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Friday, June 12, 2026
TopicIllegal immigrants

Topic: Illegal immigrants

India, Bangladesh border forces discuss ‘illegal & forcible’ border crossings, some issues ‘unresolved’

The 3-day meet in Delhi, chaired by heads of BSF & BGB, also featured extensive discussions on forging closer cooperation to address emerging security challenges.

150 ‘Bangladeshis’ checked at Bengal Hakimpur post, 60 ‘pushed back’ & 90 ‘handed over to cops’—BSF data

Those intending on 'crossing over' to Bangladesh claiming they are 'Bangladesh nationals' first have to share their details and record biometrics at checkpost, says BSF official.

Bengal BJP govt orders districts to set up detention camps for illegal Bangladeshi, Rohingya immigrants

Days earlier, CM Suvendu Adhikari announced the 'detect, delete and deport' policy. Bengal will become the second BJP-ruled state after Assam to establish such camps.

India responds to Bangladesh’s warning against border expulsions of immigrants under Bengal BJP govt

Speaking at a regular press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called for cooperation from Dhaka as election of BJP govt in West Bengal triggers tensions.

Free flight, $2,600 ‘exit bonus’: US clubs India, China & Columbia in latest ‘self deport’ campaign

DHS is offering free flights and $2,600 bonus to undocumented migrants from India, China and Colombia amid drop in illegal Indian immigrants and rising MAGA‑driven anti‑Indian rhetoric

Born in Bangladesh, raised in India, jailed in Bengal—a Hindu woman’s citizenship struggle

The safety of Bangladeshi Hindus, India’s CAA endeavour, and the rising political crackdown on undocumented immigrants. Jabarani Sarkar finds herself entangled in all three narratives.

Illegal Indian immigrant truck driver, ‘high on drugs’, arrested in US for running over 3 people

Jashanpreet Singh, 21, arrested for gross vehicular manslaughter. In August, another illegal Indian immigrant was arrested for killing three people while taking an illegal U-turn.

Once you know how UPA handled illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, you see Modi govt’s propaganda

The 'ghuspaithiya' narrative is being whipped up precisely when illegal immigration has actually diminished. Like most BJP-RSS ideas, it’s just an unimaginative Right-wing trope.

BSF DG flags BGB’s ‘delay, denial’ in taking ‘illegal’ Bangladesh immigrants sent back from India

The matter was raised at a conference with Border Guard Bangladesh DG in Dhaka, along with issues, like crime at the border & 'misinterpretation of border issues by Bangladesh media’.

Should the govt get involved in Harjinder Singh case? He’s no victim

The more support Singh has received from Indian-origin people in the US, the greater has been the uproar against immigrants and their supporters.

On Camera

How BJP can build Bengal into a growth hub of eastern India

The decline of traditional industries impeded Bengal's progress. The situation has changed after BJP came into power. There is hope that the new government will attract investors.

India moves to diversify pharma exports & cut US market dependence, eyes $130 billion target by 2030

Commerce ministry kicks off measures to insulate drug makers in wake of West Asia crisis. Renewed focus on Europe, Latin America, Africa among steps to grow ‘pharmacy of the world’.

Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai is new Military Adviser to NSCS, first serving officer to be appointed to post

Lt Gen Ghai, ex-DGMO during Op Sindoor, commanded infantry battalion in western sector, independent brigade in central & Infantry Division in Arunachal, before Srinagar-based 15 Corps.

Three destroyers of Brand India. It’s all in our cities

The central curse of our urban governance isn’t that more voters live in these slummified villages. It’s that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life.