Ahead of festivals, crackdown on adulteration in UP, 28 food samples collected

IANS | August 23, 2026 3:21 PM

Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA), intensifying its searches against food adulteration ahead of the festive season, seized a huge quantity of 'khoya' (solidified milk) and collected at least 28 food samples from various parts of Uttar Pradesh, including Kanpur Dehat, on Sunday.

Delhi Police bust international narco-terror module; arrest 4 linked to Khalistani terrorist Arsh Dalla

IANS | August 23, 2026 2:52 PM

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted an alleged international narco-terror module involved in the procurement, concealment and clandestine export of opium to overseas markets, uncovering a suspected drugs-for-weapons nexus and alleged terror financing network linked to designated Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dalla, officials said on Sunday.

Fake GST racket busted in Lucknow, four arrested

IANS | August 23, 2026 8:55 AM

Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Lucknow Crime Branch has uncovered a network that created fake GST firms using forged documents to claim and pass on fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC), causing a loss of about Rs 27.25 lakh in government revenue.

1,250 suspected fake Nicardia tablets seized in Gujarat

IANS | August 22, 2026 11:27 PM

Ahmedabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Gujarat’s Food and Drug Control Administration has launched a three-day inspection drive across Ahmedabad and other parts of the state after receiving information about the suspected sale of counterfeit or duplicate Nicardia Retard 10 tablets, with officials seizing 1,250 tablets of the suspected medicine and restricting the sale of other medicines worth around Rs 1.70 lakh.