Chandigarh- In a major breakthrough against cross-border narco-terror networks, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted two more narcotic cartels with the arrest of six drug traffickers and recovered 9.066 kg heroin from their possession, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday. Those arrested have been identified as Honey, 18, Parmdeep Singh, alias Paras,…
Patna- Union Minister and Begusarai MP Giriraj Singh on Thursday mocked Bihar’s Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, alleging that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took advantage of him during the Voter Adhikar Yatra. Speaking to reporters in Begusarai, Singh said the crowds during the yatra were mobilised by Tejashwi, but Rahul Gandhi walked away with the…
Lucknow- Promising to nurture the start-up ecosystem in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hailed the big strides made by four Lucknow-based government laboratories for the global reach of their Ayurveda-based drugs, an official said on Thursday. Interacting with representatives of research institutions, startups, Ayurveda experts and policymakers at a two-day CSIR Startup Conclave held…
New Delhi- As Nepal picks its way to peace and democracy, reports of a conflict among constituents of the Gen Z movement have made the region wary, with India watching the situation closely. The Nepal Stock Exchange tumbled on Thursday, losing 160.33 points. Trading was halted for the day after the index tumbled 6 per…
Jaipur- The Akshardham Temple, under construction by the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) organisation in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur is getting final touches and is all set to organise consecration ceremony (Pran Pratistha) on September 25. The consecration ceremony of the newly constructed Swaminarayan Temple will be performed, in presence of hundreds of saints, swamis and…
New Delhi- Exposure to contaminated water is a major reason for infection from a brain-eating amoeba that has claimed the lives of 19 people, including children as young as three years old, in Kerala, said doctors calling for avoiding swimming in lakes and other water bodies. Amoebic meningitisis a rare but fatal central nervous system…
New Delhi- Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China have agreed to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into Afghanistan despite the strained relations between Islamabad and Kabul over the latter extending support to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The agreement appears to have been brokered by China with the assurance that it would invest in projects in Afghanistan,…
Amaravati- The Andhra Pradesh Assembly session, which began on Thursday, will continue till September 30. There will be holidays for the House on September 20, 21 and 28. Every day, the House will function from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.The decision was taken at the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC), chaired by Speaker…
Wayanad- Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, while backing her brother, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s charge of ‘vote deletions’, said on Thursday that the Election Commission of India was “colluding to weaken” the electoral process, and there was a need to fight for democracy and the country. “We all need to fight for…
Ahmedabad- In a major push to expand the city’s green cover, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel joined officials of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for a mass plantation drive under the Mission for Million Trees 2025 campaign at a garden behind Sabarmati Jail in Ranip ward. The initiative will see 14,000 saplings – including Ayurvedic species…
