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Bahraich (UP), Apr 7 (PTI) A court here has sentenced two British nationals to six months' imprisonment for illegally entering India from Nepal, officials said on Tuesday. Chief Judicial Magistrate Pratibha Chowdhry on Monday also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on each of the convicts. In case of default in payment of the fine, they will have to undergo an additional three months' imprisonment. The court, however, granted them bail after pronouncement of the sentence on the condition that they w ...Read More >
Bahraich: The court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) in Bahraich has sentenced two foreign nationals, who infiltrated through the India-Nepal border in UP, to six months imprisonment each. Additionally, a fine of Rs 50,000 has been imposed on each of them. If the fine is not paid, they will have to serve an additional three months in prison. According to the prosecution, on November 15, 2025, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) apprehended two foreign nationals at the Rupaidiha check post on th ...Read More >
Bahraich: A court here has sentenced two British nationals to six months' imprisonment for illegally entering India from Nepal, officials said on Tuesday. Chief Judicial Magistrate Pratibha Chowdhry on Monday also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on each of the convicts. In case of default in payment of the fine, they will have to undergo an additional three months' imprisonment. The court, however, granted them bail after pronouncement of the sentence on the condition that they will not leave the c ...Read More >
Meghalaya Board 10th Result 2026: The Meghalaya Board of School Education is set to release the Class 10 results today -- April 7, 2026 -- at 11:00 AM. Very little time now remains until the results are published. As soon as the scores are released, students will be able to check their results by visiting the official MBOSE website. Along with the release of the Meghalaya Board Class 10 results, information regarding the toppers' list and the overall pass percentage will also be shared. Candidat ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 1 (PTI) A 65-year-old Dutch national of Indian origin has been arrested for allegedly sending a strange parcel to the administrative office of the Kempegowda International Airport here, police said on Wednesday. The man identified as Subhash Jai Ajeez had sent the parcel in January this year, which reportedly contained a toothpaste cover, decaying flower garlands, rotten tomatoes, pieces of iron and obscene photographs, they said. Authorities conducted a preliminary inquiry and ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A 65-year-old Dutch national of Indian origin has been arrested for allegedly sending a strange parcel to the administrative office of the Kempegowda International Airport here, police said on Wednesday. The man identified as Subhash Jai Ajeez had sent the parcel in January this year, which reportedly contained a toothpaste cover, decaying flower garlands, rotten tomatoes, pieces of iron and obscene photographs, they said. Authorities conducted a preliminary inquiry and filed a forma ...Read More >
BENGALURU: A 65-year-old Dutch national of Indian origin has been arrested for allegedly sending a parcel containing unusual items to the administrative office of Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, police said. According to news agency PTI, the man, identified as Subhash Jai Ajeez, had sent the parcel in January this year. According to police, it contained a toothpaste cover, decaying flower garlands, rotten tomatoes, pieces of iron and obscene photographs. Authorities carried out a ...Read More >
Kolkata: Rare is the lot of footballers who have made their international debut twice. Ryan Williams could be hours away from doing that and joining a list that has Alfredo di Stefano, Ferenc Puskás, Declan Rice, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Thiago Motta and Diego Costa among others. "My mum and I had this conversation, I think, yesterday. And I said, "I'll tell you what, that looked awesome." We will have two international jerseys, not one," Williams told HT over a video call from Kochi on Monday ahe ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 1 (PTI) A 65-year-old Dutch national of Indian origin has been arrested for allegedly sending a strange parcel to the administrative office of the Kempegowda International Airport here, police said on Wednesday. The man identified as Subhash Jai Ajeez had sent the parcel in January this year, which reportedly contained a toothpaste cover, decaying flower garlands, rotten tomatoes, pieces of iron and obscene photographs, they said. Authorities conducted a preliminary inquiry and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday extended greetings to Zambia on its Independence Day and affirmed the commitment to strengthening the time-tested partnership between New Delhi and Lusaka. In a post on X, he said, "Warm felicitations to FM Mulambo Haimbe, the Government and the people of Zambia on the occasion of their Independence. Committed to strengthening our time-tested partnership." India and Zambia have maintained warm and historicall ...Read More >
Professor Francesca Orsini, a scholar of Hindi, was deported from Delhi's IGI Airport. Sources stated she violated her tourist visa conditions. Orsini had been on a blacklist since March 2025. Her deportation has drawn criticism from historians Ramachandra Guha and Mukul Kesavan. They highlighted her contributions to Indian literature and questioned the government's actions. A professor associated with the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London was deported fr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi international airport is set to launch the E-Arrival Card facility for foreign travelers from Wednesday. The new system allows international passengers to fill out their arrival information online through a seamless digital platform, eliminating the need for manual paper-based cards at the airport. Similar facilities are available at some world-class airports in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, and Malaysia. Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said on Tuesday ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 12 (PTI) The Sebi board on Friday decided to make it easier for low risk foreign investors to participate in the Indian securities market with the introduction of a single window access, a move aimed at simplifying compliance and enhancing the country's attractiveness as an investment destination. The new framework -- Single Window Automatic & Generalised Access for Trusted Foreign Investors (SWAGAT-FI) -- would provide easier investment access to low risk foreign investors, enable ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Fast Track Immigration -- Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) has been launched at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. The initiative spearheaded by the Bureau of Immigration under the ministry of home affairs, was virtually inaugurated by Union Home minister Amit Shah at Terminal 3.The programme, which goes live on Friday, is tailored for Indian passport holders and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders, promising a smoother, faster, and more secure immigratio ...Read More >
Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards will now be cancelled if the holder is sentenced to at least two years in prison or named in a charge sheet for an offence carrying a punishment of seven years or more, according to a new government notification. The home ministry announced the change through a gazette notification issued under clause (da) of section 7D of the Citizenship Act, 1955. "An Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) registration shall be liable to get cancelled when a person has been sen ...Read More >
The Central government introduced regulatory relaxations to enable the issuance of visas within a day, given proper submission of all documents, stated a release. Furthermore, two new portals--District Police Module (DPM) and Foreigners Identification Portal (FIP) were launched to strengthen the monitoring of illegal immigrants and foreigners overstaying their visas. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Kumar Sanjay, in a review meeting held on Wednesday with senior officials of the F ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Commissioner of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, RV Karnan, has declared that the GHMC is fully prepared to handle any disastrous events following Indian Meteorological Department's warnings regarding upcoming heavy rainfall. On Wednesday, the Commissioner conducted an inspection of the control room at the GHMC headquarters. He asked about the complaints received and assessed the operations of the control room. Karnan instructed the control room staff to remain vigila ...Read More >
Hyderabad/New Delhi: In a major reform aimed at streamlining travel and immigration processes, the central government has announced that visas can now be issued within a single day, provided all required documents are submitted. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar chaired a high-level review meeting with senior officials of the Foreign Affairs Department at North Block on Wednesday, focusing on visa simplification and enhanced monitoring of illegal immigrants. Officials ...Read More >
New Delhi: Traffic in central Delhi will be affected on Thursday as the traffic police has issued an advisory due to the Janmashtami and Tazia processions.According to police, the traffic movement in Paharganj is likely to be affected from 1.30pm in view of the shobha yatra for Janmashtami and the Tazia procession.The Janmashtami procession will start from Mandir Shri Banke Bihari Ji in Paharganj's Sangatrasan Bazar and pass through Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, Chuna Mandi, Main Bazar, Munja Chowk an ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In 2024, e-visas accounted for 65.15% of all visas issued in India, with streamlined policies cutting the average processing time from several weeks to just one day. At a meeting held on Wednesday at North Block, New Delhi, chaired by Union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay Kumar, senior officials from the ministry's foreign division focused on further simplifying visa procedures and modernising immigration checkposts across the country. Officials reported that visa rules have b ...Read More >
Washington DC [US], August 2 (ANI): The new Indian Consular Application Centres (ICACs) are located in Boston, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Edison, Orlando, Raleigh, and San Jose, bringing the total number to 16 nationwide. A 17th centre is planned to open in Los Angeles later this month. The expansion, announced jointly by the Indian Mission and VFS Global, aims to make essential services more accessible to Indian Americans and other applicants seeking India-related documentation. The centres w ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwa ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bombay high court refused to direct the Central Adoption Resource Agency (Cara) to approve the adoption of an American child by an Indian Muslim couple. It observed that neither the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act nor the Adoption Regulations allow the adoption of a child of foreign citizenship unless the child is 'in need of care and protection' or 'in conflict with law.'"There is no fundamental right of the petitioners to adopt an American child, which child does ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on Thursday morning, concluding his ... New Delhi [India], July 10 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on Thursday morning, concluding his five-nation tour that spanned from July 2 to 9. The diplomatic journey covered Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia, and included his participation in the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro under Brazil's chairmanship. In the first le ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on Thursday morning, concluding his five-nation tour that spanned from July 2 to 9. The diplomatic journey covered Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia, and included his participation in the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro under Brazil's chairmanship. In the first leg of his visit, PM Modi arrived in Ghana's capital city of Accra on July 2. This marked the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on Thursday morning, concluding his five-nation tour that spanned from July 2 to 9. The diplomatic journey covered Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia, and included his participation in the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro under Brazil's chairmanship. In the first leg of his visit, PM Modi arrived in Ghana's capital city of Accra on July 2. This marked the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister ...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 >
NEW DELHI: ED on Friday said it has attached properties worth Rs 34 crore linked to Kannada actor Ranya Rao and her associates in its ongoing gold smuggling and money laundering case.The case had assumed significance after the actor claimed proximity to a Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara. Premises of the latter were searched by ED in May in connection with the money laundering case.Later, ED shifted its investigation into the gold smuggling case from Bengaluru to its headquarters in Delhi. ...Read More >
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised continued trade and investment in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday in an address to the nation's parliament. "It's time for us to work together to give the global south its rightful seat at the table," Modi said. "For us there are no limits to our cooperation with you." The two-day trip was Modi's first official visit to the diverse, twin-island Caribbean country that shares longstanding ties with India. The visit was expecte ...Read More >
"India's growth is reaching the most needy. It's powered by our energetic youth and driven by innovation," PM Modi stated during his community address. PM Modi emphasized India's achievements in social welfare and innovation: Also read: Hyderabad Metro Hits Record One-Day High in August, But Annual Growth Slows The Prime Minister spotlighted India's leadership in the digital and tech space: "Now sending money is as easy as sending a 'Good Morning' text -- and faster than West Indies bowling! ...Read More >
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