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Kolkata, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Tuesday, accused Trinamool Congress of deliberately distorting his recent comments on the stand of the Assam government on illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators, projecting him as taking an "anti-Bengali" stand. In a statement issued by him on Tuesday, which he posted on the wall of the official X handle, Sarma also alleged that the ruling dispensation in West Bengal had deliberately resorted to such distortion to shield ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 15 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday alleged that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was trying to "shield Muslim infiltrators from Bangladesh", and accused the opposition party of distorting his remarks on the Bengali-speaking population in the north eastern state. He asserted that all bona fide citizens of Assam, including Bengali-speaking people, support the government's uncompromising stand against illegal Muslim immigration from Bangladesh. "Assam has been ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 15 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday informed that a total of 1,19,548 bighas of land have been freed from encroachers in the ongoing eviction drive in the state. Assam CM said, "After we formed the government, so far 84,743 bighas of land in forest and national park areas have been freed from encroachers. A total of 1,19,548 bighas of land have been freed from encroachers." Also Read | Guwahati Shocker: Woman Kills Drunk Husband, Digs Pi ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15: Grok 4 is the latest AI model from Elon Musk's xAI, which has reportedly raised questions about its response after its launch. As per reports, the AI chatbot is said to express Musk's personal views when handling controversial topics. Whether it is global conflicts or sensitive topics, Grok 4 allegedly draws its reasoning by scanning social media posts made by Elon Musk himself. Observers are beginning to question how "truth-seeking" the AI chatbot truly is, with claims pouri ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Sahar police on Friday arrested seven men from Gujarat after they were detained at Dubai airport by immigration officials and then deported to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). Immigration officials at CSMIA found that they had gone to Dubai on tourist visas and attempted to travel to Luxembourg using fake Employment Schengen Visas. The police said that their trip was planned by a Gujarat-based agent who was helping them enter Luxembourg as tourists and then ...Read More >
New Delhi: Forty-year-old Russian woman Nina Kutina alias Mohi was heartbroken when she was taken out of the cave in which she had been living for the last two months along with her two daughters Preya (6) and Ama (4). Nina was recently rescued from a dangerous cave located in the Ramatirtha hills of Kumta taluk in Uttara Kannada district. Now she will be sent back to her country Russia. The police had arrived in the forest during routine patrolling when they noticed some movement around the ca ...Read More >
New Delhi: The US Embassy in India has issued a fresh advisory reminding visa holders that visa screening continues even after the visa has been granted. In a recent post on social media platform X, the embassy emphasised that individuals who fail to comply with US laws and immigration rules risk having their visas revoked and may face deportation. "US visa screening does not stop after a visa is issued," the embassy stated. "We continuously monitor visa holders to ensure they follow all US law ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 12 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday claimed that there could be a "conspiracy" behind erosion-hit and landless people moving 200-300 kms away from their native places to settle in areas where "Hindus or Assamese Muslims" are in the majority. Sarma also asserted that demographic balance is being threatened due to such migration of people in places where his government carried out eviction drives to clear encroached land. Also Read | Maharashtra Language R ...Read More >
Srinagar: The United States Embassy in India has issued a fresh advisory underscoring the ongoing scrutiny of visa holders, even after the visa has been granted. In a l atest social media post on platform X (formerly Twitter), the Embassy warned that non-compliance with U.S. immigration laws could result in visa revocation and potential deportation. "US visa screening does not stop after a visa is issued," the Embassy stated. "We continuously check visa holders to ensure they follow all US laws ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) Indian students, tourists, business travellers and those working in technology firms planning to head to the United States may soon have to pay more than double the existing visa fee due to a new 'visa integrity fee' being imposed by the US, according to immigration service consultants. The 'visa integrity fee' finds a mention in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' (now an Act) signed by President Donald Trump on July 4. Immigration domain watchers and firms facilitating stude ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, July 11: Director General of Police (DGP), J&K, Nalin Prabhat today chaired a high-level security review meeting in South Kashmir to assess the arrangements for the ongoing Shri Amarnathji Yatra. The meeting was attended by DIG South Kashmir Range Javed Mattoo, SSPs of South Kashmir districts, and senior officers from the Indian Army, CRPF and BSF. Addressing the meeting, the DGP lauded the dedication of all security forces in ensuring the safe conduct of the Yatra. He stressed the ...Read More >
Kolkata/Berhampore: Odisha has released 403 out of 447 Bengali-speaking migrants it had detained, suspecting them of being illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, over the past three days. Most of the Bengali-speaking migrant workers have been released, said Trinamool MP Samirul Islam, who chairs the state migrant workers' welfare board.The migrant workers, most of them from Birbhum and Murshidabad and some from South 24 Parganas, had been mostly picked up by the Jharsuguda police, according to Islam.Sa ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: To the painfully long wait for a US visa, now add punishing costs as the Donald Trump administration slaps a $250 (around Rs 21,450) "visa integrity fee" that will more than double the cost of student, tourist and work visas, beginning January 2026, reports . The fee is refundable under strict conditions.Indians applying for B1/B2 visas (business or tourist), which cost under Rs 16,000 ($185), would need to pay around Rs 37,500 with the new fee. Almost all non-immigrant categories, in ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior CPM functionaries Brinda Karat and Anurag Saxena wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday and alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking citizens in Delhi.Drawing Shah's attention to the ongoing process of identification of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants by Delhi Police and several other agencies, Karat said a team of functionaries of CPM from Delhi visited Bawana JJ Colony in Delhi and met several of the complainants on Thursday.In their letter, the functionaries cited the ...Read More >
Noida: The Authority on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Unitech Golf & Country Club, in Sector 96, for violating rules of bulk waste generators. The officials in an earlier inspection, found improper segregation, storage, and handling of solid waste management.Under the Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules, 2016, bulk generators are required to treat their wet waste on-site. The city generates nearly 800 tons of solid waste per day, of which nearly 30% comes from BWGs.SP Singh, general mana ...Read More >
Chandigarh: After conducting searches at 11 locations across Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids at seven more sites in the two states on Friday in connection with the "donkey route" cases involving illegal immigrants deported from the US.During Wednesday's raids, the ED recovered 30 original passports from the residence of an agent allegedly involved in facilitating illegal migration through the donkey route. "Credible evidence has been recovered, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) CPI(M) leaders Brinda Karat and Anurag Saxena on Friday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah, and said they have received several complaints of "harassment of genuine citizens" during the ongoing exercise for "identification of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants" on grounds that they speak Bengali. In a letter addressed to the home minister, the CPI(M) leaders said they heard complaints of human rights violations, harassment and extortion. Karat, a former MP and special invitee ...Read More >
Jalandhar, Jul 11 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted fresh searches in Punjab and Haryana as part of a money laundering investigation into a 'donkey route' case related to illegal Indian immigrants who were deported by the US this year, official sources said. Raids are being undertaken at seven locations at Mansa in Punjab and Kurukshetra and Karnal in Haryana under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. The latest raids are based on "credible" inputs gath ...Read More >
Thursday, 10 July 2025 () India has emerged as the leading source of billionaire immigrants in the US, surpassing Israel, according to Forbes' 2025 list. Twelve India-born individuals, including tech leaders like Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella, are featured. Cybersecurity entrepreneur Jay Chaudhry, founder of Zscaler, leads the Indian contingent with a net worth of $17.9 billion. ...Read More >
India Surpasses China, Israel: A record 125 foreign-born billionaires now live in the United States, hailing from 43 countries. According to the latest Forbes report, India has overtaken China and Israel as the leading country of origin for these self-made fortunes, with 12 billionaire immigrants. China and Israel now tie at 11 each. India's latest additions to the list include tech giants like Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella, signalling the nation's growing influence in US corporate leadership. ...Read More >
Mumbai: Crisil has forecast that growth in the education loan book of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) will slow to half of last year's pace due to tightening immigration policies in the United States that are discouraging Indian students from pursuing higher education abroad."Policy uncertainties in the US, combined with measures including reduced visa appointments and the proposed elimination of Optional Practical Training norms have culled newer loan originations. This has led to around ...Read More >
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: The TMC Wednesday alleged that the BJP government in Odisha has illegally detained Bengali-speaking migrant workers on the pretext of identifying unauthorised immigrants, despite the labourers possessing 'valid documents'. The ruling party of West Bengal demanded their immediate release and warned of a larger political movement if such 'targeted harassment' continues. A senior Odisha Police officer, however, said the detained people lack valid documents to establish their r ...Read More >
Odisha police on Wednesday (July 9, 2025) released 25 persons out of 444 migrant labourers suspected to be Bangladeshi or Rohingya (Myanmar) held in Jharsuguda after ascertaining their Indian nationality. Document verification was still underway late Wednesday evening, as those detained continued to procure their papers through various means, including WhatsApp and physical submission "Persons with valid documents are already returning or are in process of returning to their place of stay. We ...Read More >
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'red alert' for Delhi on Thursday. Skies will remain generally cloudy, with moderate to heavy rainfall expected throughout the day. Residents should also brace for possible lightning and gusty winds ranging between 30-40 kmph, potentially reaching up to 50 kmph during heavier spells. A red alert is the highest level of weather warning, signalling extremely heavy rainfall. It indicates serious threats to life and property, with a high risk o ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BRS senior leader T Harish Rao on Wednesday strongly condemned Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's "baseless and misleading" statements regarding irrigation and water rights in Telangana. Harish Rao accused Revanth Reddy and his Congress government of "mortgaging Telangana's rightful share of water resources and attempting to mislead people with fabricated data and staged presentations." Expressing outrage over the Chief Minister's closed-door meeting with Congress legislators at Praja Bh ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: National Investigation Agency Wednesday filed the first supplementary chargesheet against Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana in the larger conspiracy case, citing additional evidence collected by its sleuths on his role as a facilitator of co-accused David Headley's multiple trips to India for reconnaissance of 26/11 targets on directions of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba masterminds.After the supplementary chargesheet against Rana - extradited from US in April this year - w ...Read More >
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday carried out searches at 11 locations in Punjab and Haryana in connection with its money laundering probe into the 'Dunki route' immigration case pertaining to illegal Indian immigrants deported from the US this year. Searches were carried out in Amritsar, Sangrur, Patiala, Moga, Ambala, Kurukshetra and Karnal. The agency had launched a money laundering probe under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on the basis of 17 FIRs reg ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The United States has introduced a new $250 "Visa Integrity Fee" for non-immigrant visa applicants under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4. Effective from fiscal year 2026, the fee is part of a broader push to tighten immigration enforcement and ensure compliance with US visa regulations. The mandatory fee applies to nearly all non-immigrant visa categories, including B-1/B-2 (tourist/business), F and M (students), H-1B (workers), an ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches across 11 locations in Punjab and Haryana in connection with the infamous 'Donkey Route' human trafficking racket that came to light following the deportation of several illegal immigrants from the United States in February this year, official sources said. The raids, carried out by ED's Jalandhar Zonal office, are underway based on intelligence gathered during the ongoing probe under the Preventio ...Read More >
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New Delhi: A 25-year-old Canadian citizen, born in India and raised at Gurugram in Haryana, is going viral online for something many in the Indian diaspora only whisper about. He wants to leave it all behind - the clean streets, the tech job and the Western "dream" - and go back home. Not for a break, but for good. Posting under the handle @Competitive-Group-80, the young man's Reddit post is titled "Moving back to India". But there is nothing simple about what he wrote. "I'm 25M, a Canadian c ...Read More >
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