Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (File photo) CHANDIGARH/JALANDHAR: The choice of Amritsar as arrival point for American planes carrying Indian deportees has become a hot-button political topic in Punjab, triggering a blame game between Congress, AAP, SAD, and BJP.Congress questioned why the deportees were flown specifically to Amritsar, alleging a political motive behind the decision. “Why…
Third US aircraft lands with 112 migrants AMRITSAR: A third American aircraft ferrying 112 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Punjab’s Amritsar at 10.05pm on Sunday, taking the number of arrivals over the weekend to 228 and the total number of people sent back to India since the start of the current deportation exercise on February…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday briefed Rajya Sabha on the deportation of illegal Indian immigrants by the Donald Trump-led US government and said it was the “obligation to take back illegal immigrants”. On the “handcuff” row, the minister said that the “standard operating procedure…
