Who is Abelardo De La Espriella? Trump-admiring millionaire lawyer with ties to Álvaro Uribe wins Colombia's presidencyColombia has elected nationalist lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella as its next president, defeating left-wing senator Iván Cepeda. Nicknamed ...
22 Jun, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
West Bengal police signs MoU with Rashtriya Raksha University to train police in cybercrime, AI surveillanceWest Bengal police is modernizing its forces through a new agreement with Rashtriya Raksha University. This collaboration will provide adva...
17 Jun, 2026, 09.38 PM IST
BSF & BGB committed to maintaining peace along Indo-Bangladesh borderIndia's Border Security Force and Border Guard Bangladesh concluded their annual meeting. Both forces committed to peace and stability alon...
13 Jun, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
India, Bangladesh reaffirm commitment to secure borders at four-day BSF-BGB conferenceIndia's Border Security Force and Border Guard Bangladesh concluded a four-day meeting reaffirming their commitment to border peace. Both f...
12 Jun, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Issues related to illegal, forcible border crossings discussed during India-Bangladesh talks: BSFIndia and Bangladesh border guards met in New Delhi to address critical issues. Discussions focused on preventing border crimes, including ...
12 Jun, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh says 11,000 violence-hit families resettled with Centre’s helpManipur has resettled 11,000 families affected by violence. Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh shared this progress at a NITI Aayog meet...
11 Jun, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
Taliban inks maiden defence pact with Russia as Kabul seeks muscleThe pact was signed following a meeting between Taliban defence minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob and Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia's S...
30 May, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Kuki militants from Myanmar attack Tangkhul villages in Manipur, torch houses; two missingTangkhul students report Kuki militants attacked border villages from Myanmar. Around 100 militants crossed the international boundary. Vil...
07 May, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejectedThe Trump administration is scrambling to implement new, more durable tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down previous ones. Hearings a...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.42 AM IST
Iran executes man over membership of jihadist group, armed rebellionIran carried out an execution on Sunday. Amer Ramesh was convicted of belonging to the Jaish al-Adl group. He was also found guilty of atta...
26 Apr, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Donald Trump's DOJ has cut thousands of law-enforcement jobs while vowing to get tough on crimeTop US law enforcement agencies like the FBI and DEA have seen thousands of staff cuts. This reduction impacts crime-fighting capabilities....
23 Apr, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
Green card holder held at US airport over Iran-linked arms trafficking chargesA US green card holder, Shamim Mafi, has been arrested at LAX for allegedly brokering multi-million dollar weapons deals on behalf of Iran....
20 Apr, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
Iranian-origin US resident held at LA Airport for alleged arms deals with Tehran, Sudan: ReportAn Iranian-origin businesswoman with US permanent residency has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport. Shamim Mafi is accused ...
19 Apr, 2026, 10.09 PM IST
Two members of transnational arms trafficking-terror module arrested in Delhi; UAPA invokedDelhi Police have apprehended two key figures in a major arms trafficking and terror network. These individuals allegedly received illegal ...
06 Apr, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
India tells UN Security Council it has suffered from cross-border terror, illicit arms traffickingIndia’s envoy to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, urged a zero-tolerance approach to states enabling illicit arms trafficking, saying India has...
11 Nov, 2025, 10.15 AM IST
Nexus of traffickers, terror networks dangerous: India in UNIndia also voiced concern that situations of armed conflict provide fertile ground for trafficking in persons especially from the vulnerabl...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.11 PM IST
- Human Trafficking: Biggest crime after arms
The ILO estimates that average profits generated from trafficked forced labour are as high as $32 bn a year and is linked to other crimes l...
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