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Chandigarh: In an intelligence-led operation, Punjab Police Sunday busted a cross-border cartel using a water route to transport drugs by seizing 105kg heroin from two associates of foreign-based drug smuggler Navpreet Singh alias Nav Bhullar. The police also seized 31.93 kg caffeine anhydrous, 17 kg...

Chennai: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 12 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, accusing them of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) while fishing near Neduntheevu. According to officials from the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department, the fishermen were detained early Sunday morning and taken to...

Mumbai: Nine persons were injured in a stampede after a rush for boarding a train at Bandra railway station in Mumbai Sunday morning, a civic official said. The incident took place at 5:56am on platform number one at the Bandra Terminus. There was a rush...

New Delhi: The Congress Saturday intensified its offensive against SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch, asking what was keeping her from appearing before a parliamentary panel. Shortly after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in an Instagram video, flagged "risks to billions of retail investors in the stock...

New Delhi: India Saturday said it was deeply concerned over the "evolving escalation" in West Asia and urged all sides to exercise restraint and return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy. "Our Missions in the region are in contact with the Indian community," the...

New Delhi: As many as 33 flights received bomb threats Saturday, according to sources. In 13 days, more than 300 flights operated by the Indian carriers have received hoax bomb threats. Most of the threats were issued through social media. Amid the threats, the IT...

New Delhi: India will test its home-grown electric thrusters to steer satellites to its desired orbit, a technology that promises to make spacecraft lighter and pack more punch, in December. Delivering the Sardar Patel Lecture at Akashvani, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S Somanath...

New Delhi: A day after the US homeland authorities announced the deportation of Indian nationals who were staying in that country illegally, sources Saturday said it was a result of the cooperation on migration and mobility between the two nations. As part of this cooperation,...

New Delhi: Amid a spate of hoax bomb threats to multiple airlines, the IT Ministry has asked social media platforms to observe due diligence obligations and promptly remove or disable access to misinformation within the strict timelines prescribed under IT rules. The Centre also asserted...

New Delhi: Lawyers must learn to pay proper salaries and emoluments to the youngsters who enter their chambers to learn, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has said In an interview with All India Radio, Chandrachud said the legal profession is a difficult one...