In an order issued on Friday, the apex rights panel directed the two senior officials to appear before it in person at 11 am on August 21 and submit the reports sought earlier.
Odisha Police have destroyed narcotics worth nearly ₹569 crore, including a staggering 108.9 metric tonnes of cannabis (locally known as ganja) and over 12 kg of brown sugar, in a major statewide drug disposal drive.
Uttar Pradesh has witnessed cooler weather conditions across the state, including the capital, due to monsoon rains.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited New Zealand businesses to expand their presence in India, describing the country as "not only a market" but "a launchpad for global growth," as he addressed a gathering of leading CEOs and business executives alongside New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at an India-New Zealand business event in Auckland.
Amid widespread public criticism and mounting Opposition attacks over glaring errors in school textbooks, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday ordered a criminal investigation into the entire textbook preparation process.
Seventeen years after the 26/11 attacks, one of the deadliest terrorist attack in India’s history, Mumbai today remembers the horrific night when 10 Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists launched a coordinated wave of terror on November 26, 2008.
People from different walks of life in Mumbai got together on Wednesday to commemorate the martyrs and victims of the terror attacks in the city on November 26, 2008 and pay tributes.
Celebrations were held at the Samvidhan Sadan (Old Parliament House) on Wednesday to mark the Constitution Day 2025. President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Kiren Rijiju, and several other leaders graced the occasion.
In his address, the Prime Minister described the state‑of‑the‑art Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) hub for LEAP engines — which power the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX — as a “new flight” for India’s rapidly expanding aviation industry.
The NIA has arrested a Faridabad man accused of giving shelter and logistical help to bomber Umar Un Nabi before the November 10 Red Fort blast. He is the seventh person held as investigators gather new details about the terror module and its operations.
