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Home Minister Amit Shah says there will be no gap in India’s 7500-km-long border by 2022

Shah said this while delivering the annual 'Rustamji memorial lecture' instituted by the Border Security Force (BSF) in the memory of its first director general (DG) K F Rustamji.

Over 81,000 paramilitary officers voluntarily retired, 16,000 resigned since 2011: MHA data

The MHA data pertains to six paramilitary forces namely the CRPF, BSF, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Sashastra Seema Bal, Central Industrial Security Force and Assam Rifles.

BSF apprehends Chinese man along India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal

A laptop and Chinese passport have been recovered from the person, who was apprehended near the border in West Bengal's Malda district.

Rural distress blamed as BJP trails SP in UP polls, big setback in Kashi, Prayagraj, Ayodhya

The results are in variance from usual trends where the party in power at the state usually wins the panchayat elections. Experts see rural distress as reason for BJP faltering.

Pakistan drones enter Indian airspace in Jammu, return after BSF fire

The 2 drones, spotted hovering in Jabbowal and Vikram border outpost areas in Arnia Saturday morning, returned to the Pakistani side after the alert BSF personnel fired on them.

2 accidents in 2 weeks kill 2 Army and BSF men, Ordnance Board ammo in spotlight again  

Both accidents involved the 105 mm field guns of Army and BSF, whose ammunition is manufactured by the Ordnance Factory Board.

‘Remove BSF camps from sacred land’ — Chhattisgarh tribals from 103 villages begin protest

Villagers claim two new BSF camps in Kanker district were built on land that had two 'Devasthals' or holy places. Police dispute claim & say Maoists are behind the protest.

BSF guns down 2 terrorists along Pakistan border in Punjab

The armed infiltrators were shot dead close to the Attari front around 2:30 am, officials said.

BSF vs Army turf war won’t make India safer. Pakistan exploits security fault lines

After the Nagrota encounter, retired Army officers have strongly advanced the case for placing the border guarding forces under its command.

Pakistan fired heavy artillery without provocation in J&K Friday, BSF says

Rajesh Mishra, Inspector General of BSF in Kashmir, said the firing caused loss of lives & destruction of civilian property. Four soldiers, a BSF jawan & six civilians were killed.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.