Immigration
U.K Government proposes new scheme to help migrants learn English
The UK's Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced a l new scheme aimed at helping immigrants with little or no English to improve their language skill Research has shown that traditional English language classes are not reaching those who speak poor English and so the Department for Communities and Local Government has established a programme of informal classes, often run by volunteers, to be held in temples, mosques and churches and ev

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Sham marriage:8 Indians and Pakistanis caught from registration office, to be deported
Scotland: Eight Indian and Pakistani men have been arrested in Britain as part of a crackdown on sham weddings which are used to gain legal residency in the country. A UK Home Office enforcement team said the men, aged between 27 and 40, were

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British MPs write to Manmohan Singh on the controversial visa bond
A group of British MPs has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking if New Delhi was consulted over British plans to introduce the  controversial £3,000-visa bonds for high-risk visitors from India.  Under the pilot scheme

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