Bangladesh approves project to 'negate negative impact' of India's Farakka BarrageBangladesh has approved a major project to construct a barrage on the Padma River. This initiative aims to mitigate the adverse effects of ...
13 May, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
‘Indian workers are central to Middle East oil — yet, they’re unseen’Indian migrants have been crucial to the Middle Eastern oil industry from its beginnings. Professor Andrea Wright highlights their signific...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
ED case files in poll-bound West BengalThe Enforcement Directorate is actively investigating several money laundering cases across West Bengal. These probes target alleged corrup...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
Pakistan minister Mohsin Naqvi, who 'stole' India’s trophy, bans ‘professional beggars’ from flying abroad after Saudi deports 24,000Pakistan has stopped 'professional beggars' and those with incomplete travel documents from leaving the country. This action follows numero...
23 Dec, 2025, 12.48 PM IST
31,000 deported, 51,000 stopped: Pakistan using AI to prevent potential beggars from going abroad as many do not returnPakistan has prevented over 51,000 citizens from traveling abroad this year to curb potential beggars. This measure, alongside enhanced scr...
18 Dec, 2025, 05.53 PM IST
Why are planes with deportees landing in Amritsar; bid to defame Punjab: CM MannPunjab CM Bhagwant Mann has criticized the Center for allegedly targeting Punjabis by landing planes in Amritsar carrying citizens deported...
15 Feb, 2025, 02.37 PM IST
'A test for Indian diplomacy': Chidambaram on second aircraft carrying deportees from USCongress leader P Chidambaram criticised the Ministry of External Affairs for its handling of the deportation of Indian nationals from the ...
15 Feb, 2025, 12.44 PM IST
Assam Accord: SC verdict today on pleas challenging Section 6A of Citizenship ActA five-judge Supreme Court bench is set to pronounce its verdict on pleas challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, linked to the...
17 Oct, 2024, 02.20 PM IST
What's Section 6A of Citizenship Act? Why was it added? What will SC's judgment mean for Assam immigrants? Here's allThe Supreme Court's constitutional bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, upheld Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, validating the 197...
17 Oct, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
Kyrgyzstan deports illegal Pakistani migrants amid socio-political crisisCentral Asia including Kyrgyzstan is not a usual destination for migrants. But the Kyrgyz national security council has recently detected t...
17 Jul, 2024, 08.24 AM IST
CAA focused law, doesn't encourage illegal migration: Centre to SCThe amended law seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Christian, Jain, and Parsi communitie...
30 Oct, 2022, 09.45 PM IST
Citizenship Amendment Bill purpose is to address Partition fallout: MadhavThe move to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, is a humanitarian obligation that the country has to fulfil to address the Partition’s fallout...
06 Dec, 2019, 07.09 AM IST
No infiltration took place from Bangladesh in last 10 years: BJPBJP spokespersons claimed at a press conference here that the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill will not bring in any new foreigne...
10 Jan, 2019, 04.38 PM IST
Don't drag your feet over illegal migrants, SC tells AssamIt had asked a question: why even after 67 years of independence, the eastern border is left porous while border with Pakistan is properly ...
01 Apr, 2015, 11.29 AM IST
Illegal immigration from Bangladesh a threat to national security: Army chief"The problem of illegal migration in Bangladesh has led to demographic changes in the northeast. It has led to security challenges in Assam...
12 Feb, 2014, 10.23 AM IST
India among nations named as hub of illegal migration to UKThe latest figures come from the London School of Economics and are included in a study titled 'Practical Measures for Reducing Irregular M...
07 Jan, 2013, 07.25 PM IST
- Indian immigrants held in Russia on visa issues: Report
Thirty Indian and Pak nationals have been detained at an alleged transit base for illegal immigrants heading for Europe via Russia.
02 Apr, 2009, 10.51 PM IST