Immigration Woes
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Immigration agent who allegedly issued fake offer letters to students arrested in Canada
Brijesh Mishra, used to run Jalandhar-based Education Migration Services, which came under the scanner as 700 Indian students from Canada face deportation.
Scroll Staff
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Britain’s English language test is dashing the hopes of nurses from India and other countries
One former hospital chairman described the situation as ‘barking mad’, adding that it smacked of racism.
Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Suella Braverman is right: UK’s asylum system is ‘broken’. But it’s not because of refugees
Short-term Home Office facilities are holding people seeking refuge in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions and for far too long. This crisis has political roots.
Melanie Griffiths, The Conversation
Trending
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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The test of time: A jail mulaqat with Umar Khalid
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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Retiring Calcutta High Court judge credits RSS for shaping personality, says he is ready to go back
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An environmental lawyer studies in this new book how Dalits are excluded from India’s forest laws
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Myanmar news outfit Mizzima rebuts Centre’s claim that its journalists are untraceable
The journalists and their families reported to a police station in Delhi before being given protection by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mizzima said.
Scroll Staff
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Green card reform offers hope for hundreds of thousands of Indians in the US
The Senate passed a Bill that removed a 7% country cap on green cards, which had led to a massive backlog of Indian applicants.
Sreya Sarkar
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Not all Indian students in the US are rejoicing over the F-1 visa-ban reversal
The initial order may have caused irrevocable damage to the US as a top destination to study abroad.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
Video
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Trump’s move to deport international students will be a big blow to US universities’ coffers
Students affected by the new rule are the ones who help support about 460,000 American jobs.
David L Di Maria, The Conversation
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Donald Trump’s H-1B visa suspension won’t cripple India’s $200 billion IT sector
Small steps taken by Indian IT companies over the years will pay off now.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Immigration: Number of Indians arrested for entering US illegally up nearly three times, says report
The data for this fiscal year, which ends on Sunday, is likely to show that around 9,000 Indians were apprehended for illegal entry.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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At least 40% people at immigration detention facility in California are Indians, says report
US Customs and Border Protection reportedly said Indian detainees have cited an increase in political and religious persecution for seeking asylum.
Scroll Staff
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America’s flawed immigration system threatens to tear many Indian children away from their parents
It doesn’t help that the Donald Trump administration’s overall stance on immigration is far from encouraging.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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‘Don’t come to our country illegally’: US President Donald Trump on separation of migrant families
He also claimed that the Democratic Party wants open borders, and doesn’t mind crime.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Athletics: India's 4x400 mixed relay team set national record, clinch gold in Asian Relay C’ships
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Football, Premier League: Manchester City win fourth straight title
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – the calm leader and ruthless drag-flicker for team India
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IPL 2024: Rajasthan pipped to second spot by Hyderabad after match against Kolkata gets washed out
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IPL 2024: Abhishek Sharma stars as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Punjab Kings to cap off league stage