Ahmedabad, July 9 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Customs Department has seized 5.368 kg (gross) of hydroponic marijuana from a passenger who arrived from Bangkok at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA), marking the latest in a series of narcotics interceptions on the Thailand-Ahmedabad route. According to sources, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted a male passenger after he arrived on Thai Airways flight TG-343 from Bangkok on Wednesday following passenger profiling….

Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Maharashtra Transport Minister and Shiv Sena leader Pratap Sarnaik on Thursday remarked that there is nothing wrong if Shiv Sena-UBT Chief Uddhav Thackeray, party leaders Aaditya Thackeray and Sanjay Raut “are seen travelling together in Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s car anytime soon”.Speaking to IANS, Pratap Sarnaik said: “If tomorrow, Sanjay Raut, Aaditya Thackeray, or Uddhav Thackeray were to travel in Eknath Shinde’s car, it should not be viewed as something wro…

Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday questioned the State Chief Electoral Officer’s assertion that there had been no large-scale irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy said he had noted the Chief Electoral Officer’s statement that the electoral roll revision had not been carried out in groups.The Union Minister said he, al…

Gandhinagar, July 9 (IANS) Gujarat government unveiled its ‘Data Center Policy 2026-29’ on Thursday, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel describing it as a step towards state’s emergence as the country’s preferred destination for data centre investments. Launching the policy at an event attended by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Science and Technology Minister Arjun Modhwadia, Chief Secretary M. K. Das, senior bureaucrats, industry representatives and investors, the Chief Minister said th…

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s plea seeking to restrain the release of the proposed film “Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy” due to paucity of time. The matter, listed before a single-judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh, will now be heard on Friday. In an earlier hearing, the Delhi High Court had issued notice to filmmaker Amit Jani and other respondents on Salman Khan’s plea seeking interim relief against the film’…

Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) The ED searched 11 premises in Jhansi, Lucknow and other places in Uttar Pradesh and recovered incriminating documents and records of suspected benami properties linked to a former MLA allegedly involved in 60 criminal cases, an official said on Thursday. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Allahabad Sub Zonal Office, conducted the search operations on Wednesday at 11 locations as part of an investigation under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PML…

Gandhinagar, July 9 (IANS) The Gujarat Forest Department on Thursday launched an in-house digital helpline to help citizens easily locate nearby forest nurseries and obtain saplings, as the state steps up tree plantation efforts under the nationwide ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign. The new service enables users to access nursery locations, contact details and other forest-related services through a simple phone call or message.Citizens wishing to plant trees can dial 8320002000, after which the ca…

Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Thursday condemned the alleged assault on doctors at a municipal hospital in Maharashtra’s Thane district by Shiv Sena leader Ramesh Mhatre, describing the incident as ‘completely wrong’. He also questioned as to why a person with a criminal background was being given ‘police protection’. Speaking to IANS, Pawar said, “That behaviour was completely wrong. The corporator assaulted women doctors also, present at the hospital and has a criminal back…

Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra state government will conduct an inquiry into the altered alignment of the Nashik Ring Road project, a critical infrastructure development for the upcoming Kumbh Mela, within the next three days. Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday made this announcement in the Legislative Assembly, assuring the House that no farmers will be subjected to forced land acquisition and that fair compensation will be provided under the law.The development follow…

Ayodhya, July 9 (IANS) Hindu seers in Ayodhya on Thursday sought the resignation of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Treasurer Govind Dev Giri, holding him responsible for the alleged irregularities in the donations made at the Ram Temple and accusing him of “yielding dominance” over Ram Janmabhoomi.Speaking to IANS, Mahant Sitaram Das of Saket Bhavan Temple said: “There has been no statement regarding the resignation submitted by (Trust General Secretary) Champat Rai, and no clarificati…