scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Celebrating 9 Years
Support Our Journalism

Support our Journalism

9th Anniversary: Free Tote & Mug

Subscribe
TopicBSF

Topic: BSF

1,930 Bangladeshi immigrants sent back from Bengal under CM Suvendu, out of a total 2,980 since March

Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) are currently engaged in talks in New Delhi for better cooperation on these matters.

150 ‘Bangladeshis’ checked at Bengal Hakimpur post, 60 ‘pushed back’ & 90 ‘handed over to cops’—BSF data

Those intending on 'crossing over' to Bangladesh claiming they are 'Bangladesh nationals' first have to share their details and record biometrics at checkpost, says BSF official.

After Naxalism, Shah sets agenda for BSF to weed out infiltrators—don’t just stop, identify & deport

Amit Shah urged BSF to move beyond border prevention and identify, track and deport illegal infiltrators as part of a wider national strategy against demographic change.

‘Not afraid of barbed wire,’ says Bangladesh as WB CM Suvendu announces strict border fencing

On Monday, new Bengal CM said fencing was crucial for national security. Bangladesh PM's foreign affairs adviser says the country will not bow down over border issues.

IED outside Jalandhar BSF HQ, shrapnel near Amritsar Cantt—Probe on for two Punjab blasts within 90 mins

No casualties reported; first explosion in Jalandhar leaves BSF guard with splinter injuries, second reported within 90 minutes causes minor damage in Amritsar

BSF jawan tortured in NCB custody? Autopsy reveals haemorrhage, bruises, injuries on private parts

Jaswinder was arrested 3 March in Jammu and brought to Amritsar for questioning in a drug recovery case. The 35-year-old died 17 days later in a hospital.

BSF jawan’s death after arrest in drugs case pits NCB’s claims against kin’s custodial torture charge

A BSF constable died weeks after arrest in a drugs smuggling case in which his brother, also a BSF jawan, was dismissed earlier. NCB linked the death to ‘cardiac events’.

HIV+ person falls under PwD category. The significance of Delhi High Court ruling

Ruling came in case of BSF constable who was discharged from service in 2019 after HIV diagnosis; Delhi high court orders his reinstatement.

For son who can’t walk, Delhi HC brings BSF ASI home—PWDs’ caregivers entitled to transfer exemption

Setting aside transfer of officer far from medical facilities for son with muscular dystrophy, the court rules that administrative convenience can't outweigh needs of disabled.

Gujarat Dy CM Sanghavi, 30 IPS officers embark on two-day review of villages along Pakistan border

Sanghavi is expected to review a few key areas, including infrastructure, sanitation, healthcare, education, safety, and security during his visit to the bordering areas.

On Camera

Mecca Pact is an alliance of unequals. Pakistan’s silence on the attacks by Houthis shows why

The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have exposed a fundamental weakness of the Mecca Pact: its members may share a faith, but they do not necessarily share a threat perception.

India foreign reserves to help earn more revenue, says RBI chief

India drew a record $127 billion from its vast diaspora, surpassing even the most optimistic estimates and giving policymakers a bigger war chest to defend the currency.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is, BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.