Around a dozen people died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in India's south-western state of Maharashtra, local police confirmed on Friday. The deaths were reported from areas near the state's Pune city, particularly Phugewadi and Hadapsar. While seven deaths were reported from Phugewadi
Amid an intensified crackdown on allegedly illegal immigration and heightened border security, India is planning to repatriate 386 “undocumented immigrants", including women and children, to Bangladesh. The “undocumented immigrants” have been held across West Bengal since Monday,
West Bengal’s newly elected Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has issued a stern warning to alleged undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, demanding they exit the Indian state immediately or face action. The Times of India, citing national news agency PTI, reported that the Bharatiya Janata Party
A viral social media account focusing on the concerns of India’s Gen Z has come under attack, with its founder alleging hacking and threats to his family after it won millions of followers disenchanted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. The satirical "Cockroach Ja
Mount Everest expedition operators must focus on the experience and knowledge of climbers to lower risks and minimise deaths on the mountain, a British climber and guide who has made the most ascents to the peak by a non-Sherpa said on Monday. Five people have died on Everest this year and some fa
The newly-installed West Bengal government has instructed all regional administrators to immediately build containment facilities across the state to house “undocumented” Bangladeshis, Rohingya. According to the Hindustan Times, the Foreigners’ Branch in the SAARC Visa Section of
The West Bengal government has made the recital of Vande Mataram mandatory in all madrasas across the state during morning assemblies, NDTV reports. The order, issued by the Directorate of Madrasah on Wednesday, will apply to all recognised, aided and unaided institutions under the Minority Affair
West Bengal’s newly formed government has designated a 27-kilometre stretch of land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for the construction of a fence along the Bangladesh border, Press Trust of India (PTI) reports. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari disclosed the decision during a meeting held
Applicants seeking Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 will have to declare whether they hold a valid or an expired passport from Bangladesh, Afghanistan or Pakistan, according to The Hindu. In a notification following an amendment to Citizenship Rules, 2009, the Ind
Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicised strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter and two Iranian officials said. The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the kingdo
Thailand will cut the visa-free stay period for tourists from 93 countries from 60 days to 30 days to help prevent criminal activity, the foreign minister said. • Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkaeow said on Tuesday that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will submit a plan to the Cabinet for
Twelve policemen were dead after a car bombing at a police post in northwestern Pakistan followed by a fight with militants in the city of Bannu, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Three personnel have been found alive and transferred to hospital, the officer added.
The death toll from a suicide attack on a security post in northwest Pakistan rose to 14 police officers, authorities said early Sunday. A self-proclaimed breakaway group of the Pakistan Taliban has claimed the attack, reports AP. A suicide bomber and several gunmen detonated an explosives-laden
