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57 feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya coast, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 27 (ANI): Fifty-seven people have been presumed dead as boat carrying migrants has capsized off Libya, as per United Nations migration official.
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French Interior Minister asks EU to handle migrants at Northern Borders
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [Farnce] July 26 (ANI/Sputnik): French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin asked for the EU border agency Frontex's assistance and the closer cooperation of northern European states in stemming the flow of illegal migrants crossing the Channel en route to the United Kingdom.
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London's Mayor Sadiq Khan issues message to support Hong Kong migrants
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], July 23 (ANI): London's Mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday sent a message of support to Hong Kong residents fleeing China's crackdown on democracy to seek new lives in the United Kingdom (UK).
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Illegal Rohingya migrants pose threat to national security: MHA tells Lok
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Illegal Rohingya migrants pose a threat to national security and there are reports that some of them have indulged in illegal activities in the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Iran hands over 180 illegal immigrants to Pakistan at Balochistan border
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 12 (ANI): The Iranian authorities have handed over 180 Pakistani migrants to the local administration at the Taftan border in Chagai district, in the country's Balochistan province.
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Turkey bus accident kills 12, injures 26
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 people were killed and 26 others injured after a minibus carrying illegal migrants crashed on Sunday in eastern Turkey.
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Number of international migrant workers rises to 169 million: ILO
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): A new report by the United Nations (UN)-body International Labour Organisation (ILO) has highlighted that the number of international migrant workers has risen globally to 169 million, an increase of three per cent since 2017.
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Pakistan-origin man stabbed in Canada, weeks after migrant family killed
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Saskatoon [Canada], June 30 (ANI): Weeks after a Pakistani family was murdered in Canada's Ontario, now a Muslim migrant has been stabbed in a Canadian province by two unidentified assailants, local media reported.
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7 die, 9 missing in migrant shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Seven undocumented migrants have drowned as a result of a shipwreck near Italy's Lampedusa Island while trying to flee from Africa to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea, media reported on Wednesday.
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Congress hits out at government, asks it to release latest NSS household c
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The Congress on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court judgement in which it gave directions to the Centre and state governments to provide dry ration to migrant workers and hoped the Narendra Modi government will implement it in letter and spirit.
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Implement 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme by July 31: SC to States, UT
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that by July 31, 2021, all states and Union Territories must implement the 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme that allows migrant labourers to get ration benefits from any part of the country, irrespective of the place
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SC directs Centre, states to ensure dry ration for migrant workers
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a slew of directions to the Centre and state governments ordering them to provide dry ration to migrant workers and continue community kitchens for them till the pandemic continues.
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