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 Congress on Tuesday intensified its attack on the BJP and the Election Commission of India, alleging a “blatant nexus” between the ruling party and the poll body over the appointment of two senior bureaucrats to key positions in West Bengal following the 2026 Assembly elections.
She urged both the central and state governments to take immediate steps in the public interest to provide relief to citizens.
Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government in West Bengal of fostering an atmosphere of political violence and fear, alleging that two workers of the All India Trinamool Congress died after being attacked by “BJP-backed goons” following the recent change of power in the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the people of West Bengal would now begin receiving the benefits of the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme following the formation of a Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state, asserting that the new “double-engine government” would ensure effective implementation of major Central welfare programmes.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Tuesday, May 12, mentioned the petition for urgent hearing before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant. The top court has agreed to list the matter for hearing on Wednesday, May 13.
