It may be hard to believe, but the immigration rackets that illegally export people to other countries are taking advantage of foreign stage shows performed by local troupes.

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Making it clear that it cannot allow the devastation of the state for the sake of benefiting a few individuals, the High Court on Wednesday imposed a ban on sand mining in AP with effect from April 1.

Canadian authorities boarded a ship carrying 490 Tamil migrants off the country's Pacific coast, news reports said.

Vic Towes, Minister for public safety, was quoted by the Vancouver Sun newspaper as