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Dehradun: Uttarakhand has emerged as a 'soft target' for foreign infiltrators as is evident from frequent arrests of such people from various corners of the state. The state police, under 'Operation Kalanemi' and 'Operation Crackdown', have verified thousands of suspects and arrested several of them from July 10, 2025 till March. Police data shows that a total of 511 people were arrested or detained during a special verification campaign conducted by the Uttarakhand Police from July 10 to December, 2025. Among them, at least 19 Bangladeshi nationals were confirmed to be residing in the state without valid documents. Police detained many such individuals under the Foreigners Act and later deported some of them after completing legal procedures. According to police officers, the figure represents only identified cases, as thousands of people were investigated during the verification process. The state's capital, Dehradun, has emerged as the focal point of the campaign. On March 29, police arrested three women from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in Dehradun's Raipur locality as part of Operation Crackdown. Two of them were citizens of Uzbekistan and one of Kyrgyzstan. Investigation revealed that the women had been residing in the city for a long time using fake Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, and local identity cards. Police have detained the three and filed a case against them under the Foreigners Act. In 2025, several Bangladeshi nationals were caught during verification operations conducted in Patel Nagar, Nehru Colony, Raipur, and Sahaspur areas of Dehradun. According to police records, at least 19 Bangladeshi infiltrators were detained from various locations within a year. In several cases, fake Indian identity cards were recovered from the accused. Police remanded the accused to judicial custody, while in some cases, the embassy was contacted to complete the deportation process. In November, 2025, a Bangladeshi woman named Babli Begum was arrested for allegedly residing in the city using a fake Hindu identity. Police investigation revealed that she had been residing in Dehradun for the last several years using fake documents.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 8 (ANI): The anti-terror squad (ATS) of Maharashtra has arrested 60 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants across the entire state in the year 2024. In December 2024 alone, the ATS managed to arrest 43 Bangladeshi nations residing illegally. In 2025, to date, four cases have been filed against the illegal Bangladeshi nationals and six accused have been arrested. Most Bangladeshis have been arrested from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane. Also Read | PM Narendra Modi To Inaugurate, Lay Foundations for Projects Over INR 2 Lakh Crore in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam T ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 crew members, including Shubhanshu Shukla, were welcomed with hugs and drinks as they stepped into the International Space Station on Thursday. The newly launched spacecraft -- the fifth in the Dragon series and named Grace -- successfully completed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 4.01pm while orbiting above the North Atlantic Ocean."At 6:31 am EDT (4:01 IST) on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the fourth private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 4," the National Aeronautics ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): As Supreme Court of India allowed the Election Commission of India to continue with the Special Intensive Revision of Bihar electoral rolls, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi representing the petitioners challenging ECI's directive said that all the 'merits' remain open to them and court has given the time to reply by the end of July. He mentioned that the Supreme Court 'clearly' suggested the inclusion of three documents, namely Aadhar, EC voter ID, and ration card, to be considered by the EC during the enumeration procedure. 'Since I am the lead counse ...Read More >
Dehradun, Jul 14 (PTI) Uttarakhand Police on Monday said that they have confirmed the nationality of one alleged Bangladeshi citizen, who was caught under 'Operation Kalanemi', and will now be deported to his native country. Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Singh said that Rukn Rakam (26) alias Shah Alam was arrested on Friday while roaming around in the guise of a seer. During interrogation, it was revealed that he was a Bangladeshi citizen and had been living in India illegally, Singh said. Also Read | How To Check Lottery Sambad Results: A Comprehensive Guide for Indian Lotte ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 4 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would register a historic win in the Assembly polls in the national capital. CM Dhami said, "This time, the wind of change is blowing in Delhi. The big promises made by the AAP government in the last 10 years have all proved to be hollow. No significant work has been done there in 10 years. Yamuna has not been cleaned, Delhi has not become pollution-free. In corruption cases, their ministers, CM, Deputy CM, MPs, all have gone to jail and cases a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The Delhi Police have initiated the process to deport 31 Bangladeshi nationals who were living illegally in the North West district of Delhi. The deportation process began on Saturday after the individuals were brought to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in RK Puram, officials said. Earlier this week, the North West District Police apprehended 18 Bangladeshi nationals who were found residing illegally in the city. The arrests were made during a special operation conducted on Tuesday by the Foreigner Cell unit in the Bharat Nagar police statio ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is set to overtake Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy, but must not become complacent, as the country remains far behind Japan in GDP per capita terms, WEF's former MD Claude Smadja said. According to IMF data dated April 2025, India's GDP per capita of USD 2,878.4 is approximately 8.5 per cent of Japan's GDP per capita of USD 33,955.7, meaning Japan's per capita income is about 11.8 times higher than India's. "Yes, it (economy size) is a good indicator because it gives a notion of the economic weight of the country on the global balance. "No, it is not a go ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Assam government is mulling stricter Aadhaar card issuance rules for adults as part of its efforts to curb illegal immigration from Bangladesh, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday. Toughened Aadhaar card issuance rules will also further boost the state government's efforts in detecting and deporting illegal foreigners, he added. "Today, we discussed a proposal where Aadhaar cards for adults will be issued only after thorough verification. The Cabinet will take a decision in this regard soon," he said while addressing a press conference after chairing a Cabinet meet ...Read More >
Agartala, July 7: Thousands took to the streets of Agartala on Monday in response to Tipra Motha MLA Ranjit Debbarma's call for an apolitical rally against illegal immigration from Bangladesh. The rally, which drew participants from across Tripura, began with a gathering in front of the Raj Bhavan. After brief addresses by key leaders, demonstrators marched through the city's main thoroughfares before concluding at Swami Vivekananda Maidan. According to police estimates, around 5,000 people participated in the rally. Though projected as a non-partisan citizens' movement, a significant porti ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has emphasized the need for a nationwide document, similar to the National Register of Citizens (NRC), to distinguish between Indian citizens and infiltrators. Speaking to reporters after offering prayers at Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, Biswa Sarma stated that the Assam government has decided to make NRC registration mandatory for obtaining an Aadhaar card, with applicants' names not featured in the NRC being ineligible for the card. "I desire that NRC-type documents should be prepared so that we can easily differentiate who are Indian ...Read More >
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav led a delegation of the opposition INDIA bloc to meet Bihar's chief electoral officer (CEO) on Friday, lodging strong objections to the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll.The opposition claimed the Election Commission's current exercise is "impractical and anti-democratic". They demanded the inclusion of Aadhaar cards, ration cards and MGNREGA cards as valid documents for voter verification under the SIR process in Bihar.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Tejashwi said, "It is not possible to verify 8 crore voters in 25 ...Read More >
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on July 10, urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider accepting Aadhaar, ration cards, and electoral photo identity cards (EPIC) as valid documents to establish voter identity during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls currently underway in Bihar, ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. While the Court declined to stay the SIR process, it repeatedly questioned the ECI's decision to exclude Aadhaar as a valid form of identification. Although no interim order was passed to halt the revision, the Court directed the ECI to provide ...Read More >
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], July 11 (ANI): Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday said that the opposition was blaming the Election Commission amid the ongoing Special Intensive Review (SIR) exercise since they have already anticipated their defeat in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. 'The Constitution has established a process, and the Election Commission operates under a constitutional framework to conduct elections, maintain voter lists, and add or remove names from voter lists. This process has been ongoing in the country for many years, but anticipating their defeat, t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Congress MP Manish Tewari has responded to BJP leader Amit Malviya criticism of the Congress party stand on Aadhaar-Voter ID linkage, stating there is a clear difference between linking Aadhaar to Voter ID and using Aadhaar, which contains biometric identifiers, merely as proof of identity. In a post on X, Manish Tewari wrote, It does not really require rocket science to figure out that there is a difference between linking the Aadhar ID to the Voter ID and the Aadhar ID that has biometric identifier being used as proof of identity. Earlier, BJP leader Amit ...Read More >
New Delhi: With the Bihar elections approaching, the Election Commission has directed Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) across all states to initiate preparations for a Bihar-like Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. However, Opposition parties have criticized the move, questioning the "hurry" of implementing a nationwide SIR without consulting political parties. Parties across the Opposition spectrum, including the Congress, Trinamool Congress, and the Left, said on Sunday that the Election Commission should have waited for the Supreme Court to conclude its hearing on the matter befo ...Read More >
Patna: In a development with potential political and electoral implications, a door-to-door verification campaign by the Election Commission (EC) has found the presence of people from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar residing in Bihar. According to EC sources, many of these people may have unlawfully entered the country's voting system, though officials suggest their names are unlikely to appear in the final electoral roll due to be published on Sept 30.The revelations, it is learned, emerged during ...Read More >
With the deadline for free Aadhaar updates approaching on December 14, 2024, the UIDAI is urging those who received their cards over 10 years ago to update their details. However, updating is recommended, it is not mandatory. To prevent fake identities, Aadhaar assigns a unique number to each person, linked to their biometric data, making duplication impossible. Although updating is optional, it helps improve services, ensures accurate authentication and simplifies daily life. Aadhaar is a vital identification document for every Indian citizen due to its reliability, legal compliance, and ea ...Read More >
After December 14, updates will incur a fee of Rs 50 per request at Aadhaar centers. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has extended the deadline for free Aadhaar updates to December 14. This initiative allows individuals to update their Aadhaar details, such as name, address, or date of birth, online and at no cost. The process is simple and can be completed from the comfort of your home. UIDAI recommends updating Aadhaar details if it has been over 10 years since the last update. Keeping Aadhaar information updated ensures that your records are current, facilitates seamle ...Read More >
DHARMAPURI: For the third time in the past two months, a wild leopard wandered into a private farmland near Valaithottam village near Palacode and hunted chicken raised by a local farmer. Locals are increasingly distressed and urged the forest department to take steps to relocate the leopard. Over the past few months, there have been several reports of leopard sightings in forest areas near Palacode, particularly in Valaithottam village, near the forest's fringe. There have been two instances when the leopard attacked farmlands, taking away a domestic dog and a chicken. On Saturday, the leop ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre and Rajasthan governments over the reported plan to redraw the boundaries of the Sariska Tiger Reserve for the reactivation of over 50 mining operations, saying the move would be "ecologically devastating". The opposition party also said that with the Rajasthan and Union environment ministers both being from Alwar, this "double engine" cannot be supporting such a move. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared on X a media report which claimed that a plan to redraw the boundaries of Rajasthan's ...Read More >
Upendra Kushwaha, RLM leader and NDA ally, voiced concerns about the ECI's SIR exercise in Bihar, emphasizing the need to ensure no genuine voter is excluded. He suggested the ECI should have started the revision earlier, given the large population and migrant worker base. Kushwaha highlighted fears among migrant voters and those lacking required documents about potential voter list exclusion.Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) leader and NDA ally Upendra Kushwaha on Friday raised concerns regarding the S ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday raised serious concerns over the timing of the Election Commission's special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, stating that while the process itself may be lawful, its execution so close to the upcoming Assembly elections risks disenfranchising eligible voters. A bench headed by Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia remarked, "Your exercise is not the problem... it is the timing." The court observed that voters whose names are omitted from the rolls during this revision may not have sufficient time to appeal or seek redress before the elections. "The ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 10: The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 10) told the Election Commission of India to consider Aadhaar card, voter ID card and ration card also as acceptable documents for the "Special Intensive Revision" of electoral rolls in Bihar. The Court also recorded the ECI's submission that the list of eleven documents specified by it in its June 24 order as acceptable documents to show citizenship was not exhaustive and was illustrative. The observation was made during a high-stakes hearing in the Supreme Court regarding the Election Commission's controversial decision to carry out a ' ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) The Congress on Friday said the Supreme Court order on pleas challenging the Election Commission's special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar makes it clear that "no stay was asked for by any of the petitioners", and hoped the ruling will save a vast majority of voters from being disenfranchised. The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to consider Aadhaar, voter ID and ration cards as valid documents during its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, set to go to polls later this year. Calling SIR a "consti ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a strong and clear message, Shiv Sena supremo and Deputy Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde asked the party ministers, legislators and office bearers to strictly follow party discipline and not compel him to take action. "In the past few days, certain incidents have taken place. People don't point fingers at you -- they point at me for what you do. They ask me: 'What are your MLAs up to? You all are my people. We are one family. Your disrepute is my disrepute. Don't waste your energy on unnecessary matters. Speak less, work more. "Some ministers had ...Read More >
Guwahati: Manipur has established stringent protocols for issuing Aadhaar cards to adults, implementing comprehensive authentication processes and enhanced security protocols under which each adult Aadhaar application has to be mandatorily scrutinised and approved only at the level of state headquarters at the office of the special home secretary.State home commissioner N Ashok Kumar issued a statement noting, "One of the UIDAI officials present at the meeting (chaired by the governor at the Raj Bhavan) observed that Manipur's adult Aadhaar process is perhaps the most stringent in the country. ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 6: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has petitioned the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India (ECI) decision to order Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, apprehending that such a second revision of the voters list could be replicated in West Bengal. In her petition, filed through advocate Neha Rathi, Moitra claimed that she has information that the "said (SIR) exercise is stated to be replicated in West Bengal from August 2025 for which instructions have already been given to EROs". Bihar Electoral Roll Revision Row: P ...Read More >
Kolkata: BJP MLA and leader of opposition in the West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Sunday welcomed the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, where assembly polls are due later this year, and said such an exercise should also be conducted in the Trinamool Congress-ruled state. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued instructions to carry out the exercise in Bihar to weed out ineligible names and ensure that all eligible citizens are included in the electoral roll, allowing them to exercise their franchise in the polls. "This is a good step, and there will ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare & Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday inaugurated the 11th edition of the India Maize Summit, organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in association with (IIMR) Indian Institute of Maize Research. Speaking at event, Chouhan emphasized that 'Farmers' sewa is our mool mantra,' reaffirming the government's commitment to farmer-centric policies. He outlined a multi-pronged strategy to boost maize production, and increase farmer incomes, while ensuring environme ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Reacting to the Supreme Court's decision on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, BJP MP Sambit Patra accused the Congress and Opposition parties of hypocrisy, stating they earlier opposed Aadhaar-voter ID linkage but are now demanding its inclusion. He said this shift exposes their 'double standards' on Aadhaar's role in electoral reforms. Speaking to ANI, Patra said, 'The way the Opposition and the Congress are opposing the Aadhar Card, it shows their double standards. When PM Modi spoke about Aadhaar in the Parliament and said that if ...Read More >