Guwahati, March 16 (IANS) An international drug racket was busted by the Narcotics Control Bureau in Guwahati and Imphal, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, saying that there was no mercy for drug cartels.
Chandigarh, March 16 (IANS) In a major crackdown on drug networks, Amritsar Rural Police apprehended two hawala operators -- Sukhjit Singh and Ranbir Singh, who were facilitating illegal financial transactions linked to drug trafficking with seizure of Rs 17,60,000 cash and $4,000, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.
Bengaluru, March 15 (IANS) The Karnataka government has placed jailed actress Ranya Rao's father, DGP K. Ramachandra Rao, on compulsory leave with immediate effect and until further notice in connection with a gold smuggling case.
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) In a "first attack" on a religious place in Punjab's Amritsar city, close to the border with Pakistan, two assailants hurled an explosive at the Thakurdwara Temple complex, damaging its walls and shattering its window panes.
Bengaluru, March 15 (IANS) Gold smuggling-accused actress Ranya Rao has alleged that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths repeatedly slapped and hit her during custody, and demanded she sign statements under threats that they will "expose" her stepfather, DGP K. Ramachandra Rao.
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) At least 60 Maoists laid down their arms and surrendered before the police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana on Saturday, officials said. The district shares its border with the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.
Bengaluru, March 15 (IANS) A special Bengaluru court, rejecting the bail petition of jailed actress Ranya Rao aka Harshavardhini Ranya in the gold smuggling case, has held that the alleged offence has serious ramifications on the entire economy of the country, while also flagging that she had travelled 27 times to Dubai since January 2025.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Local BJP leader Surendra Jawahar was shot dead on Holi over some land dispute with his neighbour in Haryana's Sonipat, police said on Saturday.
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) Internet services have been suspended till March 17 at Sainthia town in Birbhum district of West Bengal following clashes between two groups.
Patna, March 15 (IANS) A few days after an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of police died during a violent clash in Bihar’s Araria district, another police personnel Santosh Kumar Singh, died on Saturday after sustaining grievous injuries during a scuffle with villagers in Munger district late on Friday night.
