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The 'American dream' that came crashing down

The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

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July 04, 2025

From Brazil to Panama's deadly jungle routes

- S LALITHA @ Nandgarh (Haryana)

WHEN 27-year-old Vishal left his village of Nandgarh in Haryana's Yamuna Nagar district in April 2024, he carried with him the hopes of his family and a dream — to make it big in the US. What he didn't know was that the journey would lead him through jungles, jails, and the very edge of survival.

Videos of Vishal being handcuffed and pinned down by US immigration officers at Newark Airport last month had sparked outrage and confusion online. Many assumed he was a student. But he was an illegal immigrant for sure. But the truth is far more complex.

Tracked down by this reporter on Wednesday, a shaken Vishal had returned to his village on June 26, after 15 harrowing months. He is not a student, but a Class 10 pass-out who once tilled his family's land. And he had been duped of ₹45 lakh by a Karnal-based agent who promised him an American work visa.

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HE acrimonious exchange between Karnataka’s top political and corporate leaders over Bengaluru’s failing infrastructure has only served to highlight the reality that has become the city’s identity—cratered roads, traffic bottlenecks, and garbage piles.

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The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

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The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

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The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

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The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

75,000 personnel to be deployed; DMK, allies cautious about exercise

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1 mins

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The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

Gold rally lifts forex reserves by $4.5 billion

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The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

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The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

MP crackdown against carbide gun makers as eye injury cases reach 300

IN the aftermath of carbide guns inflicting severe eye injuries to around 300 people, mostly children and teenagers in Madhya Pradesh during Diwali, authorities have launched a crackdown against the seemingly harmless toys.

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1 mins

October 25, 2025

The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

India on alert as polio cases rise in Pak, Afghan

DESPITE being officially certified as polio-free in 2014, India remains at risk of polio reinfection due to vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV), its proximity to endemic countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and potential gaps in immunity, experts said here on the occasion of World Polio Day on Friday.

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2 mins

October 25, 2025

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