Belagavi, July 9 (IANS) Former Karnataka Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar on Thursday expressed confidence that Belagavi district would secure two additional berths in the State Cabinet, citing the district’s size and the Congress party’s strong electoral performance.Speaking to reporters in Belagavi, Hebbalkar said the district, one of the largest in Karnataka, deserves greater representation in the Cabinet. She pointed out that 11 Congress MLAs were elected from Belagavi district in the recent Assembl…
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Chandigarh, June 19 (IANS) In a major intelligence-led operation, Punjab Police, with the cooperation of Central agencies and the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP), have secured the deportation of two wanted operatives linked to the banned Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) from Malaysia, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Friday.The accused were apprehended by Punjab Police at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in New Delhi upon their arrival and brought to Punjab for further investig…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (IANS) A major anti-narcotics operation by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) that led to the seizure of more than 24 kg of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances across Kerala has underscored the scale of the drug menace confronting the state. Under ‘Operation Chakravyuh’, the DRI’s Cochin Unit seized substantial quantities of methaqualone, methamphetamine, and hashish oil in coordinated operations at Kochi, Malappuram, and Thiruvananthapuram.Five…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected French liquor giant Pernod Ricard’s plea seeking permission to resume the sale of its products in the national capital, dealing a setback to the company in one of its key markets in India.The company had approached the High Court after Delhi excise authorities dismissed its application for a licence to sell liquor in the city.Pernod Ricard has been locked in a dispute with Delhi authorities for the past three years over the renew…
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the double murder case in Batala, Punjab Police, in a well-coordinated operation with Central agencies, have arrested three key operatives linked to foreign-based fugitive gangster Happy Jatt close to Indo-Bhutan border in West Bengal while they were attempting to flee to Bhutan, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday. The operation under the name “Operation Nest Wrecker” was jointly carried out by Anti-Gangster T…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) With the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelling the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3 and announcing that the exam would be re-conducted on dates to be notified separately, aspirants from Rajasthan and Jammu on Tuesday welcomed the decision, saying it would have been unfair for students appearing honestly if it had not been scrapped.The aspirants also termed the incident a failure of the NTA and the administration.IANS spoke to students in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined to grant any interim injunction in a defamation suit filed by industrialist Anil Ambani against NDTV and other media entities seeking a blanket restraint on publication and removal of news reports relating to ongoing investigations involving Reliance group companies. While refusing to pass any ad-interim relief restraining publication of the reports at this stage, a single-judge Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad sought responses…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Terming the AAP Rajya Sabha members who switched over to the BJP “not elected but selected”, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday met President Droupadi Murmu and demanded the cancellation of the membership of six belonging to the state.CM Mann arrived in Delhi along with MLAs from Punjab earlier in the day and submitted a signed memorandum at Rashtrapati Bhavan, asserting that the dramatic rise in the BJP’s Rajya Sabha numbers despite having just two MLAs in …
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) In a breakthrough against organised crime, Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in an operation with Central agencies and Tripura Police, has apprehended Aditya Kapoor, one of the shooters involved in the sensational murder of kabaddi promoter Kanwar Digvijay Singh, alias Rana Balachauria, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here. The accused, who was arrested from Agartala in Tripura and a resident of Amritsar, has a criminal background …
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday took on record fresh status reports filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the ongoing probe into the alleged large-scale bank fraud involving Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications (RCom) and associated group entities.A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, was informed by advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the…