Immigration Woes
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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
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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
Trending
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
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Yes, India’s Constitution has been hijacked – but not by the Supreme Court
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Australian Open: Sania Mirza bows out of Grand Slams on her own terms, leaving a trail to blaze
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Bharat Jodo Yatra is ending. What do voters think about it?
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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
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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
Video
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Caught on camera: Thieves remove entire ATM in Ajmer, Rajasthan
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Watch: How a Great Dane dog and an orphaned kitten formed an unlikely bond
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Watch: From France to Australia, fans embrace the ‘Pathaan’ craze by singing and dancing in theatres
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Watch: From upside down to inside out, models walk the ramp wearing gowns in strange ways
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Watch: Comedian Jamie Lever’s hilarious take on how Bollywood actors put their children to bed
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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Shriya Pilgaonkar interview: There’s no big or small role but the depth you bring to the part
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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
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‘I just want to tell him I love him’: Uncertainty reigns as US begins to reunite immigrant families
A court has ordered the Donald Trump administration to reunite children under five with their parents by July 10, and all families by July 26.
Kavitha Surana, Propublica
The Field
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India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: All-round show from Mitchell Santner and Co ensures 21-run victory
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Hockey World Cup: Germany complete another epic comeback to stun Australia, set up final vs Belgium
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U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: India, England set up exciting final clash in inaugural edition
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Watch, IND v NZ: Washington Sundar’s stunning diving return catch to dismiss Mark Chapman in Ranchi
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic on images of father with Russian flags – ‘Misinterpretation’