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.
Originally introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 1, the Bill targets machinery and manual processes involved in manufacturing pan masala and other goods as notified by the central government.
This upgrade is being carried out through M/s Zoho Corporation Ltd, a reputed Indian software service provider, selected through an open competitive process, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada informed the Rajya Sabha.
The widespread disruptions, which have left lakhs of passengers stranded for hours at major airports, were termed a "systemic failure" resulting from the government prioritizing corporate interests over passenger welfare.
The student, identified as Amesh Singh alias Aarav, was studying at Mont Fort Inter College in the Mahanagar area.
"Kavach implementation has been taken up in balance sections of Delhi – Mumbai and Delhi – Howrah corridors," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
