Migrants: News
31 Aug 2023
South AfricaJohannesburg: Fire in abandoned building sheltering homeless leaves 73 dead
A catastrophic fire in a five-story building in South Africa's Johannesburg claimed at least 73 lives, including seven children, and injured 52.
10 Nov 2022
Fire AccidentsMaldives: 8 Indians among 10 migrant workers die in fire
At least 10 people including eight Indian migrant workers lost their lives in a fire in Male city of Maldives on Thursday.
27 Jul 2021
LibyaUN: Migrant boat capsizes off Libya, 57 presumed dead
A boat carrying African migrants capsized off Libya's coast Monday, leaving at least 57 people presumed dead, a UN migration official said.
25 May 2021
MaharashtraCOVID-19 crisis: Man sets up community kitchen for slum dwellers
A man from Mumbai has set up a community kitchen from his savings for the poor migrant workers who are suffering due to the COVID-19-induced restrictions.
20 May 2021
GenevaWar, climate displaced tens of millions in 2020: Study
A key group that monitors internal displacement said on Thursday that violence and disasters forced people to relocate within their countries more than 40 million times last year, the highest such tally in over a decade.
08 Apr 2021
GujaratLockdown fear: Migrants leaving Gujarat amid COVID-19 surge
Fearing another lockdown in the wake of a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in Gujarat, migrant workers and their families have started leaving Surat and Ahmedabad, two of the state's most severely affected cities.
13 Jul 2020
Sonu SoodSonu Sood to support 400 migrant families affected by pandemic
Sonu Sood is on a mission!
13 Apr 2019
Donald Trump350 migrants 'break violently' into Mexico as new caravan arrives
A group of around 350 Central American migrants "broke violently" into Mexico yesterday, the country's immigration authorities said, as a new caravan of around 2,500 people arrived from Guatemala.
09 Jan 2019
India#PolicyExplainer: All about the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday had passed, amid protests by the Opposition, the Citizen (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955.
08 Jan 2019
ImmigrantsUK visa costs increase significantly for Indians, non-EU migrants
The overall cost for a UK visa for Indians as well as non-EU citizens will increase from Tuesday after plans to increase the immigration health surcharge (IHS) were approved.
26 Dec 2018
Donald TrumpUS: Two migrant children die in border detention camps
An eight-year-old Guatemalan child detained by US Customs and Border Protection died on Tuesday, marking the second death of an migrant child in government custody at the US-Mexico border this month.
18 Dec 2018
United Nations General AssemblyUN Assembly adopts refugee pact, only US, Hungary vote 'no'
The UN General Assembly yesterday adopted, by a wide majority, a Global Compact on Refugees aimed at improving efforts to manage large refugee movements but without the support of the United States and Hungary.
06 Oct 2018
GujaratGujarat: 14-month-old's rape sets off attacks on UP, Bihar migrants
The rape of a 14-month-old, allegedly by a Bihari migrant in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat last week, has set off revenge attacks on migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, reports IE.
03 Oct 2018
GermanyGermany to ease immigration rules to tackle worker shortage
Worker-starved Germany will ease immigration rules to attract foreign job seekers, including giving well-integrated irregular migrants, in employment, a shot at staying, ministers said yesterday.
28 Sep 2018
MathuraThirteen Bangladeshi nationals including 5 children arrested in Mathura
Thirteen Bangladeshi nationals, including five children, were taken into custody today in a village near Mathura, police said.
27 Jun 2018
MumbaiWith dip in cost-of-living, Bengaluru now more attractive for foreigners
That Mumbai is the most expensive to live in for expatriates among all Indian cities is no surprise.
27 Jun 2018
Donald TrumpUS-Federal-judge orders Trump administration to reunite migrant families within 30-days
A federal judge in San Diego issued a preliminary injunction to reunite separated parents with their children taken from them under Trump's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy.
26 Feb 2018
EducationFalling number of Indian students could impact US severely: Report
The US' tightening of immigration policies has taken a hit on international students, particularly from India.
02 Feb 2018
Libya90 migrants feared dead as boat capsizes off Libya coast
About 90 migrants are feared dead as an overcrowded boat capsized off the Libyan coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.
22 Aug 2017
Donald TrumpMexico: Authorities rescue 115 migrants kept in deplorable conditions
As Donald Trump is tightening immigration stipulations in the US, Mexican police is reported to have rescued 115 migrants including 41 minors from the Veracruz state in Eastern Mexico.
18 Aug 2017
SpainMigrant crisis: Spain rescues 600 Moroccan migrants in 24 hours
As migrants continue to pour into Europe from North Africa and Syria, the Spanish Coast Guard claims to have rescued 600 migrants from Morocco within 24 hours!
29 Jun 2017
ItalyMigrant crisis: Is Italy gearing up to close its ports?
Pointing to an unsustainable situation with respect to African migrants coming in through the sea, Italy has threatened to close off its ports to boats carrying them.