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Indian man travels 11 countries in one month to enter US

In a bid to enter the United States, an Indian man travelled over 10,000 km through 11 countries across central America in a month in 2016. The man identified as Harpreet Singh first went to Brazil and from there he travelled several places to reach Mexico. He worked and stayed in the US illegally for months before he was caught and deported.

The man who hails from Kaputhala, Punjab, arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, on Saturday, on a United Airlines flight UA82 as a deportee, said an immigration department officer on condition of anonymity.

He was then handed over to the Delhi Police, according to Hindustan Times report.

Narrating his journey to reach the US, the officer said, “Singh first took flight ET887 from the IGI Airport to Brazil on August 20, 2016, on a valid passport.

Thereafter, he started his illegal journey to the US. After arriving in Brazil, Singh went to Bolivia where he contacted some associates of his travel agent, back in his hometown in Punjab. There he sought assistance to travel by road, north to the US.”

From Bolivia, Singh arrived in Lima, Peru, and managed to reach Costa Rica passing through Ecuador, Columbia, and Panama. Then he entered Honduras and then Guatemala, before finally arriving in Mexico, the officer added. “He then managed to reach the US illegally on a boat. He took more than a month to complete this journey,” he said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI Airport) Sanjay Bhatia said, “En-route to the US, Singh’s belongings and his original passport were taken away by local miscreants.

He then approached his agent identified as Rana, a resident of Jalandhar in Punjab, who arranged a fake Indian passport for him.” When Singh finally reached the US, he worked for 15 months at a department store in a town in Louisiana before he was deported for staying illegally, Bhatia added.

A case under sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will, etc), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using forged document or electronic record as genuine) and passport act, under Indian Penal Code has been registered against Singh.

Courtesy : Hindustan Times

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Boeing to Slash 17,000 Jobs Worldwide Amid Ongoing Factory Strike

Boeing to Slash 17,000 Jobs Amid Ongoing Factory Strike

Boeing, one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers, is facing a severe crisis. The company announced on Friday that it will lay off 17,000 employees—roughly 10% of its workforce.

This decision comes amid a prolonged strike, production delays, and ongoing safety concerns with its aircraft. Kelly Ortberg, Boeing’s CEO since August, delivered the news, stating, “Our business is in a difficult position, and it is hard to overstate the challenges we face together.

Beyond navigating our current environment, restoring our company requires tough decisions, and we will have to make structural changes to ensure we can stay competitive and deliver for our customers over the long term.”

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Boeing has been struggling financially, with the last reported profit in 2018. The company’s largest union, with 33,000 members, has been on strike for nearly a month after rejecting a labor deal. The ongoing walkout is reportedly costing Boeing around a billion dollars each month as negotiations remain at a standstill.

Compounding these issues, Boeing’s much-anticipated boeing 777x wide-body plane is now six years behind schedule, with deliveries postponed until 2026. This follows the discovery of structural damage during flight tests. Boeing also announced it will stop manufacturing its commercial 767 freighters after fulfilling its remaining orders by 2027.

Financially, the company expects to report a significant third-quarter loss—nearly $10 per share—and a total cash outflow of $1.3 billion. boeing new aircraft commercial airplane unit faces a $3 billion pretax charge, while its defense business will absorb an additional $2 billion hit.

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The strike has severely impacted production at key boeing facilities, particularly in Seattle, where half of the company’s nearly 150,000 employees work. Since 2019, Boeing has lost approximately $25 billion.

Ortberg was brought in over the summer to help the company regain public trust following safety concerns, especially surrounding the 737 Max line, which was involved in two deadly crashes. Earlier this year, a separate incident involving a panel popping off a 737 Max mid-flight reignited concerns. A Federal Aviation Administration investigation following the event found that Boeing had failed 33 out of 89 product audits.