illegal immigration

Washington, March 31 – A group of Republican senators have introduced new legislation aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from obtaining or using commercial driver's licenses (CDLs), proposing strict penalties for both drivers and states that issue such licenses.The bill, titled the...

Jagiroad/Bokakhat (Assam), March 30 BJP president Nitin Nabin accused the Congress on Monday of facilitating the illegal entry of Bangladeshis into Assam when it was in power, and claimed that it was the BJP that stopped their entry after forming a government in the state.At a rally in...

New Delhi, March 30 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of "allowing" land grabbing by infiltrators, stating that infiltration into Assam is not just an election issue but also about safeguarding the state's identity and national security.Addressing BJP workers at the...

Jagiroad (Assam), March 30 BJP president Nitin Nabin accused the Congress of facilitating the illegal entry of Bangladeshis into Assam when it was in power and claimed that it was the BJP that stopped their entry after forming a government in the state.At a rally here in support of BJP...

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...

Tinsukia/Dhemaji (Assam), March 29 BJP chief Nitin Nabin asserted on Sunday that the party will achieve a hat-trick in Assam by forming the government for the third consecutive term.Addressing an election rally in support of Margherita candidate and sitting BJP MLA Bhaskar Sharma, Nabin also...

In Assam/Tihu (Assam), March 29 The BJP government has stopped infiltration in Assam, but it was "not enough", and every illegal immigrant must be sent back, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday and asserted that a Uniform Civil Code will be implemented in the state.He accused the...

Dhekiajuli (Assam), March 29 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the BJP government has stopped infiltration in Assam in the last 10 years, but it is "not enough", as each apprehended illegal immigrant must be sent back.Addressing a poll rally in the Dhekiajuli area in...

Patna, March 29 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Sunday called for the fencing of the border areas in West Bengal that border Bangladesh, accusing the Trinamool Congress government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, of "protecting infiltrators."This comes a day after Union Home...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of "deliberately blurring" the distinction between Bengali-speaking Indians and Bangladeshi infiltrators for political gain.His statement triggered a sharp counterattack from the...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday framed the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections as a "battle over infiltration, national security, and appeasement politics", while releasing a political "charge sheet" against the TMC government and asserting that the outcome would have...

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...

Kolkata, March 28 The Trinamool Congress on Saturday issued a strong rebuttal to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's "chargesheet" against the Mamata Banerjee government, accusing the BJP of attempting to polarize the people of West Bengal, which is heading for elections, and evade accountability...

Kolkata, March 28 – Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should explain why West Bengal is the only state in the entire country where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has faced so many difficulties, leading the Supreme Court to ultimately order judicial adjudication, Union Home Minister...

Dhakuakhana (Assam), March 27 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that his government will "crush" the Bangladeshi Myas community in the state if the BJP-led coalition returns to power in the upcoming election.He asserted that the government will work to build a "strong...

Guwahati, March 26 – Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia said on Thursday that the state unit of the ruling party “completely rejects” the existing National Register of Citizens (NRC), asserting that the party favours a fresh and error-free exercise to address long-standing concerns over illegal...

Lahore, March 26 Over 33,000 Afghan nationals, including women and children, have been deported from the Punjab province of Pakistan during the ongoing crackdown launched against illegal Afghans last year, police said on Thursday.Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Kareem said in a...

Imphal, March 26 House listing operations for the 2027 Census in Manipur will be conducted between September 1 and September 30, according to an official notification.The notification stated, "The state government declares that the house listing operations for the 2027 Census of India will...

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 25 – A Bangladeshi national attempting to travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo using a fake Indian passport was apprehended at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, officials said on Wednesday.The incident was linked to a larger network of forged documents...