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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...

Imphal, April 8 Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh chaired a Unified Command meeting on Wednesday to review the prevailing law and order situation in the state, a day after fresh violence left four people dead in Bishnupur district, officials said.In a post on X, Singh said, "I chaired a...

Imphal, April 7 – Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh chaired a meeting of all political parties on Tuesday night to review the situation in the state following a deadly bomb attack in Bishnupur district that claimed the lives of two children and injured their mother.An official from...

Imphal, April 7 Violence erupted in Bishnupur district of Manipur on Tuesday, with two children killed in a bomb attack on their home, while two others were shot dead when a mob stormed a CRPF camp during a protest against the blast, police said.A group of people also set fire to two oil...

Imphal, April 7 Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Tuesday said that the state government has decided to hand over the investigation into the bomb attack in Bishnupur district, which claimed the lives of two children, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).Addressing a press...

Kolkata/New Delhi, April 7 – Strongly condemning the alleged attack on judicial officers in Malda district, West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court Bar Association passed a resolution on Tuesday suspending one of its members and calling for strict action against those involved.In a resolution...

New Delhi, April 6—The Supreme Court on Monday directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation into the incident in West Bengal’s Malda district, where seven judicial officers deputed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were allegedly held...

New Delhi, April 6 A Delhi court on Monday sent seven foreign nationals, including six Ukrainians, accused of breaching national security, to 30 days in judicial custody.The foreign nationals were produced before NIA Special Judge Prashant Sharma after the completion of their NIA custody.On...

New Delhi, April 6 – The ISI is orchestrating a deliberate strategy to keep outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba quiet for the time being. There is a major push to promote Khalistani terror groups, with Punjab and Delhi as the targets, an official said.Pakistan is active on multiple fronts and wants...

Patna, April 6 – A joint operation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Bihar Police is underway at multiple locations in Nalanda, targeting a suspected arms trafficking network.The raids began around 4:30 a.m. on Monday and are being conducted...

Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal), April 3 – Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar, on Friday, expressed his concerns about the arrest of AIMIM leader Mofakkarul Islam by the West Bengal Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for allegedly being the mastermind behind the harassment of...

New Delhi, April 3 Amid concerns about law and order in poll-bound West Bengal, the Election Commission on Friday decided to continue deploying 500 companies of central forces in the state even after vote counting on May 4.The state will go to assembly elections in two phases on May 23 and 29...

Chandigarh, April 2 A day after a blast outside the party's office here, on Thursday, Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma slammed the AAP government over the "deteriorating" law and order situation in the border state, alleging its impact is now reaching the Union Territory of...

New Delhi, Apr 2 – The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly criticized the West Bengal administration for its “complete failure” and inaction in response to the “deplorable” siege and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the voter registration drive, and directed a CBI or NIA...

New Delhi, Apr 1 Independent MP from Jammu and Kashmir, Abdul Rashid Sheikh, said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that either people should not be allowed to contest elections from jail, or if they are, they should be free to attend House proceedings.Participating in a debate on the Jan Vishwas...

Mumbai, March 30 The NIA has opposed the plea by former police officer Sachin Waze to be discharged in the Antilia bomb scare and the murder of businessman Mansukh Hiren case, stating that he is "directly involved in the commission of a crime."The offenses committed by Waze and his co-accused...

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...

New Delhi, March 29 – A combination of security pressure and rehabilitation efforts has dealt a decisive blow to Naxalism, one of the country's longest-running insurgencies, with over 10,000 Maoists laying down arms in the last decade and top leaders eliminated, officials said.The Union Home...

New Delhi, March 27 – India’s security agencies have flagged the increasing number of entry points through which counterfeit currency is being circulated in the market. Initially, counterfeit currency was being pushed into Nepal from Pakistan before entering India. However, with Indian agencies...

New Delhi, March 26 A Delhi court has ordered the detention of two men accused of killing Bangladeshi political activist Osman Hadi, whose daylight murder sparked widespread violence in the neighboring country, for 11 days in the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).The two...