AP photo on Indians being deported from US. NEW DELHI: United States on Thursday responded on their decision to send 104 Indian migrants, who tried to enter the US illegally. The military aircraft that landed in Amritsar a day before carried deportees from Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab.The deportees had endured perilous journeys through multiple countries…
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…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday participated in the DMK student wing protest against the UGC draft rules.Addressing the gathering, the Congress leader reiterated his attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) continuous attempt to “eradicate histories” saying, “I have been saying now…
US border authorities have released a video showing Indian nationals in handcuffs boarding a deportation aircraft.The footage, shared by US border patrol chief Michael W Banks, showed deportees in handcuffs and leg restraints whilst boarding the aircraft.“USBP and partners successfully returned illegal aliens to India, marking the farthest deportation flight yet using military transport. This…
Akhilesh Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday levelled serious accusations against the BJP, alleging electoral misconduct and also declaring the Election Commission “dead”. He claimed that the ruling party, with police assistance, engaged in widespread voter suppression and malpractice in Milkipur bypolls.“This is the manner in which BJP contests…
NEW DELHI: Indian deportees from the US, who landed in Amritsar on Wednesday, recounted the ordeal of “donkey route“, which is an illegal immigration pathway, used by their travel agents to take them to the United States.From barely surviving on any food during the journey to witnessing death, Harwinder Singh, a deportee from Punjab shared…
Pariksha Pe Charcha with PM Modi. NEW DELHI: The eighth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) 2025 is scheduled for February 10 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking its largest event to date for school students of classes 6 to 12. The event is scheduled to feature distinguished personalities like Deepike Padukone, Sadhguru, Mary…
NEW DELHI: With US major General Electric promising the revised delivery of aero-engines for Tejas jets from March onwards, India plans to progressively crank up production of the much-delayed indigenous light combat aircraft and stem the rapid depletion of fighter squadrons in IAF.Tejas-manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) already has three Tejas Mark-1A “ready in the flight…
NEW DELHI: The fate of three major political players and 699 candidates is now sealed with over 60.42% (data updated at 11:30 pm) of the 1.56 crore voters of Delhi coming out to cast their votes on Wednesday for electing their representatives for the 70-member assembly in the capital.The voter turnout this year is the…
NEW DELHI: Two exit polls released on Wednesday gave BJP an edge over AAP in the Delhi assembly polls, one of the four analysed here gave the incumbent a third consecutive decisive mandate and another gave BJP an even clearer win. If the BJP does win, it will end a near three-decade drought – 27…
