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Topic: asylum

UK to add India to list of ‘safe states’, illegal immigrants to no longer get asylum

With this addition, all asylum claims from Indian nationals who arrive illegally will be deemed inadmissible and they will be sent back.

INLD writes to US Justice Department, says party’s name being ‘misused’ to seek asylum 

Letter dated 10 June says people from Haryana using forged letters to claim they are party office-bearers facing persecution from BJP. 

Solidarity pours in for Gary Lineker, after ‘beyond awful’ response to UK immigrant policy costs him BBC show

Former England football captain was removed as host of 'Match of the Day' following his controversial comment on Britain's proposed new policy on asylum seekers.

UK plans new law to ban asylum for migrants entering country through illegal routes, boats

PM Rishi Sunak has made stopping boat arrivals one of five key priorities after migrants arriving in England soared to more than 45,000 last year.

US, UK have a solution for refugee crisis and earning money — send them all to Rwanda

The deportation flights to Rwanda are part of 'migrant deterrence practices'. They're used by the West to deter future migration from the Global South.

The mentally ill were not ‘fit’ for national news until ’80s except for wrong reasons

In the book 'Asylum', Daman Singh provides an account of the history of mental healthcare and asylums in India since the early 20th century.

Armed Myanmar-based insurgent group seeks asylum in Mizoram in wake of military coup

Mizoram's Champhai district administration has issued an alert against an influx of refugees from Myanmar, officials said. The state shares a 404km porous border with Myanmar.

When Dalai Lama was talking about asylum in India, Nehru almost fell asleep

In The Dalai Lama: An Extraordinary Life, Alexander Norman writes about the time the Dalai Lama came to India to discuss asylum, but Nehru had already made up his mind.

Was trying to give Gurupreet a safer life, say parents of girl who died near US border

Six-year-old Gurupreet Kaur's parents had last seen each other in 2013, six months after she was born, and were hoping to be reunited in US, where they are seeking asylum.

Immigrants, including Indians, detained in visa racket force-fed at US camps

The immigrants, who are being detained at the El Passo processing centre, were on a hunger strike to protest the conditions and lack of information on their asylum cases.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.