Centre seizes illegal synthetic drugs worth Rs 47 crore and 3.5 tonne chemicals, 2 held

IANS | March 13, 2026 11:42 AM

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a clandestine facility engaged in the production of Alprazolam -- a psychotropic substance regulated under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 -- in the Kondapalli Industrial Development Area of NTR district in Andhra Pradesh, the Finance Ministry said on Friday.

KV Ramana Murty appointed as SEBI’s whole‑time member

IANS | March 13, 2026 10:22 AM

Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Kompella Venkata Ramana Murty, a 1991‑batch Indian Defence Accounts Service officer and former Additional Controller General of Defence Accounts, has been appointed as a whole‑time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a three‑year term, the Department of Economic Affairs said in an official statement.

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen to step down

IANS | March 13, 2026 8:35 AM

Washington, March 13 (IANS) Adobe said that its long-serving chief executive Shantanu Narayen, will step down after nearly two decades in the role, triggering a leadership search at one of the world’s most influential software companies.

US gains when oil prices rise: Trump

IANS | March 12, 2026 11:56 PM

Washington, March 12 (IANS) U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that rising oil prices benefit the United States because the country is the world’s largest producer of crude, even as tensions in the Middle East push global energy markets higher.