CHANDIGARH, Apr 20: Punjab Police on Monday said it has busted a major narcotics and illegal arms module with the arrest of four accused persons and recovery of over nine kg of heroin along with pistols and ammunition in Hoshiarpur. In what officials described as a significant breakthrough, Hoshiarpur Police dismantled an inter-state and foreign-linked
WASHINGTON, Apr 20: The United States attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel that it said attempted to evade a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, prompting Iran’s joint military command to vow a response and raising concerns over a fragile ceasefire days before its expiry. It was the first such interception
TEHRAN, Apr 20: Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref on Sunday warned that stability in the Strait of Hormuz comes at a cost, saying Iran cannot be expected to ensure maritime security while facing restrictions on its own oil exports amid escalating tensions with the United States. In a post on X, Aref said
JAMMU, Apr 20: Students staged a protest outside Government College for Women (GCW) Gandhi Nagar in Jammu on Monday, demanding action against those responsible for the death of a student in a recent accident. A large number of students gathered outside the college premises, raising slogans and expressing anger over what they termed negligence that
RIYADH, Apr 20: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met senior Saudi Arabian leaders and discussed bilateral relations, the regional situation and other areas of mutual interest. Doval, who arrived in Riyadh on Sunday, was received at the airport by India’s Ambassador Suhel Khan and Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Saud Al-Sati. He held
JAMMU, Apr 20: Twelve people were killed and several others injured after a passenger bus rolled down a hill in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday, officials said. The accident occurred around 10 am on a hilly road while the bus was negotiating a blind curve near Kagort village in the Ramnagar area. Officials
JAMMU, Apr 18: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has directed all departments to ensure that only official government domain email IDs are used in bank records linked to government accounts, in a move aimed at preventing fraud and financial irregularities. The directive has been issued to strengthen financial security, improve transparency, and curb the misuse
JAMMU, Apr 18: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated the Dr Raj Kumar Thapa Memorial Museum and Library in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, dedicated to the legacy of the late Additional District Development Commissioner. Thapa lost his life on May 10 last year when a Pakistani artillery shell struck his residential quarters
NEW DELHI, Apr 18: The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Saturday, bringing the Budget Session that began in January to a close. As soon as the House met at 11 am, Speaker Om Birla read out his concluding remarks and subsequently adjourned the House sine die, meaning for an indefinite period. The session
NEW DELHI, Apr 18: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday accused the Centre of attempting to change the country’s federal structure under the guise of women’s reservation, saying the defeat of the government’s bill in the Lok Sabha was a victory for the Constitution and opposition unity. She also demanded that the government implement