‘We must be alarmed’: VP Dhankhar’s warning over ‘orchestrated conversions’, ‘inorganic demographic shifts’ | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has warned over “inorganic demographic variations” in the country claiming that there was “intent to increase” the population to “secure prowess”. In an apparent attack on a particular community, Dhankhar added that there was an attempt of “orchestrated, financially backed misadventures aimed at effecting conversions”.Making a strong appeal for…

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‘Punjab is important, not … ‘: AAP minister responds to ‘non-existent’ department row – The Times of India

File photo: Punjab minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Punjab minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Sunday responded to the abolition of the Department of Administrative Reforms by the Punjab government, stating that the department’s existence is secondary to Punjab’s welfare, which remains the government’s primary focus.Speaking to news agency ANI, Dhaliwal said,…

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US talks of illegal migrants, Jaishankar says ‘always been open to their return’ | India News – The Times of India

One of the issues secretary of state Marco Rubio raised with EAM S Jaishankar was irregular migration, underlining the Trump administration’s position on the issue. Jaishankar said India’s position on legal mobility and illegal migration has been consistent with all countries and “US is no exception”.“We have always taken the view that if there are…

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Application of 6A only to Assam tied to impact of influx, says CJI | India News – Times of India

CJI DY Chandrachud (File photo) NEW DELHI: In validating Section 6A of the Citizenship Act that conferred citizenship to Bangladeshi migrants entering India before March 25, 1971, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud in his opinion said this cut-off date was reasonable as on that day Pakistan army had launched ‘Operation Searchlight‘ to curb the Bengali…

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Restrictions on Indian visas takes center stage in race to Tory party’s leadership – Times of India

The race to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative party leader is heating up, with immigration emerging as a central theme in the debates. The two leading candidates, former immigration minister Robert Jenrick and shadow housing secretary Kemi Badenoch, have turned their focus to Indian visas, calling for stricter immigration policies in response to rising concerns…

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Top Tory leadership contender pledges ban on UK visas to Indians if India does not accept returns – Times of India

LONDON: Conservative leadership candidate Robert Jenrick has pledged to “severely restrict visas” to people from India if it does not accept the return of around 1lakh illegal migrants in the UK, if he becomes Tory leader and the next PM.Jenrick, one of four remaining candidates in the race to replace Rishi Sunak, has set out…

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