Britain’s non-EU immigration cap may face hiccups

LONDON - Britain’s proposed cap on non-EU immigration to avoid a last-ditch influx into the country may run into rough weather as it is not applicable to non-EU migrants granted refugee status here or their dependents.

EU to ban selling eggs by the dozen

LONDON - Shopkeepers in the European Union (EU) will be banned from selling eggs or fruit by the dozen under new food labelling regulations proposed by the European parliament, a media report said.

Israeli court frees ultra-Orthodox parents who defied school segregation ruling

Parents freed in Israeli school segregation row

Four Uttar Pradesh ministers to move high court in blasphemy case

LUCKNOW - Four ministers in the Mayawati government will move the Allahabad High Court against a lower court order on registration of a criminal case against them for publication of an allegedly blasphemous article in a journal.

Australia shouldn’t have a big population: Gillard

MELBOURNE - In an apparent policy shift on Australia’s ever-growing population, mainly due to immigration, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she does not believe in a “big Australia”, but supports the idea of controlled immigration for a population the country can support.

Non-EU immigration cap rule may face hiccups in Britain

LONDON - Britain’s proposed cap on non-EU immigration to avoid a last-ditch influx into the country may run into rough weather as it is not applicable to non-EU migrants granted refugee status here or their dependents.

Making Europe a destination for Indian workers: Vayalar Ravi

NEW DELHI - The problem of illegal migration, especially to the Gulf, is a priority for Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi who has even personally attended to distress calls from Indians abroad. He is also focussing on making Europe a destination for Indian workers.