In a major success against cross-border narcotics smuggling, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police have seized 27 kilograms of heroin in a joint operation conducted near the India-Pakistan international border.
Varanasi District Magistrate Satyendra Kumar inspected the mega expansion project underway at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport on Sunday.
Despite the Bihar government’s decision to order a judicial inquiry into the controversial Bharat Bhushan Tiwari encounter case in Bhojpur district, the state’s Opposition parties—the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and Jan Suraaj—have intensified their campaign over the issue.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Omprakash Rajenimbalkar has confirmed joining the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
Awareness on government welfare schemes, sustainable farming practices and technological interventions in agriculture and aquaculture took centre stage at the PM-KISAN Utsav Diwas organised jointly by the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Kausalyaganga, and Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Khordha, on Sunday.
The Supreme Court on Monday said that “creativity is also important” as it extended its interim protection from any coercive action against Congress Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Imran Pratapgarhi, who has been accused of promoting communal disharmony by the Gujarat Police for posting a video clip of his poem on his social media handle.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday revealed that law enforcement agencies across the country, including the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), seized narcotics worth Rs 25,330 crore in 2024.
Cases registered in Kottayam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulam Rural and Kannur City have been handed over to CB. Other cases taken up by the local police will also be handed over to the CB. Teams led by a DSP in each district will investigate the cases.
The statement of the Congress MP comes in the wake of party's dismal performance in the recent Assembly elections in Delhi.
Union Minister for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Monday launched the ‘Srjanam’ biomedical waste conversion rig at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, marking a significant milestone in the management of biomedical waste.
