The Odisha State Sentence Review Board (OSSRB) has recommended the premature release of Dara Singh, the life convict in the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in Odisha's Keonjhar district, citing his "good behaviour" in prison.
The ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra has set a new record by crossing the three lakh pilgrim mark in just 12 days, making it one of the fastest-growing pilgrimages in recent years.
In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of two operatives and recovered 30 kg of heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
A dreaded criminal carrying a bounty of ₹1 lakh on his head was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force (STF) late on Monday night.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar officially launched India’s campaign for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028-29 term, saying the country’s presence in this vital body will help decision-making at a time when the world is facing a profound paradox.
The controversy erupted after the NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar shared a video clip on X, showing Kokate allegedly playing an online rummy game on his phone during the session.
In a startling revelation, a former officer of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), who was part of the team that probed the 2008 Malegaon blast on Friday claimed that he was directed to arrest Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat in connection with the case, but he refused and was subsequently falsely implicated and apprehended.
A key suspect involved in the loot of 75 kg of silver in Mathura was killed in a police encounter near the Agra border. The looted booty has also been recovered, police said.
Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh and Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, AVSM, NM assumed the roles of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, and the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS), respectively on Friday.
The innovative step not only combats plastic pollution, but also promotes rural employment, organic farming, and energy self-reliance under the “Har Gaon Urja Kendra” model.
