NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced the first-ever seizure of Captagon, also known as the ‘Jihadi drug’, worth Rs 182 crore.In a post on X, Shah said the seizure was made under ‘Operation Ragepill’ and described it as a major breakthrough in the Centre’s crackdown on international drug trafficking networks.“Modi govt…
HYDERABAD: Police in Cyberabad on Saturday formed five special teams and issued a look-out circular against Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bandi Sai Bhagirath, in connection with a POCSO case, officials said.Investigators are tracing him using Call Detail Records (CDR) and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, police added. “We have formed five special teams to…
RAMPUR: A court in Rampur sentenced Azam Khan to two years’ simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 in a 2019 case related to his alleged derogatory “tankhaiyya” remarks against district administration officials during the Lok Sabha election campaign.Advocate Swadesh Sharma said the conviction was based on documentary and oral evidence presented before…
The government on Friday raised fuel prices in the country, in an effort to soften the blow on oil marketing companies, as global crude soared beyond $100 while retail prices remained unaltered. Now, as petrol and diesel are Rs 3 costlier, the key question is: to what extent will the price hike help?While the outlook…
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday expressed concern over the state’s declinin population growth, saying children should be seen as the nation’s “wealth” and not a burden. Speaking at the Swarna Andhra–Swachh Andhra programme in Narasannapeta, he said the demographic trend needed urgent attention….
KC Venugopal, Rahul Gandhi and VD Satheesan (R) NEW DELHI: After 10 days of high-voltage drama (read embarrassment), the Congress on Thursday finally announced V D Satheesan as its chief minister pick for Kerala – a state it won with a thumping margin to end the 10-year rule of the CPM-led Left Front. Ironically, Kerala,…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested another alleged mastermind in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, identifying her as the source of leaked Biology questions in the medical entrance examination.The accused, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, a senior Botany teacher from Pune, Maharashtra, was arrested in Delhi after questioning by the agency….
Dogs come in various sizes depending on their breeds. Big dogs are often feared for their size, but many are actually total softies with huge hearts and even bigger cuddles to offer! Some large, strong pet breeds can be incredibly loyal, gentle, and great with families, kids, and other pets. They are not just “big…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday warned that continuing wars and global instability could reverse decades of development and push large populations back into poverty, as he stressed the need for resilient and trusted global supply chains.Addressing the Indian diaspora in The Hague during his visit to the Netherlands, PM Modi said the…
Africa’s top public health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 246 cases and 80 deaths reported so far, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara.The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said preliminary laboratory tests conducted at…