Quad members vow to punish perpetrators, organisers, and financiers of Red Fort blast

IANS | December 6, 2025 7:26 PM

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Unequivocally condemning terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism, Quad partners - including, India, Japan, Australia, and the United States - have jointly called for the perpetrators, organisers, and financiers of the last month's terror incident near Delhi's Red Fort to be brought to justice and also urged all UN Member States to cooperate in doing so.

Delhi court to hear money laundering complaint against Robert Vadra today

IANS | December 6, 2025 7:22 AM

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) A Delhi court is expected to hear on Saturday the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) submissions after the agency named businessman Robert Vadra, son-in-law of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, as an accused in a money laundering case connected to UK-based defence dealer Sanjay Bhandari.

Surge in poppy cultivation in Pakistan raises security concerns: Report

IANS | December 5, 2025 8:10 PM

Dhaka, Dec 5 (IANS) The rise in poppy cultivation across Pakistan's Balochistan province has emerged as a serious regional security threat marked by collapsing governance, murky lines between state-non-state actors and a narcotics market reshaped by Afghanistan’s opium ban, a report said on Friday.

Vyapam scam: CBI secures conviction of two impersonators, 7 yr RI sentence

IANS | December 5, 2025 6:33 PM

Bhopal/Gwalior, Dec 5 (IANS) In a significant development in the long-running Vyapam investigation, the Special CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) Court (Vyapam Cases), Gwalior, Thursday, convicted and sentenced two accused persons to seven years rigorous imprisonment in connection with the Police Constable Recruitment Examination, 2012.

Security audit shows jungle Naxal threat down, but IB tracks new urban cells

Vicky Nanjappa | December 5, 2025 5:34 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) As the deadline to end the Naxal menace nears, the security forces, especially from the Centre, are gradually shifting strategy. Currently, the central forces are in full strength in the Maoist-affected areas and with the menace coming down fast, the state security forces would have a bigger role to play.