Mumbai, Aug 29 — The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit, has busted an alleged drug trafficking network and seized 547 grams of a substance that tested positive for cocaine/methaqualone during an operation in Mira Road, Mumbai, the agency said in a statement. Acting on…
New Delhi, Aug 29 — The South-East District Police on Saturday claimed to have solved a blind murder case with the arrest of a 64-year-old man and his associate in connection with the killing of a 38-year-old man, who was the son of one of the accused. The accused have been identified as Talukdar…
Chennai, Aug 29 — The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms at one or two places in the Western Ghats districts of Tamil Nadu over the next four days.Weather officials said a weak low-pressure trough persists in the lower atmospheric…
Chennai, Aug 29 — The Tamil Nadu government has formally notified three elephant corridors in the Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary in Hosur forest division, strengthening habitat connectivity and facilitating the safe seasonal movement of elephants between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.The corridors…
New Delhi, Aug 29 — Delhi-NCR is likely to experience partly cloudy skies, hazy sunshine and hot weather on Saturday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting a maximum temperature of around 36 degrees Celsius and a minimum of nearly 26 degrees Celsius. Weather conditions across…
New Delhi, Aug 29 — Congress National President, Mallikarjun Kharge, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, expressing devastation caused by the flash floods in Nepal and urging the government to extend every possible assistance to those affected by the tragedy.…
Mumbai, Aug 29 — A group of Maharashtra residents who were stranded in flood-affected areas of Nepal has safely returned to India and is now on its way back to the state, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said. The Maharashtra citizens, who were caught in the flood-ravaged regions of Nepal amid…
New Delhi, Aug 29 — CNG prices have been increased by Rs 3.89 per kg across Delhi-NCR, with the revised rates coming into effect from 6 a.m. on Saturday. The hike has been announced by Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), the primary city gas distributor in the National Capital Region. Following the…
Dehradun, Aug 29 — The State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) in Dehradun has received multiple distress calls regarding people missing after a flash flood in the Bhotekoshi River in Nepal on August 26. The information, compiled late on August 28, has been shared with the Ministry of Home Affairs…
New Delhi/Agartala, Aug 28 — Four young students from Tripura had a memorable opportunity to celebrate Raksha Bandhan with President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday. A Tripura government official said in Agartala that during the interaction, the students tied rakhis on the…
New Delhi, Aug 28 — The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday declared the results of the UGC-NET June 2026 examination for 84 subjects. Candidates can now check, download and print their scorecards from the official website ugcnet.nta.nic.in by logging in with their credentials. The UGC-NET is…
Kohima, Aug 28 — Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Friday said that technology can help the mountainous state overcome geographical constraints and connect its young talent with national and global opportunities without requiring them to leave the state, in line with the vision of Viksit…
Rewa, Aug 28 — Two doctors and two nursing officers have been suspended following the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child at Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Rewa. The action came after the family alleged negligence and misconduct during treatment. A committee of senior doctors has been…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 28 — The Odisha government’s Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment (DAFE) on Friday signed six Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Department of Posts, Odisha Circle, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the M.S.…
Kolkata, Aug 28 — Two of the 39 tourists from West Bengal who had been missing for the last couple of days in Nepal due to the devastating floods there had been contacted, the Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari informed media persons on Friday night. He also informed that communication had not been…
Imphal, Aug 28 — The Manipur government on Friday announced a ‘Women Empowerment’ scheme aimed at benefiting 3.5 lakh women in the state, officials said. A senior official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that the state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, approved…
Patna, Aug 28 — Three girls went missing after drowning while bathing in a river in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district on Friday. Around 11.30 a.m., two other girls who were bathing with them raised an alarm, following which family members and villagers rushed to the spot and launched a search.Villagers…
Imphal, Aug 28 — Security forces, in separate joint operations conducted across different districts of Manipur, have arrested five militants belonging to various banned outfits during the past 24 hours, officials said here on Friday. A police official said that the five militants were apprehended…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 28 — Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram stirred political circles in Odisha on Friday after accusing a party colleague of attempting to remove him from the Union Cabinet. Reacting strongly, the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) condemned his remarks as violent, stating that…
Shillong, Aug 28 — Meghalaya’s deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister, Prestone Tynsong, on Friday said that the law and order situation in the state had returned to normal and appealed to tourists to visit Shillong and other destinations without any apprehension. Tynsong said the state…
Jaipur, Aug 28 — The Rajasthan Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) executed three major operations on Raksha Bandhan, seizing 5.4 kg of MD valued at Rs 1.62 crore and arresting two wanted criminals, including a suspected narcotics kingpin carrying a Rs 1 lakh reward. Inspector General of…