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A Pakistani Shi'ite Muslim man, who was working as a building security officer in the United Arab Emirates, speaks with Reuters at his village, after being deported along with many others following the US-Israeli war against Iran, in Chakwal, Pakistan May 5, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Waseem Khan

Pakistan Shias deported from UAE return to lost jobs, frozen savings

They are among potentially thousands of Shi'ites deported from the UAE to Pakistan during the Iran war, raising alarm in Pakistan's Shi'ite community and prompting Human Rights Watch...

Police officers stand next to men they believe to be undocumented Bangladeshi nationals after they were detained during raids in Ahmedabad, India, April 26, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

West Bengal to set up 'holding centres' for illegal foreigners awaiting deportation

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attend a joint press conference after their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, May 24, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

India, US discuss Middle East, trade as US cites progress on Iran conflict

People and police officers gather after a blast near a railway track in Quetta, Pakistan, May 24, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Powerful bomb explosion in Pakistan's Quetta kills 24: Reports

File photo. Photo: Collected

Heatstroke kills 16 in India as temperatures climb

Bangladesh had to let fuel prices rise by as much as 51.7% in August as it neither had the fiscal space to afford tariff reduction nor could it subsidise Petrobangla. PHOTO: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Indian retailers raise fuel prices for a third time amid Iran war

Supreme Court in Delhi. Photo: Courtesy

Delhi tells Indian Supreme Court it will bring back persons allegedly 'pushed' to Bangladesh

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: UNB

Rubio in Kolkata, first US Secretary of State to visit city in 14 years

Amit Shah. File Photo: Collected

India working towards impregnable smart security grid along border to stop infiltration: Amit Shah

Suvendu Adhikari. Photo: ANI

Bangladeshi 'infiltrators' will be handed over to BSF instead of producing them before court: Suvendu

It's common to see Indians using umbrellas to shield from the heat. Photo: Getty Images

Intense heatwave sizzles Delhi and North India

Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: Collected

Pakistan PM Sharif to visit China 23-26 May: Beijing

Untreated sewage flows from an open drain into the Ganges River, India. Photo: REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

No new hydel power projects to be built on upper reaches of the Ganges: Indian govt to Supreme Court