Migrant

EU border agency sends officers and equipment to aid Finland amid suspicions of Russia's involvement in an influx of migrants.

EU and Italian leaders tour tiny Lampedusa as tensions rise over surge in migrant arrivals

Tensions have spiked on the island in the days since, with residents expressing impatience with the constant flow of migrants trying to reach Europe from North Africa arriving on their shores, with occasional spikes, for decades.

Tunisia rounds up migrants at sea in unprecedented numbers

Migrants, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, are undertaking the perilous journey in unprecedented numbers. In the first three months of this year, 13,000 migrants were forced from their boats off the eastern Tunisian port city of Sfax, the main launching point.

Migrants can't be denied ration cards if population ratio under NFSA not properly maintained: SC

Observing that every citizen should benefit from welfare schemes, a bench comprising justices MR Shah and Ahsanuddin Amanullah said in a welfare state it is the duty of the government to reach out to people.

Cuban Migrants Arrive to U.S. in Record Numbers, on Foot, Not by Boat

Since October — the start of the federal government’s 2022 fiscal year — nearly 79,000 Cubans have arrived at the United States’ southern border, more than in the previous two years combined, according to Customs and Border Protection figures.

Town in Syria's Idlib province transformed by war

In the opposition-held town of Sarmada near the border with Turkey, thousands of displaced Syrians go about their daily lives with little hope of returning to their homes any time soon.

The darkest hour is just before dawn. India will emerge stronger: TeamLease chief Manish Sabharwal

Covid is not climate change; it is a passing shower that may see some recurrences. There have been huge reforms in labour, education and banking and these policy reforms will change the trajectory of India, says the Chairman of HR services firm TeamLease.

Migrant woes 'greatest manmade tragedy' in India since Partition: Ramchandra Guha

The unfolding miseries of millions of poor people in the world's largest coronavirus lockdown are the ”greatest manmade tragedy” in India since Partition, says historian and economist Ramchandra Guha.

'Everything gone': People of Sundarbans stare at bleak future

With livelihood lost and homes washed away, observers of the Sundarbans region feel the ecologically-fragile region, which has been under stress due to rising sea levels, would witness a migration surge in the months to come.

No end to misery: Six killed as speeding bus runs over migrant workers on highway

The accused driver, who was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, has been arrested, said SSP Abhishek Yadav.

What is happening to migrant labourers is greatest human tragedy of our times: Congress

Instead of presiding over the plight of migrant labourers, the government should rescue them as they have been left with no choice but to walk hundreds of kilometres to return home

Railways: 350 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 3.6 lakh migrants ferried

While 263 trains have already reached their destinations, 87 are still on the run. Forty-six more trains are in the pipeline, it said.

Will bring home all stranded migrant workers from UP: CM Yogi Adityanath

Adityanath said, till now, 37 trains have arrived in the state carrying over 30,000 migrant labourers.

Maharashtra seeks clarity from railways on train fares for migrants

The Maharashtra government has sought clarity from the Railways over whether it is bearing 85 per cent of the transport cost of migrant workers heading home amid the lockdown

Telangana to run 40 trains a day for one week to send migrant workers home

These trains will start from various stations in the city, Warangal, Khammam and Ramagundam among other places, a release from Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's office said late on Monday night

State units will work out modalities with railways, chief secretaries to pay train fare of migrants: Congress

Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said he has already talked to state Congress chiefs and they are working out the modalities

India has largest diaspora population in world: UN report

The survey conducted by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) said the number of international migrants - persons living in a country other than where they were born - reached 244 million in 2015 for the world as a whole, a 41 per cent increase compared to 2000.

Govt to study feasibility of allowing domestic migrants

A draft Law Ministry Cabinet note on amending one section each of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and 1951, to allow overseas Indians and service voters to vote via electronic means has been referred to a group of ministers (GoM) headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Migrant crisis knocks on Europe's door; Hungary faces flak

The migrant crisis in Europe takes a more painful turn. Hungary's Prime Minister is in Brussels to meet EU leaders as migrants continue to protest outside a railway station in Budapest. The Hungarian police are blocking protesters from boarding trains to other parts of Europe.