Modi-Trump bilateral meeting to focus on tariffs, trade and immigration
Feb 13, 2025, at 03:03 pm
Washington/IBNS: Tariffs, trade and immigration are likely to hold the biggest pie of the time Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump are likely to spend on as the two world leaders will meet for the first time on Thursday since the Republican returned to the White House.
UK government launches Trump-style 'blitz' on illegal migrants, Indian restaurants targetted
Feb 11, 2025, at 09:49 am
The UK government has launched a massive 'blitz', targeting Indian restaurants, nail bars, convenience stores and car washes which employ illegal migrants, just days after President Donald Trump-led US government launched a massive crackdown on immigration, media reports said.
PM Modi likely to visit US on Feb 12, hold talks with Donald Trump: Reports
Feb 04, 2025, at 02:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the United States on Feb 12, NDTV reported quoting the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) sources.
Trudeau’s immigration shift sparks outrage: Canadian leaders speak out
Nov 20, 2024, at 10:08 pm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest foray into digital communication has stirred a storm of reactions, following the release of a video explaining his government’s new immigration policy.
Centre introduces new biometric programme for seamless immigration at Delhi airport in seconds
Sep 19, 2024, at 05:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In an attempt to cut down the long time taken to complete the immigration process from a minimum of 30 minutes to mere seconds, the Centre has introduced a fast-track programme at the Delhi airport, which will be expanded to 20 other cities soon.
Indian students protest against Canadian govt's new immigration policy amid fears of deportation
Aug 28, 2024, at 06:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hundreds of Indian graduate students are protesting against a new federal policy in Canada that puts them at risk of getting deported from the country.
Jul 01, 2024, at 06:22 pm
U.S. Consulate General in Kolkata Melinda Pavek, whose warm, often informal, socio-cultural engagement endeared her to a cross section of people in the eastern region, is set to depart from this part of India soon. Ahead of her departure, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh speaks to Pavek on her stay in India, the shared goals of the two biggest democracies, the Indian students' pursuit of higher education in the US and her magical connect with the City of Joy
Indian students in Canada protest immigration rule changes, threaten to go on hunger strike
May 21, 2024, at 11:06 pm
Hundreds of Indian students in Prince Edward Island (PEI) are facing imminent deportation following a sudden change in provincial immigration rules.
Bilateral strain with India leads to a drastic drop in immigration to Canada
Mar 02, 2024, at 08:01 pm
In a surprising turn of events, the landscape of immigration from India to Canada has seen a significant downturn, with a staggering 62% decrease in applications for permanent residency in December 2023 compared to the previous year.
Free Trade deal negotiations with India will exclude immigration commitments, says UK
Jun 30, 2023, at 02:39 am
New Delhi: Britain has said it wants Free Trade Agreement with India but the negotiations will not include wider immigration commitments for Indians or provide access to Britain's labour market for Indian workers. However, the discussions can include temporary business visas for Indians.
UK PM Rishi Sunak vows to bring down overall immigration
Nov 26, 2022, at 02:27 am
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is likely to announce drastic measures to cut down immigration, a move that could affect India the most, media reported.
Denied immigration for not speaking Hindi, says Tamil Nadu man
Jan 10, 2019, at 02:08 pm
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IBNS): A man for Tamil Nadu has claimed he was denied immigration by an immigration officer at the international airport here for not knowing Hindi.
Four million excluded from citizenship in India's Assam, move sparks tension, protest
Jul 30, 2018, at 05:18 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Sparking fears of deportation and a law and order crisis, India on Monday announced exclusion of about four million people from citizenship in the northeastern state of Assam, bordering Bangladesh, after a draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published.