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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday extended the deadline till June 30th for the deportation of Afghan refugees residing in the country with Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, according to an official statement. The deportation of illegal Afghan refugees staying in Pakistan has been going on since the government gave an ultimatum to all refugee Afghan nationals to leave Pakistan by November 1 last year. The PoR is an identity card for Afghan refugees that entitles them to remain in Pakistan legally and is issued by the country's National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA). PoRs are issued to Afghan refugees after they get themselves registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Joe Biden will sign a bill of national security package to deliver a long-delayed $95 billion emergency aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan on April 24. The Senate passed the aid for besieged US allies on Tuesday night, clearing the way for resumed arms shipments to Kyiv within days. “Congress has passed my legislation to strengthen our national security and send a message to the world about the power of American leadership: we stand resolutely for democracy and freedom, and against tyranny and oppression," the statement read.

Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) and Congress leaders, have called upon Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to provide clarity on potential plans to relocate the Chakma community from Arunachal Pradesh to Assam. Recent remarks by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju have indicated that the Chakma community is exploring the possibility of seeking citizenship in Assam under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In response to these concerns, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has affirmed that the central government has not held any discussions regarding the resettlement of Chakma and Hajong refugees in Assam. Rijiju, who represents Arunachal Pradesh in the Lok Sabha, has proposed relocating these refugees to Assam before they become eligible for Indian citizenship under the CAA. Sarma emphasized, «No Chakma or Hajong representatives have approached me, nor has the government of India raised this matter for discussion. I have discussed granting permanent resident certificates to certain Assam communities residing in Arunachal Pradesh.» Firmly asserting his position, Sarma stated, «Rijiju is not the Chief Minister of Assam; I hold that position.»

The Mountains Are High. By Alec Ash. Scribe; 272 pages; £16.99 In January 2020 Alec Ash, an English writer living in Beijing, arrived in the small mountain town of Dali in south-western China.

Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza's southernmost city killed at least nine people, six of them children, hospital authorities said Saturday, as Israel pursued its nearly seven-month offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory. Israel's war against the Islamic militant group Hamas has led to a dramatic escalation of tensions in an already volatile Middle East. The strike late Friday hit a residential building in the western Tel Sultan neighbourhood of the city of Rafah, according to Gaza's civil defence. The bodies of the six children, two women and a man were taken to Rafah's Abu Yousef al-Najjar hospital, the hospital's records showed. At the hospital, relatives cried and hugged the bodies of the children, wrapped in white shrouds, as others comforted them.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is putting up a «brave fight» against the BJP, Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that his actions suggest otherwise and alleged Gandhi is «hesitant» to contest from the BJP-ruled states. He further alleged that Gandhi seeks refuge in states with considerably high minority population. Azad took a dig at Gandhi and National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah, referring to them as «spoon-fed kids» rather than politicians, and said that both have done nothing on their own. «Why is Rahul Gandhi hesitant to contest in the BJP-ruled states? While Gandhi claims to be fighting the BJP, his actions suggest otherwise. Why fly from the BJP-ruled states and seek refuge in minority-dominated ones?» Azad said while addressing public meetings in Sangaldan, Ukhral areas of the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

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.the BJP is going to be the number one party in West Bengal." Before this, News18 Mega Opinion Poll 2024 also predicted that the BJP, led by Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari in Bengal, may win 25 out of 42 seats in the state. The poll, meanwhile, indicated that the TMC might get 17 seats. The India TV-CNX poll predictions too were on the same line.

If rates remain high, or climb even higher, should advisors pull the plug on PE? When both legs of the 60/40 portfolio – stocks and bonds, that is – wobbled back in 2022, advisors found refuge in private equity products, whose liquidity is typically more like syrup dripping from a jar than water cascading off a cliff.

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(More to come) This marks Amit Shah's first visit to the state after the dates of the election were announced. Citing the example of Assam where the National Register of Citizens exercise was conducted to determine illegal migrants into the state, the Union Home Minister said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the neighbouring state got rid on infiltration. "Assam faced a similar problem of infiltration.

Amit Shah hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday saying that the Trinamool Congress supremo does not intend to stop infiltration because the infiltrators who come in are vote bank. "...Mamata Didi will not stop infiltration because these infiltrators are her vote bank. PM Narendra Modi and the BJP government can stop infiltration in Bengal," Shah said speaking at a public rally in West Bengal's Dakshin Dinajpur. This marks Amit Shah's first visit to the state after the dates of the election were announced.

Amit Shah on Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of «misleading» people on the CAA and «facilitating» infiltrators for vote bank politics, emphasising that refugees should apply for citizenship without apprehension. While addressing an election rally in Balurghat, his first in Bengal since the Lok Sabha polls were announced, Shah slammed the TMC government «for trying to save the culprits in the Bhupatinagar bomb blast case» and for filing cases against NIA officials. «Mamata didi is misleading people about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Why is she against refugees obtaining citizenship? I request refugees not to be afraid, please apply for citizenship, there will be absolutely no problem. No police case will be filed against you. Granting citizenship to refugees is our commitment,» he said. The Centre last month implemented the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, notifying the rules four years after the law was passed by Parliament to fast-track citizenship for undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who came to India before December 31, 2014.

PNP) in 2024, reported CIC News. This number represents a hike of 5,000 nominations over 2023’s 16,500. Ontario got more allocation after a meeting last November where immigration ministers from all Canadian regions met with Federal Minister Marc Miller to discuss immigration's effects on their areas.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that till now in Assam only one person has applied for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Union Home minister Amit Shah will hold a roadshow in Tinsukia on Tuesday. Sarma while talking to a media person on Monday said, “Till now only one person has applied and that too from Barak valley.”

imposing a cap on study permit applications to curb the rapid increase of international students in Canada. Now the cap will be based on the number of study permits expiring this year, he said. This effectively means the number of international students who will enter Canada in 2024 will be the same as the number of students whose permits cease to continue this year onwards.

Ontario, Canada, known as a top destination for international students, is anticipated to experience a lesser decline in new study permits than previously projected. Ontario is poised to experience the steepest drop in study permits issued in Canada. Official data unveiled on Friday shows permits plummeting to 141,000 this year from 239,753 in 2023 — a 41% reduction. This figure, however, is an improvement from earlier forecasts by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, which initially anticipated a roughly 50% decrease due to the implementation of a student cap announced in January. Click & check your eligibility for immigration Find out Also Read| Canada plans to reject 606,000 study permits in 2024. Here are the calculations behind its international stdent cap

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Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal campaigned for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections at various places in the Margherita Assembly constituency. The senior leader from BJP was accorded warm reception by the people as Sonowal visited North Margherita Rangamancha, Nagapathar Rangamancha, Udaipur Rangamancha, Lidu Railway Theatre among others. Sonowal, “The Congress is synonymous with the Gandhi family; it hasn't transcended beyond that. This party's reputation in India revolves around corruption, nepotism, and fostering division. The people of Assam has endured unrest, rampant corruption and discontent during the Congress era. The injustices inflicted upon the Assamese people by the Congress remain unforgettable. Who will hold accountable those who seek refuge behind the Congress for the security of the people? I entrust everything to the public. I am confident that those who want to piggyback on Congress will fall flat in the court of people’s will, as people will pull them down.”

As Canada’s immigration grows, a new study suggests babies born to immigrant parents are at an increased risk of complications at birth.The rate of stillbirth, which is fetal death occurring after 20 weeks of gestation or at a birth weight of at least 500 grams, was higher among immigrant parents when compared to native Canadians, according to research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) Tuesday.The likelihood of preterm birth, when the baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed, was also higher for immigrant parents admitted into Canada on an economic and family reunification basis, as well as for refugees.Researchers at McGill University and Université de Montréal looked at Statistics Canada data of nearly eight million Canadian births – out of which 21 per cent were to immigrants – over a 25-year period between 1993 and 2017.“We found differences in outcomes not only between Canadian-born parents and immigrants, but also by the admission category among immigrants,” said Seungmi Yang, study co-author and associate professor in the department of epidemiology, biostatistics and occupational health at McGill University, in an interview with Global News.“Births to immigrant parents had increased risk of several but not all adverse outcomes,” the authors wrote in the study.While the risk of small for gestational age (SGA) birth was higher among the immigrant population, there was a lower risk of large for gestational age (LGA) birth compared to Canadian-born parents, the study found.SGA birth is when the baby is born with a birth weight below the 10th percentile among an infant population of the same sex and gestational age.

About a week after the U.S. and other Western countries froze funding to a U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees called Unrwa in late January, its top official flew to the Arab Gulf, hoping wealthy Arab monarchies would save the organization at a time when it is the main provider of humanitarian aid in Gaza.