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Ludhiana: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday claimed to have busted the “entire chain” of an international drugs syndicate, being operated from Ludhiana in Punjab, with the arrest of 16 persons including two Afghan nationals and seizure of about 60 kgs of contraband and some ammunition. The syndicate was busted in a period of … Read more
Jammu: Four years after she lost her husband to illness came a blow so devastating she might never recover. Saroj Bala’s two sons were among the seven people killed when terrorists struck their village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, shattering every dream, and smashing all hope. On Sunday, her 21-year-old son Prince Sharma lost … Read more
Jaypee Group’s flagship firm Jaiprakash Associates has defaulted on loans of Rs 4,059 crore, comprising both the principal and interest amount. In a regulatory filing, Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) said the company on December 31 defaulted on repayments of the principal amount Rs 1,713 crore and interest of Rs 2,346 crore. The loans pertained to … Read more
New Delhi: Observing that religious conversion is a serious issue that should not be given a political colour, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the assistance of Attorney General R Venkataramani on a plea seeking direction to the Centre and states to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversions. A bench of Justices M … Read more
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be initiating various Railway projects worth ₹ 2,400 crores in Telangana besides flagging off a Vande Bharat Express train between Hyderabad and Vijayawada, a press release from BJP said here on Monday. READ | PM Narendra Modi urges people to participate in ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ In view of PM … Read more
Kolkata: Noted economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has said that there is a need to “build trust” to overcome “terrible misunderstandings” among people of different religions. Mr Sen, who was in Kolkata to attend a private function organised for school children by his trust — Pratichi — also said that “ignorance and illiteracy” have … Read more
New Delhi: Social media platform Meta has appointed Vikas Purohit as Director of Global Business Group in India to lead the strategy and delivery of the charter that is focused on the country’s leading advertisers and agency partners, the company said on Monday. Mr Purohit will report to Arun Srinivas, Director and Head of Ads … Read more
New Delhi: All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said the BJP will have a clear edge over the Opposition forces in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections if a particular face is pitted against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the latest episode of ‘Podcast with Smita Prakash’, the AIMIM chief said the Opposition … Read more
Chandigarh: Haryana Minister Sandeep Singh, who has been booked for sexual harassment, was questioned by the police on Sunday for almost seven hours, the minister’s counsel D Sabharwal said today. Speaking to ANI, Mr Sabharwal said, “Sandeep Singh was questioned by the police for almost 7 hours on Sunday. Both his phones were sealed by … Read more
New Delhi: India’s national efforts towards ‘Make in India’ are neither isolationist nor are they just meant for the country alone, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday at a conclave of ambassadors. He also said that India does not believe in a hierarchical conception of a world order where a few countries are considered … Read more
India assumed the monthly rotating presidency of the Security Council of the 193 – members UN on December 01, 2022. This was the second time after August 2021, that India is presiding over the SC during its two-year tenure as a UNSC non-permanent member, duly elected by the General Assembly (GA) of the UN. In … Read more
New Delhi: The Home Ministry has banned the People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), a proxy outfit of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, for its involvement in terror acts in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere. The Union Home Ministry also designated Arbaz Ahmad Mir, a Lashkar-e-Taiba member, as an individual terrorist under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) … Read more
New Delhi: Eyewitness Nidhi, who was riding pillion with Anjali Singh, the 20-year-old who died after her scooty was hit by a car that dragged her for several kilometers in the national capital on New Year’s Day, was earlier arrested in a drug smuggling case, Delhi Police said. Nidhi was arrested in Agra in a … Read more
New Delhi: Tata Group-owned Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Saturday apologized for a flyer urinating on a fellow female passenger on a flight from New York in November, and said four cabin crew and a pilot have been de-rostered and the airline is reviewing the policy of serving alcohol on flights. Facing backlash for … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised the work of the US-India Alliance for Women’s Economic Empowerment, which brings together the private sector and civil society to support women in building their businesses, and stated that Google India has committed to mentoring 1 million Indian women entrepreneurs. READ | PM Modi’s massive education push; Yale, … Read more