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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicIllegal migrants

Topic: Illegal migrants

Expelled from Pakistan, over 1 lakh undocumented Afghans return home through Torkham border

Taking a hardline stance, Pakistan government is blaming Afghan nationals for militant attacks, smuggling & other crimes.

Car crash in Hungary kills 2 illegal migrants, 6 injured

The car, which had a French number plate and was driven by a smuggler, did not stop for police checks but accelerated before the accident happened near Kiskunmajsa.

Punjabi illegal migration to US relies on asylum letters. And one MP is doling them out

The migrating men claim that they are being persecuted by the Indian govt due to their Sikh identity. The hope is that they will get asylum on humanitarian grounds.

‘Foreigners’ in Assam tribunals are just unlucky Indians fighting cruel paperwork demands

As more people are forced into Assam's uninhabitable detention camps meant to keep ‘illegal Bangladeshis’, detainees look up to Supreme Court for relief.

823 people detained in 6 Assam detention centres are foreigners, Centre tells Supreme Court

The top court had asked the Centre to provide details of functional detention centres in Assam and the foreigners detained in them during the last 10 years.

The Citizenship Amendment Bill, and why it is contentious

The question is whether it violates Article 14 of the Constitution, which says “the state will not deny any person equality… on the grounds of religion”.

62,214 workers, Rs 1,100 crore and 100 terabytes of data — the behemoth behind Assam’s NRC

The contentious NRC is facing teething troubles although it involved extensive planning and building entire machinery from scratch.

NRC will lead to ‘bloodbath’- Mamata Banerjee stoking communal fire or voicing public insecurity?

Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said that Assam's NRC draft will divide the people of India and lead to "bloodbath and civil war in the country". Amit...

Will NRC draft list in Assam send people into an indefinite limbo or do they have legal safeguards?

The second and final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was released Monday. The list left out nearly 40 lakh...

NRC creates confusion, doubts among people; BJP playing divisive politics: Tarun Gogoi

Ex-CM of Assam claims NRC alone can’t solve problem of illegal migrants if voters’ lists are not corrected.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.