Bangladesh visa centre opens in Siliguri

April 9, 2022

News Desk: A centre to receive and process applications for Bangladeshi visas was inaugurated in Siliguri on Wednesday, much to the elation of north Bengal residents who have been demanding such a facility for quite some time, Telegraph India reports. The application centre, located at the International Market on Sevoke Road near Panitanki More of […]Continue Reading

India named Vinay Hohan Kwatra as new foreign secretary

April 4, 2022

News Desk: India’s envoy to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra was on Monday appointed as the new Foreign Secretary, succeeding Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who is retiring this month, a Personnel Ministry order said. Kwatra, a 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has held positions in India’s diplomatic missions in Washington DC, Beijing and has also served […]Continue Reading

Two Bangladeshi nationals apprehended by BSF, handed over to BGB

April 3, 2022

News Desk: Two Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman and a minor boy, were apprehended by the troops of Border Outpost, Jeetpur, 68 Battalion, as they crossed the international border on Friday, India Today reports. Both the nationals were handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) as a goodwill gesture. The minor boy is a […]Continue Reading

US warns India, others against sharp rise in Russian oil imports

March 31, 2022

A significant increase in Russian oil imports by India could expose New Delhi to a “great risk” as the United States prepares to step up enforcement of sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, a senior US administration official said, Reuters reports. While the current US sanctions against Russia do not prevent other countries […]Continue Reading

Six members of Bangladeshi separatist group held in India’s Mizoram

March 31, 2022

News Desk: Six suspected members of a Bangladeshi separatist group have been arrested from Parva under Lawngtlai district in the Indian state of Mizoram. They were arrested in possession of illegal equipment and a letter linked to the group, said India’s Border Security Force or BSF, who arrested them last week. The arrested were identified […]Continue Reading

Integrated Check Posts run into rough weather in India’s West Bengal as land acquisition drags on

March 22, 2022

NEWS DESK Work on at least seven Integrated Check Posts (ICP) has not kickstarted in India’s West Bengal, as the land has not been acquired till date. This could be a fresh bone of contention between the centre and the state government, India Today reports. The issue was revealed by the home ministry in Lok […]Continue Reading

Chinese drone found near India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal

March 21, 2022

News Desk A China-made drone has reportedly been found along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s North 24 Pargana district, India Today reports. According to the Border Security Force, at around 6 am on Saturday morning, a farmer named Pankaj Sarkar saw a broken drone lying in the field located in Purbapara village. The farmer’s […]Continue Reading

Japan PM Kishida to stress unity on Ukraine in meet with India’s Modi

March 19, 2022

REUTERS Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will encourage a unified approach on Ukraine when he meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday, while aiming to strengthen security ties across the Indo-Pacific region. “Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine coincides with this trip, I’d like to emphasise the importance of international Continue Reading

Bangladeshi killed in BSF firing

March 18, 2022

An alleged Bangladeshi infiltrator died when a Border Security Force jawan opened fire on the India-Bangladesh frontier near Mathabhanga in Cooch Behar on Wednesday night, Telegraph India reports. The youth and some others had allegedly infiltrated India by cutting a portion of the border fence when the firing occurred. One of his aides, also a […]Continue Reading

India’s Supreme Court to hear case of Rohingya girl facing deportation to Myanmar

March 17, 2022

News Desk The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday decided to examine the case of a 14-year-old Rohingya girl facing deportation from India to Myanmar, The Hindu reports. A Bench led by Justice S Abdul Nazeer issued notice to the government and asked the petitioner NGO, Global Peace Initiative, represented by senior advocate Sanjay Hegde […]Continue Reading