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WB migrant worker's death: BJP MLA blames 'anti-national' elements
17 Jan 2026 18:45 GMT
BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh blamed 'anti-national elements' for protests in West Bengal's Beldanga over a migrant worker's alleged murder in Jharkhand. Protesters blocked roads and rail tracks, demanding justice for the deceased, Alauddin Sheikh. …
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BJP MLA accuses TMC of using electoral rolls to 'spread terror' in WB
17 Jan 2026 13:48 GMT
BJP MLA Sital Kopat slammed the TMC government for allegedly using electoral roll revision to spread terror. He accused the party of protecting a 'vote bank' of Rohingyas, Bangladeshis, and Pakistanis in West Bengal's Murshidabad district.
BJP …
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PM Modi to launch Vande Bharat Sleeper, dozens of new trains in WB
16 Jan 2026 14:14 GMT
PM Modi will flag off India's first Vande Bharat Sleeper train between Howrah and Guwahati. During his West Bengal visit, he will also launch four Amrit Bharat Express trains and inaugurate rail and road projects worth thousands of crores.
Prime …
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US immigrant visa appointments will continue despite visa pause
15 Jan 2026 18:30 GMT
… Tourist visas are non-immigrant visas
Immigrant visa pause is 3rd … pause applies only to immigrant visa applicants. “Tourist … visas are non-immigrant visas,” the website explained. … immigrant visa applicants of 75 countries who, under the World Bank …
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US Immigrant Visa Suspension Threatens Ghana Remittance Flows
15 Jan 2026 12:13 GMT
… vetting procedures under existing immigration law. A State Department … and foreign direct investment.
World Bank data from 2024 showed … services.
Ghana’s migrant and diaspora communities play … conducts a reassessment of immigrant visa processing. Officials have …
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Nepal: A Nation Where Education Has Failed Society
18 Jan 2026 01:08 GMT
… are stark. According to a World Bank study, a child born in … becomes a holding pattern before migration, not a ladder to … the earnings of low-skilled migrant workers help finance the foreign … queue for low-skilled labor migration. Very few experience it …
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What Can We Do for the 250 Million and Counting Displaced by the Environmental Crisis?
17 Jan 2026 16:35 GMT
… violence—further drivers of migration.
Climate migrants remain in a murky … force migration to urban areas.
Climate change perpetuates poverty. The World Bank estimates … promotes safe, orderly pathways for migrants, including planned relocation, visa options …
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Stablecoins will shake up the $900 billion remittance market—setting up a fight between crypto firms and legacy brands like Western Union
17 Jan 2026 16:49 GMT
… borders, fees are steep. The World Bank found in a report earlier … time, especially for low-income immigrants sending money back to developing …
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Fitch Revises Armenia's Outlook to Positive; Affirms at 'BB-'
17 Jan 2026 13:11 GMT
… due to Russian capital and migration inflows), driven by strong activity … the high weight that the World Bank Governance Indicators (WBGI) have in …
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Uzbekistan's Foreign Policy Outlook for 2025-2026
17 Jan 2026 12:01 GMT
… the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the … of accreditation, and legal labor migration. These measures formalize foreign economic … and legal protection for labor migrants. This is driven by the …