Chandigarh, December 6 Border Security Force troops have recovered a drone and over 2kg of heroin from a village near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, the fourth such recovery in as many days, officials said on Tuesday. At 8.56pm on Monday, the troops heard the sound of…
View More Drone, 2.5kg heroin recovered near India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran; fourth incident in 4 daysCategory: Latest News
Drone, 2.5kg heroin recovered near India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran
Chandigarh, December 6 Border Security Force troops have recovered a drone and over 2kg of heroin from a village near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, the fourth such recovery in as many days, officials said on Tuesday. At 8.56pm on Monday, the troops heard the sound of…
View More Drone, 2.5kg heroin recovered near India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn TaranConcerned at waving of Khalistani flags at Melbourne event, India warns Australia of separatists and their links with terror groups
New Delhi, December 6 Perturbed over the profusion of Khalistani flags at an event for the Indian community in Melbourne, Indian government officials have sounded out the highest levels in the Australian government about the growth of Sikh separatism in Australia. The move comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
View More Concerned at waving of Khalistani flags at Melbourne event, India warns Australia of separatists and their links with terror groupsGujarat Police arrested TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale from airport in Rajasthan, claims party; no information, say police
New Delhi, December 6 The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday claimed that Gujarat Police had arrested its spokesperson Saket Gokhale, terming it a “political vendetta”. In a tweet, TMC national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien detailed the circumstances under which the arrest was made. Gokhale took a flight at…
View More Gujarat Police arrested TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale from airport in Rajasthan, claims party; no information, say policeGujarat Police detain TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale over tweet on PM’s visit
Ahmedabad, December 6 Gujarat Police have detained Trinamool Congress national spokesperson Saket Gokhale over a tweet endorsing an alleged fake news about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Morbi after a bridge collapse incident there, an official said on Tuesday. Gokhale was apprehended from Jaipur during the early hours of…
View More Gujarat Police detain TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale over tweet on PM’s visitAt meeting with 5 Central Asian NSAs, Ajit Doval urges cooperation in countering terror-financing
Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, December 6 India has offered to invest in and build communication networks in the region as it seeks to foster greater cooperation and coordination with Central Asia in a range of areas, including security and trade. Describing finance as the lifeblood of terrorism, National Security Advisor…
View More At meeting with 5 Central Asian NSAs, Ajit Doval urges cooperation in countering terror-financingFinancial support ‘lifeblood’ of terrorism; greater priority needed to counter terror financing: NSA Doval
Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, December 6 The National Security Advisers of India and Central Asian countries on Tuesday called for collective action to deal with use of terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism, terror financing and radicalisation. A joint communiqueacute; at the end of the meeting agreed that connectivity initiatives should…
View More Financial support ‘lifeblood’ of terrorism; greater priority needed to counter terror financing: NSA DovalScientist who worked at Wuhan lab makes startling revelation, says Covid was man-made virus
New Delhi, December 6In what appears to be an astonishing revelation, a US-based scientist, who worked at a controversial research lab in China’s Wuhan, has said that Covid-19 was a “man-made virus” that leaked from the facility.Covid was leaked from Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), a state-run and funded research…
View More Scientist who worked at Wuhan lab makes startling revelation, says Covid was man-made virusIndian military equipment-making companies HAL and BEL improve their rankings in top 100 arms makers in world
Ajay Banerjee New Delhi, December 6 Two Indian military equipment-making companies have made it to the list of top 100 global companies making arms, weapons, military planes and equipment. The details were released on Monday by Swedish think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in its report ‘Top 100 arms-producing…
View More Indian military equipment-making companies HAL and BEL improve their rankings in top 100 arms makers in worldPM chairs all-party meet on G-20, calls for Oppn support
New Delhi, December 5Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stated that India’s G20 presidency was a unique opportunity to showcase India’s strengths to the entire world.Chairing an all-party meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday which was attended by several Chief Ministers, including those from the Opposition, Union ministers and Congress…
View More PM chairs all-party meet on G-20, calls for Oppn supportTeam Jai Ram may break 37-year jinx
Pratibha ChauhanShimla, December 5A majority of the exit polls have predicted a close contest in Himachal Pradesh, with most giving an edge to the ruling BJP in the Assembly elections held on November 12.For the 68 segments of the hill state, most exit polls predicted 34 to 40 seats for…
View More Team Jai Ram may break 37-year jinxHaryana may drop cases over farm, Jat quota stirs
Geetanjali GayatriChandigarh, December 5Haryana is likely to withdraw all pending cases registered against protesters during the 2016 Jat reservation agitation as well as the year-long protest against the Centre’s farm laws that ended last December.Sources said Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij had called a related meeting of senior officers of…
View More Haryana may drop cases over farm, Jat quota stirsExit polls predict big BJP victory in Guj, give it edge in HP
Aditi TandonNew Delhi, December 5An average of exit polls on Monday handed over Gujarat to the BJP and predicted the party had an edge in Himachal Pradesh, in what could prove to be historic and record wins should the projections hold good on December 8, the day of counting.Barring Aaj…
View More Exit polls predict big BJP victory in Guj, give it edge in HPExit polls predict big BJP victory in Gujarat, give it edge in Himachal
Aditi TandonNew Delhi, December 5An average of exit polls on Monday handed over Gujarat to the BJP and predicted the party had an edge in Himachal Pradesh, in what could prove to be historic and record wins should the projections hold good on December 8, the day of counting.Barring Aaj…
View More Exit polls predict big BJP victory in Gujarat, give it edge in HimachalPaddy stubble fires see significant decline of 31.5 pc over last year; Punjab registers 30 pc reduction, Haryana 47.60 pc
Vibha Sharma New Delhi, December 5 There appears to be heartening inputs on the air pollution issue in the Delhi region. According to figures based on the analysis of paddy stubble management, Punjab registered a reduction of 29.99% and neighbouring Haryana a significant 47.60% in the paddy crop residue…
View More Paddy stubble fires see significant decline of 31.5 pc over last year; Punjab registers 30 pc reduction, Haryana 47.60 pc