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Bengaluru, April 8 – A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has convicted and sentenced four Bangladeshi nationals in a transnational human trafficking case, the agency said in a statement on Wednesday.The NIA Special Court in Bengaluru sentenced Zakir Khan, Badal Houladar...

Lucknow, April 7 The Allahabad High Court has expressed reluctance to examine records submitted by the central government in connection with the alleged dual citizenship controversy involving Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.The matter was heard by the...

Lucknow, April 6 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court heard a lengthy petition related to the alleged dual citizenship controversy involving Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday and fixed April 15 as the next date of hearing.The hearing took place in the...

Thane, April 6 Three Bangladeshi nationals were sentenced to 14 months in prison by a Thane court for illegal stay in India.Additional Sessions Judge R.S. Bhakare, in a judgment delivered on April 1, however, acquitted them under the Foreigners Act.Jahid Aainal Khan (23), Sapna Madan Sikdar...

Guwahati, March 26 – A Nigerian national was arrested in Silchar, a town in Assam’s Cachar district, while three local residents were taken into custody for allegedly providing him with illegal accommodation, the police said on Thursday.Addressing reporters here, Cachar district Additional...

Mumbai, March 26 – In a joint operation conducted by the police and the Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC) in Mumbai’s Vakola area, two Ugandan women have been taken into custody for allegedly residing in India without valid documentation.The arrested women have been identified as Nakayondo Rose (37)...

Mumbai, March 18 The Bombay High Court has criticized the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) for not processing the "exit permit" of a US national, who was accused of attempting religious conversion, despite an order from a lower court.Justice N J Jamadar, in the order passed on...

Sri Vijaya Puram, March 14 The Andaman and Nicobar Police have destroyed over 6,000 kg of methamphetamine worth approximately Rs 36,000 crore in a phased operation spread over nine months, officials said on Saturday.The disposal process, which began on June 26, 2025 and was completed on March...

Lucknow, March 9 The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the central government to produce records in connection with a complaint against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, alleging dual citizenship.The Lucknow bench of Justice Rajeev Singh posted the matter for hearing on March 19 after receiving...

Hyderabad, March 4 – The Hyderabad city police, in a joint operation with the Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW), arrested a foreign drug peddler and his associate and seized MDMA from them.Acting on credible information, the police and H-NEW conducted the joint operation and arrested...

Guwahati, March 3 The Rashtriya Raksha University, in collaboration with the Assam government, conducted a specialized training program on 'tourism policing' for 155 officers of the Assam Police, according to an official release on Tuesday.The training for 32 deputy superintendents of police...

Shillong, March 2 Two Bangladeshis were arrested in Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills district for entering Indian territory without valid travel documents, police said on Monday.The two Bangladeshis have been identified as Monirul Biswas and Lovely Khatun, both residents of Bhombag village in...

Lucknow, February 27 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court heard a lengthy appeal challenging a lower court order, which had rejected a petitioner's plea to direct the registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over allegations of dual citizenship.The bench has...

Indore, February 26 The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to order the release of a Bangladeshi woman held in a detention center in Indore, citing her safety in light of the current international situation.Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi of the Indore bench of the high court...

Thane, February 25 A Thane court has sentenced a 36-year-old Sri Lankan national to one year of rigorous imprisonment for illegally staying in India.After the sentence is completed, the accused, identified as Arumahaddi Janith Madusangha D'silva alias Podi Lessi, should be deported to Sri...