MMP Industries Consolidated March 2023 Net Sales at Rs 143.52 crore, down 6.42% Y-o-Y
29-05-2023
UK records spike in Indians crossing over illegally in small boats
Britain has recorded a spike in Indians crossing over illegally into the country across the English Channel last year, when a total of 683 largely Indian men were reported to have landed on its shores via small boats. This figure, according to the latest UK Home Office "Irregular Migration to the UK" statistics for the year ending December 2022, shows a progressive rise from the 67 Indian nationals recorded to have crossed over in small boats in 2021, 64 in 2020 and none in 2019 and 2018. The UK has a returns agreement with India under the Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP), something which was referred to by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Parliament last week. "We have returns agreements with India, Pakistan, Serbia, Nigeria and crucially now with Albania, where we are returning hundreds of people," Sunak told the Commons during Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs). "Our position is clear: if you arrive here illegally you will not be able to claim asylum here, you will12-03-2023
India, UK discuss migration, security partnership among other issues
Cooperation on migration and security issues was on the agenda at a meeting between UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami here. The envoy called on the Indian-origin Cabinet minister on Tuesday to discuss the India-UK security partnership and to "make progress" under the India-UK Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP). The meeting follows Braverman's controversial remarks last month that referenced the MMP as not working very well in tackling illegal immigration and visa overstayers from India. High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami called on HE Home Secretary Suella Braverman today to discuss India-UK security cooperation, and to make progress under the India-UK Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement, the Indian High Commission in London tweeted after the meeting. Braverman in turn referenced the strong partnership shared between India and the UK. I look forward to working with our friends on mutually shared interests including...02-11-2022
Action initiated on all cases: India on UK's visa overstayer claim
India has countered UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman's claim that the Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) had not "worked very well" to say that India had initiated action on all cases raised with it under the agreement. In response to a PTI query about Braverman's interview in The Spectator' that branded Indians as the largest group of people who overstay their visas in the UK, the Indian High Commission here said that India awaits demonstrable progress on certain commitments undertaken by the UK government under the MMP that was signed last year. As part of our wider discussions under Migration and Mobility, the government of India is committed to working with the government of the UK to facilitate the return of Indian citizens who have overstayed their visa period here in the UK, the High Commission of India statement said on Thursday. As per the data shared with the Home Office, as of date, action has been initiated on all of the cases referred to the High Commission....07-10-2022