The UK government is preparing to launch one of the most extensive overhauls of asylum rules in decades, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set to announce a sweeping package of changes in the Commons on Monday. Modelled closely on Denmark’s hardline system, the proposals aim to reduce irregular arrivals, curb small boat crossings and prevent […]
The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse. The lapse had left federal workers without multiple paychecks, travellers stranded at airports, and people queuing at food banks to get a meal for […]
US senators on Sunday reached an agreement to reopen the government after 40 days, signaling an end to the lengthy shutdown.A group of at least eight Senate Democrats, in consultation with Senate GOP leaders and the White House, reportedly reached a deal on Sunday to end the 40-day US government shutdown in exchange for a […]
The West Bengal government has allocated over 1000 acres of land for erecting border fences spanning over 172 km border with Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said. “Ensuring national security and strengthening our borders is a top priority for our government. In our commitment to securing the India-Bangladesh Border, we have expedited the land […]
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the monsoon session scheduled to start from July 20, a group of women organisations and activists under the banner of ‘National Coalition for Women’s Reservation’ have demanded “unconditional and immediate” implementation of 33% women’s reservation in the Parliament and state legislatures at the existing strength from the next round of elections. […]
Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed Labour is considering bringing emergency legislation to deport the Pakistan-born ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang.Alex Norris, minister for border security and asylum, when asked in the House of Commons whether govt could fast-track legislation to pave the way to deport Shabir Ahmed, said “all options are on the […]
NEW DELHI: In a move that could bring relief to people in transferable jobs and on contractual assignments, road transport ministry has proposed to extend to three years the period for which a vehicle can be kept in another state without re-registration. The proposal – part of draft amendments to Motor Vehicles Act for “ease […]
Dealt a blow in Parliament’s last session by a united opposition, which defeated its ambitious bill to raise Lok Sabha’s strength and implement women’s quota from 2029, govt is looking to turn the tables on its rivals in the monsoon session, which will be held from July 20 to Aug 13.Speaker Om Birla is expected […]
The ruling Congress and the Opposition continued to spar over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra accusing the State government of “facilitating violations” and Home Minister Priyank Kharge asserting that the State government was neither framing the rules nor directing Booth Level Officers (BLOs) on how […]
