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