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Discover Baarle—a unique border town where Belgium and the Netherlands intertwine through more than 30 enclaves over a 5 km stretch

In this small town, you can cross the International border more than 30 times in less than 5 kilometres

September 09, 2025 6:27 pm

Nestled between the Netherlands and Belgium, this town feels like it's been criss-crossed, cut up, and shuffled like a deck of cards between the two countries.

Militarised border zones, US-Mexico Border, Border enforcement, Military Involvement, National Emergency, Border Patrol, Civil rights concerns

US expands militarised zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring controversy Columbus

July 04, 2025 12:25 pm

Orange no-entry signs posted by the US military in English and Spanish dot the New Mexico desert, where a border wall cuts past onion fields and parched ranches with tufts of tall grass growing amidst wiry brush and yucca trees.

Indian Border Security Force soldiers stand guard at the barricade on the road leading to the Attari-Wagah border

‘Packing up and leaving is not easy’: As border tensions escalate, Punjab villagers on high alert

May 06, 2025 3:20 pm

Following the Centre’s advisory on safety and blackout drills, Punjab’s border villagers walk a tightrope between calm resilience and quiet readiness, torn between memories of past evacuations and future uncertainties.

Siliguri Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that in 2024 alone, the SSB arrested 4,000 smugglers and traffickers and seized 16,000 kg of narcotics around the “chicken’s neck” area. (PTI Representational Photo)

Siliguri Corridor: Security, connectivity, and challenges

January 10, 2025 8:22 pm

Home Minister has rightly emphasised the need to safeguard Siliguri Corridor from external threats to ensure regional growth and stability.

Border 2 video: Varun Dhawan joins Sunny Deol's war film, says 'Hindustan ka fauji hoon main'. Watch

August 23, 2024 3:09 pm

Border 2 is the highly anticipated sequel of Border (1997). The film stars Sunny Deol and Varun Dhawan.

Finland believes Moscow is promoting the crossings in retaliation for Helsinki joining NATO, which backs Ukraine against Russia's invasion. (Reuters)

Finnish law to halt migrants at Russia border makes progress in parliament

June 18, 2024 6:05 pm

While the law clearly contradicts principles included in international human rights agreements, it was still justified as a temporary emergency law under the circumstances, committee Chair Heikki Vestman told a press conference.

Vasudeva was apparently shot by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on noticing suspicious movement and mistaking him as an intruder from across the border. (Photo:PTI)

26-year-old killed in suspected firing along International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba

June 08, 2024 10:00 am

He was rushed to district hospital Samba where he was declared dead by the doctors.

Sunny Deol tears up as he narrates emotional deleted scene from Border: 'All my fallen brothers...'

September 01, 2023 6:41 am

Sunny Deol couldn't hold back his tears as he narrated a moving scene from his 1997 film Border, which sadly had to be deleted from the final cut.

2 BSF personnel and 21 civilians held on infiltration attempts since 2021: MHA

August 08, 2023 1:46 pm

Last week, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told Lok Sabha that the incidents of terrorist violence and infiltration have declined during the last two years in Jammu and Kashmir.