Whooping cranes learn migration from elders: Study

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 08:30

Whooping cranes learn how to migrate by following elders in their midst, suggesting that social influence has a larger bearing than genetics on the birds` behavior, scientists said.

How humans migrated into Europe after Last Glacial age

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 11:34

A researcher has claimed to have found new evidence to show that early humans migrated into Europe after the Last Glacial age but before Neolithic times.

Kishtwar violence: Won`t allow forced migration, says Chidambaram

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 19:21

Three people have died in clashes in Jammu region, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said Monday and added that the government would not allow any forced migration from the area.

DoT to issue licence migration guidelines this week

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 17:31

Government is set to issue the guidelines for shifting telecom service providers to the new Unified Licences regime, wherein the spectrum is not given alongwith the permits as has been done in the past.

Disputes as US, Cuba discuss migration issues

Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 14:02

Migration issues headlined the latest talks between the US and Cuba, but long-standing disputes threaten efforts to thaw relations between the Cold War enemies.

Migrants in Italy more likely to have permanent jobs

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 10:38

A total 39 percent of migrants from outside the European Union have permanent employment contracts, compared to 17 percent of Italians and 21 percent of people from the EU, the report found.

`Indian students in Australia influenced by migration policy`

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 10:09

Indian students in Australia were strongly influenced by the country`s migration policy when it comes to enrolling in higher educational institutes.

‘Low minimum wage forcing migration from Bihar’

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 20:10

The BJP, now in the opposition after its split from JD(U), on Friday criticised the Nitish Kumar government for fixing daily minimum wage at paltry Rs 162 which, it said, has forced labourers to migrate to other states.

Most overseas students `feel less welcome in UK`

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 15:54

More than half of migrant students in Britain have said they have felt `less welcome` in the country because of policies on migration, a new survey has found.

Migration from crisis countries up by nearly half: OECD

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 21:43

Migration from countries worst affected by the global financial crisis has jumped by almost half since 2009, despite a dwindling number of jobs in host nations, the OECD said in a report Thursday.

‘Goa standing on the brink of ethnic dilution’

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 11:11

Goa is virtually standing on the brink of "ethnic dilution" as unrestricted migration from other states is threatening to reduce the native population to an "alienated microscopic minority" by 2021.

More Hindus migrating to the US than ever: Study

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 22:54

The number of Hindus migrating to the US every year has more than doubled in the last one decade, with an overwhelming majority of them coming from India, a new study released on Friday said.