Education and immigration consultants say post-pandemic skyrocketing net migration figures as well as rise in cases of visa fraud led many countries to introduce new, stricter visa rules.
The youths had been promised jobs in a hotel and a permanent work visa in Germany. One of the victims, Mukesh, has also claimed that around 250-300 Indian youths are trapped in Russia.
UK Home Secretary earlier this week said Indian migrants constitute largest group of foreigners who overstay their visas. Both sides ‘interested’ in concluding talks for FTA, says MEA.
In the last 5 years, nearly 1-in-33 Punjabis left India, including lakhs of students. Experts say unless systemic problems are addressed, exodus could add to state's woes.
Punjab faces many mortal threats, almost all of which are internal. Without a hard look within, future generations have to be resigned to living with this constant slide.
More than 5 lakh Keralites are expected to return from Gulf & state has to deal with plight of those losing jobs there and erosion of its remittance economy.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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