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How New Immigration Bill Tries To Balance National Security, Economic Growth
Tackling the problem of illegal migration into India and tracking the movement of overstaying foreigners would be simplified with the new Immigration and Foreigners Bill, officials said on Wednesday.
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Don't Have Accurate Data Of Illegal Immigrants, Says Home Ministry
An accurate data of the number of illegal immigrants in the country, including Delhi, is not maintained centrally as they enter India without valid travel documents in a clandestine and surreptitious manner, the Union Home Ministry told Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Assam NRC Data Disappears From Cloud. Home Ministry Says Technical Issue
The data of the final citizens' list in Assam, published last August, has vanished from the website of the state National Register of Citizens (NRC) where the data was published as mandated by the Supreme Court. The Union Home Ministry said the NRC data is safe and cited "some technical issue in visibility on cloud". The ministry said the problem i...
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"No Need To Worry": Centre Says Cut-Off For Citizenship Is July 1987
With protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act breaking out every day, the centre is on an overdrive to dispel fears that the controversial law and the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC) will leave millions of Muslims without a nation. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced on Friday that no individual will be considered a...
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1,154 Illegal Immigrants Arrested At India-Bangladesh Border Till October 31: Centre
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday said that 1,154 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were arrested by the security forces till October 31 this year.
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No Data On Number Of Illegal Immigrants In Bengal: Centre To Parliament
The number of illegal immigrants in West Bengal is not known, the Home Ministry told parliament on Wednesday, when asked about its plans to conduct the National Register of Citizens nationwide. The ministry, which will be responsible for carrying out the mammoth task, does not yet have a blueprint on how it would go about it.
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After Assam Citizens List, Plans Of Detention Centre Near Mumbai: Sources
The Maharashtra Home Ministry has reportedly written to the Navi Mumbai planning authorityasking for land on which to build a detention centre for illegal immigrants. The move, according tosources within theauthority, comes less than a fortnight after the final NRC list in Assam declared 19 lakh people as foreigners and raises the possibility of a ...
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"No Accurate Data," Centre Said On Illegal Immigrants 7 Times In 4 Years
The centre has indicated that they may consider a national citizens register (NRC) for the entire country, an extension of the contentious citizenship excercise underway in Assam.
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BJP President Amit Shah Takes Charge As Home Minister
BJP chief Amit Shah stepped into his new role today as he took charge as the country's Home Minister, two days after he took oath for the first time as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
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What Lies Ahead With Amit Shah As Home Minister
With BJP chief Amit Shah being appointed as the Union Home Minister, a lot is expected to change as far as matters concerning internal security and centre-state relations are concerned.
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Differences Between 2 Ministries Over Pact With UK On Illegal Immigrants
On whether India should sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Kingdom on illegal immigrants, differences have emerged between the Foreign and the Home ministries.
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6,000 Mexican Kids Repatriated After Illegal Border Crossings
More than 6,000 Mexican children and teens who crossed unaccompanied and illegally into the United States were repatriated in the first four months of this year, Mexican officials said on Saturday. In nearly all cases, the children had already been arrested at least once, and some more than five times, in attempts to cross the US border. The chil...
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How New Immigration Bill Tries To Balance National Security, Economic Growth
Tackling the problem of illegal migration into India and tracking the movement of overstaying foreigners would be simplified with the new Immigration and Foreigners Bill, officials said on Wednesday.
-
Don't Have Accurate Data Of Illegal Immigrants, Says Home Ministry
An accurate data of the number of illegal immigrants in the country, including Delhi, is not maintained centrally as they enter India without valid travel documents in a clandestine and surreptitious manner, the Union Home Ministry told Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
-
Assam NRC Data Disappears From Cloud. Home Ministry Says Technical Issue
The data of the final citizens' list in Assam, published last August, has vanished from the website of the state National Register of Citizens (NRC) where the data was published as mandated by the Supreme Court. The Union Home Ministry said the NRC data is safe and cited "some technical issue in visibility on cloud". The ministry said the problem i...
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"No Need To Worry": Centre Says Cut-Off For Citizenship Is July 1987
With protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act breaking out every day, the centre is on an overdrive to dispel fears that the controversial law and the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC) will leave millions of Muslims without a nation. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced on Friday that no individual will be considered a...
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1,154 Illegal Immigrants Arrested At India-Bangladesh Border Till October 31: Centre
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday said that 1,154 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were arrested by the security forces till October 31 this year.
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No Data On Number Of Illegal Immigrants In Bengal: Centre To Parliament
The number of illegal immigrants in West Bengal is not known, the Home Ministry told parliament on Wednesday, when asked about its plans to conduct the National Register of Citizens nationwide. The ministry, which will be responsible for carrying out the mammoth task, does not yet have a blueprint on how it would go about it.
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After Assam Citizens List, Plans Of Detention Centre Near Mumbai: Sources
The Maharashtra Home Ministry has reportedly written to the Navi Mumbai planning authorityasking for land on which to build a detention centre for illegal immigrants. The move, according tosources within theauthority, comes less than a fortnight after the final NRC list in Assam declared 19 lakh people as foreigners and raises the possibility of a ...
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"No Accurate Data," Centre Said On Illegal Immigrants 7 Times In 4 Years
The centre has indicated that they may consider a national citizens register (NRC) for the entire country, an extension of the contentious citizenship excercise underway in Assam.
-
BJP President Amit Shah Takes Charge As Home Minister
BJP chief Amit Shah stepped into his new role today as he took charge as the country's Home Minister, two days after he took oath for the first time as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
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What Lies Ahead With Amit Shah As Home Minister
With BJP chief Amit Shah being appointed as the Union Home Minister, a lot is expected to change as far as matters concerning internal security and centre-state relations are concerned.
-
Differences Between 2 Ministries Over Pact With UK On Illegal Immigrants
On whether India should sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Kingdom on illegal immigrants, differences have emerged between the Foreign and the Home ministries.
-
6,000 Mexican Kids Repatriated After Illegal Border Crossings
More than 6,000 Mexican children and teens who crossed unaccompanied and illegally into the United States were repatriated in the first four months of this year, Mexican officials said on Saturday. In nearly all cases, the children had already been arrested at least once, and some more than five times, in attempts to cross the US border. The chil...
