AGRA: UP police has busted a gang quite audaciously involved in selling arms online — via Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp — and apprehended seven people, including two buyers. The gang was arrested while they were delivering a revolver in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday. They used to sell ‘katta’ (country-made pistols) for Rs 4,000-5,000 while an imported…
NEW DELHI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said it recently busted a methamphetamine laboratory in Greater Noida and seized 95kg of the contraband worth several crores. The lab, in Kasana industrial area of Gautam Budh Nagar, was being run by a west Delhi businessman and a Tihar jail warden, with a Mumbai-based chemist “cooking” the…
Srinagar: J&K Police Tuesday claimed to have busted a heroin smuggling network and arrested three key individuals of the nexus in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district besides seizing around 2.7kg heroin worth Rs 20 crore in the international market.Acting on intelligence inputs, a police team detained one Nazim Din (28) from Zamboor Pattan Uri during a…
EAM Jaishankar addresses Army Commanders Conference in Delhi (Photo: X@DrSJaishankar) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed military leaders on Tuesday, stressing the importance of adapting to changing geopolitical situations and advocating for enhanced governmental coordination in national security matters.Speaking at the Army Commanders’ Conference 2024, Jaishankar talked about the need for a “whole-of-government” approach to…
NEW DELHI: Ajit Pawar-led NCP on Tuesday triggered a massive rift in Maharashtra’s ruling Mahayuti as it fielded Nawab Malik from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar assembly seat ignoring very strong objections from the BJP which had openly opposed the former state minister’s candidature.The surprise move, which perhaps was strategically delayed to the last day of filing…
NEW DELHI: Nearly 1,100 Indian nationals, who were living in the United States illegally, were repatriated during 2023-24 American financial year, according to senior official in the US Department of homeland security (DHS), PTI reported on Tuesday.The DHS was holding a press briefing over the recent announcement by US homeland authorities about the deportation of…
NEW DELHI: A government worker in Odisha, aged 26, alleged she suffered a miscarriage after her supervisor denied her leave during severe labor pain at her workplace in Kendrapara district.The case surfaced on Tuesday when Barsha Priyadarshini, the affected employee, disclosed her experience to media outlets, though the event, she said, occurred on October 25.Barsha,…
ECI rejects congress claims of tampering in Haryana polls The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday strongly refuted allegations of poll irregularities in Haryana, calling them “baseless”. In a formal communication to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the ECI outlined its findings, asserting that each stage of the electoral process was meticulously conducted under the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation ahead of Diwali, highlighted the significance of this year’s celebrations as “special,” noting that it marks the first Diwali where Lord Ram will be celebrated at the newly constructed Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya. “After 500 years, Lord Ram is seated in…
NEW DELHI: The security forces on Tuesday said that the three terrorists who were neutralised in the recent counter-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Anknoor were heavily armed and were “here for a big purpose”. They also used an unmanned vehicle and artificial intelligence during the encounter with terrorists.Briefing about the operation, GOC 10 Infantry…
