BSF data shows that 4,315 students from India, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives and Canada, including 41 from Bangladesh, entered India between 18 and 23 July.
The case of Union MoS Shantanu Thakur issuing permits for cross-border transportation of beef highlights BSF's dilemma in providing security to border residents while preventing smuggling and other crimes.
Opposition parties, including Congress, have questioned the govt's Agniveer scheme, asking what happens to the 75% not retained after their 4-year tenure.
In 'Unforgettable Chapters', Prakash Singh recounts relentless battles against insurgency, and the delicate dance between law enforcement and political interests.
In a special ambush, the security forces recovered a China-made DJI Mavic 3 classic carrying a packet wrapped in yellow adhesive tape with one steel ring and 02 illumination strips attached to it.
In October 2021, Centre extended 'jurisdiction' of BSF from 15 km to 50 km from international border in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal & Assam. AAP govt has challenged it.
Border Security Force suggested the imposition of a daily night curfew on a one kilometre-long strip from the IB, enabling them to perform their duties more effectively.
The two accused, currently under trial, are Fayaz Ahmed Itoo & Khursheed Ahmed Bhat. Seizures include four immovable properties, including ‘houses of Itoo & Bhat in Kulgam & Pulwama’.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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