New Delhi, March 30 A Delhi court that extended the NIA custody of seven foreign nationals in a terror conspiracy case last week emphasized the sensitive nature of the case and said that several questions needed to be answered to ascertain things like the motive of the accused behind coming to...
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Dehradun, March 29 Two women from Uzbekistan and one from Kyrgyzstan were arrested on Sunday for allegedly staying in the area with fake Indian documents, police said.Police said that the women were arrested from the Raipur area as part of "Operation Crackdown", which is being conducted to...
Kolkata, March 28 The Trinamool Congress on Saturday issued a counter-charge against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, responding to his "chargesheet" against the Mamata Banerjee government, accusing the BJP of trying to polarize the people of West Bengal and evade accountability for its own record...
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New Delhi, March 27 A Delhi court on Friday extended the NIA custody of seven foreign nationals, including six Ukrainians, accused of breaching national security, by 10 days.NIA special judge Prashant Sharma, who conducted the proceedings at the agency's headquarters here, directed the...
New Delhi, March 27 – A Delhi court on Friday allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA)’s plea seeking that proceedings in the case related to the arrest of seven foreign nationals accused of providing terror training in Myanmar be conducted at its headquarters.Considering security...
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Srinagar, March 23 – Police in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir said on Monday that a case has been filed under the Immigration and Foreigners Act against a hotel in Pahalgam for failing to report the stay of 23 foreign nationals.A police spokesman said a case has been filed against...
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Srinagar, March 23 A case has been registered against a hotel in Pahalgam, a tourist resort in Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday, for allegedly concealing the stay of 23 foreign nationals, including 19 British citizens, police said.Officials said a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered...
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New Delhi, March 20 The government on Friday refuted social media claims that 3,000 Ukrainians have entered India and are hiding in the northeast to train insurgent groups, calling these posts "False"."Some social media posts claim that over 3,000 Ukrainians have entered India and are hiding...
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New Delhi, March 20 – The northeastern states have always been a target of external elements. This explains why insurgency has lasted so long in the region. And now, some militant groups are trying to launch drone strikes targeting critical infrastructure in the region.Since 2014, the...
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New Delhi, March 19 In a significant operation, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), Mumbai Customs Zone–III, intercepted multiple drug smuggling attempts at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).Using intelligence developed through the Advance Passenger Information...
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New Delhi, March 19 Security agencies have sent the mobile phones of seven arrested foreign nationals, including a self-styled US mercenary, for data extraction to uncover a larger conspiracy of using Indian ethnic groups to undermine national security, officials said on Thursday.In addition...
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New Delhi, March 19 An alert issued by security agencies based on information about attempts by certain "persons of interest" to flee India after illegally entering from Myanmar via the porous Mizoram border, led to the arrest of seven foreigners, including an US security analyst, officials said...
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Washington, March 18 – The U.S. is expanding its visa bond program to cover 50 countries, starting April 2, requiring foreign nationals seeking B1 and B2 visas for business and tourism to post a $15,000 bond, the State Department said on Wednesday.The bond will be returned to visa holders who...
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Mumbai, March 17 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the state Assembly on Tuesday that the state government has taken strict measures to control the growing drug networks in major cities across Maharashtra.During the Question Hour, the Chief Minister announced that a 'Dynamic...
Panaji, March 17 Five people were rescued from drowning at various beaches and the Dudhsagar waterfall in Goa over the weekend, a rescue agency said on Tuesday.Three others received immediate medical assistance after being bitten by stray dogs at a beach in South Goa, it said.A 29-year-old...
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Mumbai, March 17 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that the state government has initiated a mechanism to reconcile immigration records in order to track down foreign nationals who are overstaying their visas or violating the terms of their stay.Speaking in the state...
Washington, March 17 – A group of more than 70 US lawmakers has urged the Trump administration to crack down on a surge of illegal Chinese e-cigarettes entering the American market, citing risks to public health, national security, and links to organized crime.The push, led by Rep. Mike Carey...
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Seoul, March 15 – A South Korean military transport aircraft is bringing home 204 nationals from Saudi Arabia, officials said on Sunday, in the first airlift evacuation using a military plane since the conflict began in the Middle East late last month.A KC-330 Cygnus multirole aerial tanker...
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Ludhiana, March 14 A 21-year-old man from Ludhiana, who was allegedly lured to Russia in July 2025 with a job offer, has died after being deceived into joining their army and sent to the frontline in an ongoing war with Ukraine, his family said.The remains of Samarjeet Singh arrived at Indira...
The Consulate General of India in Dubai has announced an extension of regular and e-Visas for Indian citizens, as well as the waiver of overstay penalties for foreign nationals stranded in India due to the ongoing situation in West Asia. In a social media post, the Consulate General stated that...