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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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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: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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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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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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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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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May