6+ hour, 41+ min ago  (823+ words) London, Mar 2 (PTI) Refugee status granted by the UK will become temporary and subject to review every 30 months for all adults claiming asylum in the country from Monday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced. The change, dubbed by the South…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (371+ words) The UK immigration system has gone fully digital from Wednesday, replacing physical visa stickers pasted in passports with electronic visas, known as eVisas. However, applicants will still need to visit a visa application centre (VAC) for biometric enrolment and identity…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (321+ words) New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) In a move aimed at strengthening surveillance and crime prevention in crowded urban pockets, the Delhi Police on Monday launched a high-tech vehicle with facial recognition system (FRS) in Delhi's Shahdara. The vehicle, named "DP-DRISTHI' " Delhi…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (80+ words) Short-term visitors from visa-free countries will need to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), which costs "16. Dual British nationals may be denied boarding flights, ferries or trains to the UK after February 25 unless they carry a valid British passport…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (592+ words) London, Feb 12 (PTI) The British government must rule out the retrospective application of new settlement rules for migrant families already in the UK, cross-party MPs and workers" rights campaigners have told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Labour MP Neil Duncan-Jordan initiated…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (405+ words) Rwanda announced on Tuesday that it had filed proceedings with the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration. The migrant deal entered into force on April 25, 2024. In July 2024, shortly after taking office, the UK's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (622+ words) London, Jan 14 (PTI) The British government has tabled a new law to prioritise UK-trained medical graduates for specialty training posts in the National Health Service (NHS), a move set to impact Indians as the largest group of internationally trained medics…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (470+ words) London, Jan 13 (PTI) The UK government on Tuesday claimed its enforcement action against illegally working migrants is at the "highest level in British history", with a record number of raids and arrests since the Labour Party came to power in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (143+ words) Reacting to the court's order granting bail to Sengar during the pendency of his appeal, the victim's sister said the family was devastated and felt completely unprotected. A day after the Delhi High Court suspended the life sentence of former…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (465+ words) London, Dec 22 (PTI) A 29-year-old Indian national was arrested in Birmingham on Monday as part of an investigation into the advertising of people smuggling services on social media, the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) said. The unnamed man is suspected…...