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Chandigarh: In a major crackdown on drug networks, Amritsar Rural Police apprehended two hawala operators, Sukhjit Singh and Ranbir Singh, who were facilitating illegal financial transactions linked to drug trafficking with the seizure of Rs 17,60,000 cash and $4,000, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav...

Rewa: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) was killed, and a couple more policemen were severely injured as they were attacked by villagers in the Mauganj district of the Rewa division in Madhya Pradesh, police said Saturday. The incident occurred in the Gadara village under the Shahpur...

Bengaluru: The Congress government's decision to provide a four per cent quota to the Muslim community in tenders is likely to create a furore during the ongoing budget session in both Houses of the state legislature. The BJP’s national leadership has stated that the decision...

New Delhi: Abu Qatal, a key Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative and one of the most wanted terrorists involved in the 2023 Rajouri attack and the 2024 Reasi bus attack, has been killed in Pakistan under mysterious circumstances, according to media reports. Also known as Faisal Nadeem,...

New Delhi: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is scheduled to arrive in India Sunday, marking his first official visit since assuming office. The five-day visit, which will run until March 20, has been organised at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Luxon’s visit...

New Delhi: The Congress Saturday slammed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the arrest of its Assam unit spokesperson, Reetam Singh, for a social media post, saying the action was worse than atrocious. The opposition party asserted that Singh's post, for which he was arrested,...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government Saturday placed DGP-rank officer K Ramachandra Rao on compulsory leave. K V Sharath Chandra, Additional Director General of Police (Recruitment), will replace him, the GO added. Rao's stepdaughter and Kannada actress Ranya Rao aka Harshavardhini Ranya, was arrested March 3 at...

Patna: RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav found himself at the centre of a fresh controversy Saturday when a policeman was commanded by the former Bihar minister to perform a 'thumka' (pelvic thrust) or face suspension. The lurid drama unfolded at the official residence of Yadav,...

Hyderabad: At least 60 Maoists laid down their arms and surrendered before the police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana Saturday, officials said. The district shares its border with the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. The mass surrender took place at the Kothagudem Superintendent of...

Amritsar: A blast occurred outside a temple in Amritsar around midnight when an unidentified attacker who came on a motorcycle hurled an explosive device towards the building, damaging a portion of its wall and shattering window panes, officials said Saturday. Punjab Police said it suspects...