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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicMigrants

Topic: Migrants

Tale of disheartened migrants: Caught between jobless villages and city hazards

This internal migration is bound to intensify as India becomes the world's most populous nation, throwing up enormous challenges for the government.

Over 400 migrants died crossing Mediterranean Sea in early 2023, says UN agency

Thousands of mostly African migrants embark on the dangerous journey from the shores of Libya and Egypt, often in small, inflatable boats, in search of a better life in Europe.

Migration in Amrit Kaal creating inclusive metros. But it has clear political consequences

More than 37 per cent of people in India are internal migrants. This figure may increase when granular data is collected in the next census.

Migrant safety among TN budget promises. DMK govt says revenue deficit cut in half since 2021

Presenting its third budget, DMK govt announced monthly assistance of Rs 1,000 for women heads of households. This was a major poll promise when the party came to power in 2021.

Pakistanis are escaping on risky boats, through illegal routes—all for a better life

Pakistan has joined the ranks of countries like Somalia and Afghanistan who are willing to take any risk at all to escape their country.

Jharkhand girls leave home for English, movies, city life. Then they face India’s urban rich

Police search trains at Ranchi station for young girls. But their hands are tied. 'If we verify they are going with their parents’ consent, then we have no mandate to stop them.'

59 migrants, including 12 children, die as wooden boat crashes near southern Italian coast

The vessel, carrying people from Afghanistan, Iran, and several other countries, sank on Sunday near Steccato di Cutro, a seaside resort on the eastern coast of Calabria.

Kerala’s demography is changing. But not how politicians are saying

The guests in God’s own country are carrying Kerala’s labour burden. Bengali market, Bhojpuri songs exist alongside Malayali mundus.

In battleground UP, Aaditya Thackeray lays out 2024 agenda & road map for Shiv Sena expansion

Around 40 Shiv Sena candidates are contesting the UP assembly elections. Maharashtra-based party fielded 57 candidates in the state in 2017, but none won.

Convince relatives & friends in UP to vote for us, BJP asks migrants from Purvanchal in Delhi

With 164 assembly seats — out of UP's total 403 — the Purvanchal region plays a crucial role in state elections. BJP won by a landslide in the region in 2017.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.