West Bengal: Malda, Murshidabad get first 'illegal immigrants’ holding centres for suspected Bangladeshis & RohingyasWest Bengal has opened its first holding centres in Malda and Murshidabad to house suspected illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and Rohingya de...
26 May, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
Bengal govt orders 'holding centres' for illegal migrantsWest Bengal authorities are establishing holding centres for foreigners apprehended for illegal stay. This move follows a policy announceme...
25 May, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
"Hostility towards India being manufactured by extremists," says ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina; blames Yunus-led interim govtFormer PM Sheikh Hasina accuses Bangladesh's interim government of empowering extremists, fueling anti-India sentiment, and weakening democ...
23 Dec, 2025, 10.25 AM IST
"Violence a norm, interim government powerless": Sheikh Hasina slams Yunus, flags religious extremism in BangladeshFormer Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina slammed the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in the wake of the recent violence in the ...
22 Dec, 2025, 07.16 AM IST
How an eight-month pregnant 'nowhere woman' ended up 'illegal' in India and jailed in BangladeshSunali Khatun from West Bengal is currently in a Bangladesh jail. She is eight months pregnant and faces deportation issues. Indian police ...
23 Aug, 2025, 01.47 PM IST
Bangladesh commission finds India's 'involvement in enforced disappearances'A Bangladesh inquiry commission has reportedly found evidence suggesting India's involvement in enforced disappearances during Sheikh Hasin...
21 Dec, 2024, 08.37 PM IST
12 Bangladeshi nationals charge-sheeted by NIA in Bengaluru human trafficking caseThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against 12 Bangladeshi nationals for allegedly infiltrating and traffickin...
07 Feb, 2024, 01.05 AM IST
Yumsen Matey, Former MLA from Arunachal Pradesh was killed in Tirap district by unidentified peopleTwo day after two top militants of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura were arrested in Tripura, two more hardcore cadres of th...
16 Dec, 2023, 09.24 PM IST
More nationals in Pakistan jails than acknowledged: IndiaThe Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed the Lok Sabha last week that 337 Indian prisoners, including fishermen, were believed to be...
24 Mar, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
‘Safe houses’ on anvil for foreign ex-convicts in jailAbout 52% of foreigners lodged in Indian prisons are in Bengal, according to NCRB data. Hence the Bengal government has affirmed to set up ...
28 Oct, 2019, 10.19 AM IST
Anup Chetia's return to India reflects close ties: Bangla ministerThe minister, however, said Chetia's case should not be compared with that of Hossain and "we are not seeking to get (Hossain) back in retu...
12 Nov, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
Anup Chetia to be extradited to India 'very soon': Bangladesh"We have expressed our willingness to return him...he will be returned very soon," Home Secretary Khan said after meeting Anil Goswami.
03 Sep, 2014, 06.44 PM IST
Singapore officials to charge 24 Indian workers for riotingTwo Bangladeshis, an Indian national and a Singapore permanent resident initially arrested were released after investigations showed they w...
10 Dec, 2013, 12.41 PM IST
Sarabjit Singh killed in attack planned by ISI: Mehbood Elahi, former Indian spyElahi claimed that in 1977 he was given a blank cheque by jail and ISI officials to assassinate a top Pakistani leader who was then in Laho...
02 May, 2013, 06.22 PM IST
- Sant Chatwal supports Rajat Gupta, says he is innocent
Prominent Indian-American businessman Sant Chatwal has come out in support of troubled Wall Street top executive Rajat Gupta, saying he bel...
30 Oct, 2011, 12.53 PM IST
- Pact with Dhaka to help India curb NE insurgency
In what will help India secure the custody of top northeast insurgent leaders hiding in Bangladesh, and sentenced prisoners like Anup Cheti...
01 Dec, 2009, 02.16 AM IST
- Police slap case on Taslima, attackers roam free
In a stunning follow-up to the attack on Taslima Nasreen by Muslim activists, the Hyderabad police on Saturday booked the exiled Bangladesh...
12 Aug, 2007, 05.35 AM IST