Category: India

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a Navi Mumbai resident, alleged to be the kingpin of a “transnational drug syndicate”, after securing his deportation from Malaysia, officials said on Wednesday.  The NCB arrested the Navi Mumbai resident who runs a transnational drug racket(File) Naveen Chichkar (35) is wanted in multiple cases registered by the NCB, […]

New Delhi: India’s latest stealth missile frigate, Tamal, is expected to be commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, by the end of June, officials familiar with the development said on Wednesday. Tamal, is expected to be commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, by the […]

Lokpal on Wednesday has given a clean chit to former SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch on graft allegations against her based on a Hindenburg report, stating that the claims were “bordering on frivolity,” reported PTI. Former Securities and Exchange Board of India chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch was accused of financial fraud, regulatory violations and corruption.(File) The […]

May 28, 2025 07:33 PM IST Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said indigenous people in remote and vulnerable districts and those along the border with Bangladesh were feeling insecure GUWAHATI: The Assam cabinet on Wednesday approved a special scheme to provide arms licences to indigenous people living in “vulnerable and remote areas” and those along […]

Actor Kamal Haasan, who received backlash for his comment that the Kannada language was born out of Tamil, reacted to the row on Wednesday, saying he spoke “out of love” and that politicians such as him should leave such discussions to language experts. Actor and politician Kamal Haasan received backlash on his earlier comments about Tamil […]

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday alleged that Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi’s British wife collected intelligence documents on behalf of the Pakistani climate lobby. Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi (L), Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (R)(File) At a press conference, Sarma claimed that the Assam government has documentary evidence to back up the allegation about […]

May 28, 2025 06:32 PM IST Tejashwi and Rajshree Yadav give birth to a baby boy, grandfather Lalu names him Iraj Lalu Yadav Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi named their grandson Iraj Lalu Yadav, a day after Tejashwi Yadav became a parent for the second time. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee meets […]

May 28, 2025 06:32 PM IST The Centre said the project will generate about 20 lakh man-days of direct employment and 23 lakh man-days of indirect employment The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of a 108.134 km long Badvel-Nellore Corridor at a cost of around […]

PANAJI: The Goa government has released the draft guidelines that would enable app-based taxi aggregators to extend their services in the state, upsetting the state’s taxi unions. Visitors at the Palolem beach in South Goa on Monday (PTI File) The government has asked stakeholders to send their comments on the guidelines by June 30. The draft […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday defended Shashi Tharoor against remarks made by fellow Congress party member Udit Raj, stating that he was being attacked by his own party for keeping national interest above the Gandhi family. The BJP defended Congress leader Shashi Tharoor against attacks from his own party(Shashi Tharoor X) Congress party leader […]