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Immigrants, including Indians, detained in visa racket force-fed at US camps

The immigrants, who are being detained at the El Passo processing centre, were on a hunger strike to protest the conditions and lack of information on their asylum cases.

Modi govt gives Railways Rs 1.58 lakh crore in interim budget, the highest ever

Finance minister Piyush Goyal said 2018-2019 has been the safest for the Indian Railways and all unmanned level crossings on the broad gauge network were eliminated.

In a first, militants shoot Kashmir woman on camera

The Kashmir woman had allegedly tipped off security forces about the whereabouts of Zeenat-ul-Islam, who was killed last month.

Direct benefit transfers to income guarantee — 6 ways Modi govt could tackle farm distress

With Modi government expected to announce a package to alleviate rural distress, ThePrint takes a look at ways suggested to help ease the problem.

No job crisis? 7,000 apply for 13 Maharashtra Govt waiters’ jobs, 12 graduates selected

The minimum qualification is to have passed 4th standard, but over 7,000 people  — including many graduates — applied for it due to a lack of jobs elsewhere.

It’s only a draft, says Modi govt on data showing unemployment at historic high

Govt says NSSO report doesn’t present accurate comparative picture, insists Indian economy is still creating jobs under NDA.

President Kovind delivers a prime ministerial speech that would make Modi proud

In his address to Parliament, President Ram Nath Kovind praised demonetisation, surgical strikes & Rafale, and made many comparisons between pre- & post-2014.

A ‘major’ hiccup in Modi’s rural housing target — 4 BJP-ruled states

The Narendra Modi government's PM Awaas Yojana (Grameen) is a big-ticket scheme the BJP plans to highlight in its campaign for the Lok Sabha election.

Why Dubai is no longer a safe haven for Indian fugitives

The UAE, which once housed India’s most-wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim, has extradited at least 4 high-profile persons in the past year.

How India’s culture of ‘jugaad’ is challenging the US drug agency

'Jugaad', translated as creative improvisation, is credited with the rise in technology and drug making in India. But it can have a darker connotation -- get it done at all costs.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.