Meghalaya has imposed a night curfew from 8 PM to 6 AM along the Indo-Bangladesh border in East Khasi Hills district. The curfew, lasting two months, aims to prevent illegal border crossings, unauthorized gatherings, and smuggling activities, with immediate effect from May 8, 2025.
An Indian passport holder, Sharmeen Irfan, is seeking to return to Pakistan via the Attari-Wagah border crossing in Amritsar and on Friday appealed to Indian authorities for assistance in reuniting her with her family.
Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei has been sentenced to 11 months in prison after a closed-door trial in Chengdu on charges of "illegally crossing the border." His wife and rights groups have condemned the case as part of China's transnational repression campaign.
Sources said on Saturday that the characterisation of PM Modi's remarks regarding the relationship between Yunus and the previous government was also inaccurate
Austria intends to close small border crossings with Slovakia due to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in its neighbouring country, in order to limit the spread of the disease and protect livestock in Austria.
The movement of people between Pakistan and Afghanistan via the Torkham border crossing was abruptly suspended on February 27 after differences between the security forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan over construction activities on both sides of the border.
"We've lost millions of people due to fentanyl. It comes mostly from China, but it comes through Mexico, and it comes through Canada. I have to tell you that on April 2nd, the tariffs go on...and I think you're going to see something that's going to be amazing," he said.
Border Security Force (BSF) and several other security agencies in a joint operation foiled an infiltration attempt by apprehending two Bangladeshi nationals in Agartala.
The swift action came following a specific intelligence tip-off that led to a thorough search operation in the East Jaintia Hills region along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
"The Palestinian government has completed all preparations to assume full responsibilities in the Strip and that the government administrative and security personnel were fully prepared to carry out their tasks in order to alleviate the suffering inflicted on the Gaza population, allow di