US admin sues Texas over controversial immigration law

IANS | January 4, 2024 11:07 AM

Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US President Joe Biden's administration has filed a lawsuit against Texas over a controversial immigration law that makes entering the state illegally a crime -- one of the toughest immigration laws passed in the country's history to curb illegal immigration.

500,000 illegal immigrants repatriated from Pakistan

By Hamza Ameer | January 3, 2024 1:17 PM

Islamabad, Jan 3 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Ministry has informed the Senate or upper house of Parliament, that more than 500,000 illegal immigrants have already been repatriated from the country as part of the government’s deportation drive.

Toilets are crumbling units in many villages of UP's Sitapur

Indal Kashyap | January 3, 2024 12:17 PM

Sitapur, Jan 3 (IANS/101 Reporters) In many villages in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district, residents prefer open defecation citing faulty construction, but the fact remains that they only supervised the toilet work using the money received in their bank accounts under the Swachh Bharat Mission.