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India

Ram Vilas Paswan passes away in Delhi hospital, condolences pour in

Veteran leader and Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister, Ram Vilas Paswan, who was admitted to a private hospital here for the last several days, passed away on Thursday evening, his family members said. He was 74.

New Zealand

Political parties debate migrant issues

the occasion was a Political Parties Forum, where National's Nicky Wagner, Labour's Ruth Dyson, New Zealand First's Mahesh Bindra, and Green's Chrys Horn put forward their parties respective views on issues concerning the country's migrant community

New Zealand

Verdict 2017 housing debate: 'ACT will remove the regulations that drive up house prices'

ACT believes that the shortage of housing can be fixed by private developers when the local and central government get out of the way.

New Zealand

Verdict 2017 housing debate: 'Untangling Auckland’s housing problems'

Immigrants are not to blame for the struggles of the New Zealand housing problem.

New Zealand

Verdict 2017 housing debate: 'Green party will fix housing in New Zealand'

Unfortunately, after eight long years of National – New Zealand has become one of the least affordable countries in the world to buy a home.

New Zealand

MP Kanwaljit Bakshi congratulates Health Volunteer Award recipients

“I would like to congratulate Te Angitu on receiving this year’s award for outstanding contribution by a Maori or Pacific Health Service Volunteer team,” Mr Bakshi said.

New Zealand

New strategy for wellbeing of international students

As a precursor to the International Education Strategy due later this month, a new wellbeing strategy for international students launched in Christchurch

New Zealand

How does Budget 2017 address crime prevention?

For most in the Kiwi-Indian communities, especially retailers and small business owners who are at the forefront of facing assaults and aggravated robberies, there may be less appetite for knowing about any hike in the social sector

New Zealand

Is New Zealand progressively becoming an immigration ‘unfriendly’ country?

There is a seeming disquiet within the community about the fact that new immigrants are being made to wait for 10 more years before becoming eligible for state superannuation.

New Zealand

Labour comfortably holds Mt Albert seat, Jacinda due for promotion

The massive landslide victory of 10,000 votes over her nearest contestant Green Party’s Julie Anne Genter would certainly build her profile within the party.

New Zealand

The sharpening narrative around the “kiwi” and “immigrant” workers

Since new immigrants also aspire for a “Kiwi” identity, therefore it would be in larger public good to be more thoughtful in the choice of words in the public dbeate.