutions record a deficit

May 19, 2026 8:18 pm

Income from non-UK student fees also rose slightly from £12.2 billion to £12.4 billion, despite a fall in international entrants recorded earlier in the year, HESA data notes.

Indian tourist recalls 'worse, traumatising' experience at a Southeast Asian airport, says denied entry for not carrying $400 in cash; expert weighs in

May 12, 2026 3:15 pm

Do travellers to Southeast Asia need cash proof despite visa-on-arrival rules?

Doctors get relief from US immigration application curbs, but wait grows for others

May 08, 2026 11:55 am

US immigration freeze relief for doctors may help foreign physicians renew visas, but researchers and other applicants continue facing uncertainty and delays.

World Migration Report 2026: Top 10 countries receiving highest remittances; India tops the list

May 07, 2026 6:52 pm

Top 10 countries receiving highest remittances: India remained far ahead of every other country in remittance inflows during 2024. The amount the country received has risen sharply over the years, increasing from $83.15 billion in 2020 to $137.67 billion in 2024.

H-1B: Unlike proposals that seek immediate elimination, this Bill introduces a temporary pause followed by a redesigned system.

A sweeping new H-1B Bill has raised alarm. What does it mean for Indian students and working professionals?

April 25, 2026 9:25 am

Immigration lawyers say that in its current form, the Bill would amount to a near-total reset of the skilled migration system. Could it become law, and if so, how might Indians be affected?

The 'hellhole' comment is for politics. Real danger is othering of immigrants in Trump's America

April 23, 2026 5:17 pm

Indians being targeted is unsurprising considering the fracas over H-1B visas and the online hate campaign against what is an increasingly visible, and culturally assertive, immigrant population in America

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Blind spot in India's migration governance – a whole-of-journey approach

April 17, 2026 12:27 pm

One reason is that India’s governance architecture was not built around migrants' journeys, whether across districts or across borders

ICE agents to be deployed at US airports on Monday, Trump's border czar Homan confirms

March 22, 2026 10:21 pm

ICE airport deployment plan aims to reduce long security lines as Trump administration pushes move during travel rush and funding standoff.

IMMIGRATION VIDEOS

New India-Bangladesh immigration centre to be opened

February 17, 2016 5:05 am

Jalpaiguri, Feb 17 (ANI): A new immigration check point between India and Bangladesh is expected to boost trade and ties between the neighbours. The immigration centre would be inaugurated in Siliguri town on February 18. The new check point has been set up after fervent protests by local businessmen. The first immigration centre was opened in 1994 for trade between Bhutan and Bangladesh and in 1997 for trade between Nepal and Bangladesh

Two travel agents held in Jalandhar for illegally sending people to US

January 19, 2016 9:01 am

Jalandhar, Jan 19 (ANI): After a tragic boat accident near Panama claimed nearly 22 lives, Punjab Police arrested two travel agents for illegally sending people to the United State. Inspector General of Police, Arpit Shukla, said the investigation was underway and more arrests. Police has arrested two travel agents, who were involved in sending people illegally to the US. Families claimed the victims had paid nearly two million rupees to travel agents for immigration to the US. Dubious travel agents often lure innocent youths in small or district towns with a false promise of plump jobs abroad, sometimes even landing them in jail.