Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested six people, allegedly part of a pan-India network of drug traffickers that operated through the dark web and confiscated 15,000 LSD drug blots, in one of the agency’s biggest ever seizure in the last two decades. The Narcotics Control Bureau said on Tuesday, describing the seizure as […]
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Farmers block Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway 44 in Haryana’s Kurukshetra
Agitated over the Haryana government’s decision not to buy sunflower seeds at the minimum support price (MSP), farmers on Tuesday blocked National Highway-44 near Shahabad in Kurukshetra district. Earlier on May 31, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar deposited Rs 181 crore into the bank accounts of 67,758 farmers as compensation for the loss of their crops due to unseasonal rainfall in March-April. Taking […]
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UP: Atiq Ahmed gang aide held with huge cache of arms, ammunition in Kaushambi
A large cache of illegal weapons were recovered from the house of late mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s aide, police said. The active aide has been identified as Abdul Kavi. “In a case registered at Sarai Akeel police station, accused Abdul Kavi was taken on police remand for 36 hours,” Brijesh Kumar Srivastava, Superintendent of […]
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Bar Councils of India, England ink MoU for exchange programme for advocates, law students
The Bar Council of India (BCI) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bar Council of England and Wales & Law Society of England and Wales for an exchange programme of lawyers and law students for the mutual exchange of training and learning amongst each other’s jurisdiction. Under the MoU, the Bar Council of […]
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BJP protests with cows against Karnataka Minister’s statement
BJP workers in Karnataka staged a unique protest with cows against the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government following State minister K Venkatesh recent remarks on cow slaughter that sparked a row. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1665967464012976129 Venkatesh had on Saturday said that if buffaloes can be slaughtered, why not cows. This did not go down well with the BJP who came down heavily […]
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Bihar: “They’re demolishing it,” Tej Pratap blames BJP for bridge collapse in Bhagalpur
Days after the collapse of an under-construction bridge in Bihar’s Bhagalpur, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav has alleged that it was demolished by Bharatiya Janata Party. Aguwani-Sultanganj under-construction bridge in Bhagalpur was collapsed on June 4. “The bridge has been demolished by BJP. We are building the bridge and they are demolishing it,” Tej Pratap said on […]
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CBI books two IRS officers of Mumbai Customs in corruption case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered two separate cases against two deputy commissioners of Mumbai Customs and two clearing agents for allegedly clearing goods without payment of proper customs duty. It has been alleged that they committed the unfair practice by using passports of people, who have lived abroad for […]
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Timarpur lake in Delhi to soon welcome tourists, says AAP minister Saurabh Bhardwaj
Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Monday said that the Timarpur Lake, being developed as a tourist destination, will soon be opened for the general public. “This project not only facilitates groundwater recharge but also alleviates water-related issues faced by the local population,” said Bhardwaj. On the occasion of World Environment […]
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Odisha train tragedy: Services resume at Bahanaga railway station
Train services have resumed at the Bahanaga Railway station in Odisha’s Balasore district on Tuesday where the tragic train accident took place last Friday. The devastating collision, involving two passenger trains and a freight train, took the lives of at least 275 people and caused injuries to over 1100 others […]
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Kashmir’s paradise reimagined: New initiative unveiled to supercharge tourism, enhance visitors’ experience
Travel Agent Association of India (TAAI) -Jammu and Kashmir chapter held its highly anticipated fourth bimonthly meeting on Saturday in Srinagar. Distinguished guests, including Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Secretary Tourism, and Bahram P Zadeh, Managing Committee Member and Chairman of Membership Council, Travel Agent Association of India, graced the occasion as […]
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Tamil Nadu: Vigilance raid at IAS officer’s residence in Chennai
Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption on Tuesday morning conducted searches at the residence of IAS officer S Malarvizhi in Chennai in connection with alleged corruption during her posting at Dharmapuri. The raid is underway in connection with an FIR lodged against her for alleged corruption during her posting as the District Collector of Dharmapuri from February 2018 to October 2020. […]
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Odisha: Ten-member CBI team visits site of train accident in Balasore
A 10-member CBI team reached the site of train accident in Odisha’s Balasore on Tuesday as part of its investigations into the tragedy that took place on June 2 and resulted in death of 275 people. The CBI is probing the accident that involved two passenger and a goods train. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had said […]
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“Congratulations to Rashtrapati Ji”, says PM Modi after President Murmu conferred with Suriname award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated President Droupadi Murmu on being conferred the highest civilian award of Suriname – Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star. The Prime Minister said that this special gesture from the government and the people of Suriname symbolizes the enduring friendship between the two […]
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Chhattisgarh: Naxal commander carrying reward of Rs 1 lakh held in Sukma
A joint team of security personnel has arrested a Naxalite, who had Rs 1 lakh bounty on his head, from insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Monday, an official said. A tiffin bomb, four detonators, four gelatin rods and other articles were also recovered from the ultra. A joint team […]
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NIA raids 10 places in Punjab, Haryana in case against Khalistan Tiger Force
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at 10 locations in Punjab and Haryana in a case linked to banned terrorist organization Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF). The raids were being conducted at nine locations in Punjab and one in Haryana in connection with a criminal conspiracy hatched to […]