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New York, March 10 – Two teenagers, who claimed affiliation with the Islamic State (ISIS), have been charged with using a “weapon of mass destruction” in their failed attempt to set off a deadly bomb in the city.Federal prosecutors also accused them of assisting ISIS in their Saturday attack...

Washington, March 10 US Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said Monday that foreign visitors in the United States — including students on college campuses — must obey American laws or risk losing the right to remain in the country.Speaking in an interview to The Brief, Dhillon said...

Kolkata/Agartala, March 9 – Tripura Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Manik Saha urged the people of West Bengal on Monday to remove the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government from power, alleging that the state has experienced "terrorism, corruption, and the collapse of law and order" during...

Noida, March 9 The Noida Police has busted a gang allegedly involved in forging visas and defrauding people by promising to send them abroad for jobs, arresting one person, an officer said on Monday.Saksham Sharma, alias Bittu Sharma, was arrested from ATS Road near Sai Nursery area on Sunday...

Washington, March 9 – A Democratic lawmaker has introduced legislation in the US House of Representatives seeking to overturn President Donald Trump’s proclamation that imposed strict wage requirements and hefty fees on employers hiring H-1B visa workers.Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman...

Colombo, March 8 Sri Lanka will grant free one-month visas to a group rescued from Iranian vessels, allowing them to remain in Sri Lanka under humanitarian protection, a senior minister said on Sunday.Speaking on the matter, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala said similar decisions...

Islamabad, March 8 – Pakistan is facing renewed scrutiny as questions are being raised about the low number of deportations, following the UK's decision to ban visas for certain nations with high asylum cases, local media reported.This development comes days after the UK implemented an...

Itanagar, March 8 The government of Arunachal Pradesh has restricted the operation of weekly markets in the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) and the Papum Pare district to Saturdays only, according to an official order.The move aims to prevent the entry of unauthorized immigrants and curb revenue...

Guwahati, March 7 A woman who spent two years in detention after being declared a foreigner has been granted Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Assam's Cachar district, her lawyer said.The woman, identified as 59-year-old Depali Das, a resident of the Hawaithang...

Washington, March 7 – The Hindu American Foundation has joined dozens of faith-based organizations in urging the US Supreme Court to uphold birthright citizenship, warning that any attempt to limit this constitutional right would unsettle immigrant families and threaten religious diversity in...

Kolkata, March 6 Union Minister Giriraj Singh accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of holding a protest in the heart of the city to protect infiltrators from the minority community.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme, Singh alleged that the Trinamool Congress...

New Delhi, March 6 – Five Nigerian nationals who were found to be staying in India illegally have been deported or repatriated, officials said on Friday, adding that this was part of an ongoing crackdown by the Delhi Police in the national capital.According to police officials, the operation...

Kolkata, March 6 Union Minister Giriraj Singh has criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and accused the Trinamool Congress supremo of betraying the state and its people by granting Indian citizenship to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.While addressing a press conference in...

Washington, March 3 – In a meeting intended to underscore transatlantic unity, US President Donald Trump instead delivered a pointed rebuke of two key European allies, calling Spain and the United Kingdom "very, very uncooperative" and faulting them over NATO spending, military access...

Washington, March 3 – A US Senate oversight hearing on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) turned sharply confrontational on Tuesday, as Democrats accused the agency of excessive force and violations of civil liberties, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem rejected the claims and defended...

The center has established two more empowered committees in West Bengal to decide on applications seeking Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In a gazette notification, the Union Home Ministry stated that the empowered committee will be headed by an officer not below...

Washington, March 3 – Texas House Republicans have called for an immediate freeze on new H-1B visas and a pause on immigration following what they described as a terrorist attack in Austin that killed two people and injured 14 others.In a letter to congressional leaders on March 2, the state...

Islampur, March 2 The BJP will replicate Assam's "detect, delete and deport" model to identify and expel alleged Bangladeshi infiltrators in West Bengal if voted to power in the state, the party's national president Nitin Nabin said on Monday.Addressing a rally in Islampur in Malda district...

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...

Guwahati, March 1 A total of 21 illegal migrants from Bangladesh, including children, were sent back to their country from Assam in the early hours of Sunday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.The operation took place from the Sribhumi district of the state, he said."Alert eyes...