Immigration board eases conditions for man with weapons and drug convictions
The Canadian Press
MONTREAL: The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada is relaxing the release conditions of a man who has no citizenship from any...
New Zealand's new immigration policies favour Indians
Wellington, Aug 4 (IANS) The Indian diaspora in New Zealand welcomed the country's fresh migration plans aimed at rejuvenating the provinces that have a...
Land degradation can create 50 million migrants in a decade: Study
Toronto, Sep 16 (IANS) An estimated 50 million people may be forced to seek new homes and livelihoods within 10 years due to land...
Thailand begins trial of human trafficking suspects
Bangkok, Nov 10 (IANS) A Thai court on Tuesday began the trial of 88 defendants charged with trafficking of Rohingya migrants from Myanmar.
The 88...
Proposed H-1B visa cut counterproductive to US: Nasscom
Bengaluru, Dec 9 (IANS) National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) on Wednesday said the proposed 15,000 H-1B visa cut legislation introduced by...
Live-in requirement ends in Caregiver Program
Ottawa: Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister, Chris Alexander, announced significant reforms to the Caregiver Program.
Changes to the program include ending the live-in requirement, and...
British cabinet minister reveals his Indian-origin
London: Sajid Javid, Britain's secretary of state - or cabinet minister - for culture, media and sport, has disclosed that his father was from...
US court rules against Obama’s immigration programme
Washington, May 27 (IANS) A US federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to allow President Barack Obama's immigration programme to take effect immediately, putting...
Cameron’s Conservatives defy predictions, get majority in British polls
London: Defying all predictions and speculation, Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party on Friday secured a simple majority in the 650-member House of Commons,...
