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 NIA expanded its probe into the Red Fort blast with searches at 10 locations across Kashmir, including homes of suspects linked to a ‘white-collar’ terror module involving local doctors. The agency is examining digital and physical evidence seized during Monday’s operation.
Parliament’s Winter Session began with sharp confrontation as the Lok Sabha was initially adjourned twice before proceedings were suspended for the entire day after 2 pm following Opposition slogans over the SIR exercise. PM Modi urged MPs to avoid “drama” and focus on policy, while the government introduced two major tax bills before adjournment. Proceedings, meanwhile, continued in the Rajya Sabha till evening before the Opposition staged a walkout.
The remnant of Cyclonic Storm Ditwah weakened further along the Tamil Nadu–Puducherry coast on Monday, easing the heavy-rain threat for Chennai and the northern districts. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, has reported 334 deaths and 370 missing after landslides and flooding triggered by the storm.
State Deputy Chief Minister and chief of Shiv Sena (Shinde group) Eknath Shinde has said that his party strongly supports MLA Nilesh Rane in the sting operation case.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala temple gold looting case has recorded the statement of Tantri Mahesh Mohanararu.
