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Monday, May 6, 2024
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Topic: Migrants

Migrant workers scramble to get out of Kashmir, say night of clampdown was horrific

Thousands of labourers have taken state-owned buses and private vehicles to Jammu, but many more are stuck as confusion reigns in Kashmir.

This year, US has already deported 550 Indians — 50% more than first 6 months of 2018

In 2017 and 2018, the total number of Indians deported by the Trump administration were 570 and 790 respectively.

Move over Mumbai, Delhi is the new centre of the burgeoning Bhojpuri music industry

Delhi’s proximity to UP and Bihar, coupled with the earning opportunities in the city, has made it a fertile ground for the ambitious Bhojpuri singers.

Congress state units compare Gujarat migrant exodus with Partition using 2010 photo

The widely-shared image, showing an overcrowded passenger train, is from Mathura.

Rohingyas travelling from northeast to Kerala by train pose serious security threat

Narendra Modi's government cannot afford to put the Rohingya issue on the back burner.

Pakistani refugees will have to wait some more to get citizenship as bill is stuck in Rajya Sabha

The bill aims to provide citizenship to minority refugees, barring Muslims, from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

WhatsApp mobs: It’s time to accept Indians may be predisposed towards xenophobia

A study of the behavioural immune system sheds light on India’s problematic attitudes towards migrants.

Taliban rejects Afghan ceasefire, and Mexico football fans trigger a quake

Taliban rejects a cease-fire extension and Chinese tariff policies could hurt USA's economy. 

On Camera

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

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.