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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
TopicIllegal immigration

Topic: illegal immigration

Elon Musk worked illegally in the US in the 1990s, WaPo reports

While Musk came from South Africa to study at Stanford, he never enrolled at the university and instead developed his software company Zip2, Washington Post reports.

Any Bengali who wears a lungi & has a job is considered Bangladeshi—PR Dasmunsi

'I am sorry to say that our whole attention in the country is towards Muslims. It is so because it suits us,' said PR Dasmunsi during a Lok Sabha debate on illegal immigration on 9 May 1997.

‘Nearly 500 tried to enter, 1 shot fired in air’ — BSF thwarts illegal border crossings from Bangladesh

A BSF official told ThePrint that attempts to enter India illegally were made at three border outposts in BSF’s North Bengal frontier, which shares a border with Bangladesh.

Project 2025: How American conservatives plan to defeat ‘wokeism’, seal borders, cut China ties

Conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation is leading Project 2025, which lays down policy recommendations & a 180-day playbook should a Republican candidate clinch the Presidency.

To curb illegal immigration, Haryana to table travel agents bill — up to 10 yrs jail, Rs 2L minimum fine

Draft Haryana Registration and Regulation of Travel Agents Bill cleared by state cabinet, to be introduced in Budget session beginning 20 February.

Marble floors, walls like Ram Mandir — Mamata’s Jagannath Dham set to open in April

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

SC seeks govt data on illegal immigration to Assam & N-E states post-1971, steps taken to curb it

Five-judge bench is hearing challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act by Assam indigenous groups. Court also seeks details on extent of border-fencing and timeline to finish it.

Gujarat’s young men are migrating illegally to US, Canada. Only the dead get caught

Travel agents in Gandhinagar's Kalol have been illegally funnelling young people with near impunity for years. Until now their clients started coming back in body bags.

Solidarity pours in for Gary Lineker, after ‘beyond awful’ response to UK immigrant policy costs him BBC show

Former England football captain was removed as host of 'Match of the Day' following his controversial comment on Britain's proposed new policy on asylum seekers.

After Punjab, now Haryana youth fleeing to US–by any ‘donkey’ means possible

There is no guarantee of a college seat or a job. And so village after village, Haryana is watching its young men leave–and the rise of an industry of touts, agents, helpers and hustlers.

On Camera

No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.