Pakistan's deadly airstrikes on Kabul rehab centre should be investigated as possible 'war crime'

IANS | July 22, 2026 5:15 PM

Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) Leading human rights organisation Amnesty International on Wednesday said that the Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan's Omid Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre earlier this year should be investigated as a possible "war crime" as no evidence has been found to support Islamabad's claim that the facility was being used to store weapons, ammunition, or for any other military purpose.

Bengal municipality job case: Madan Mitra’s son appears before ED for interrogation

IANS | July 22, 2026 3:06 PM

Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Subhorup Mitra, son of rebel Trinamool Congress legislator Madan Mitra, arrived at the Enforcement Directorate’s Salt Lake office on the northern outskirts of Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon to face interrogation in relation to the ED’s ongoing investigation into the multi-crore municipality job case in West Bengal.

Two Thai nationals arrested in Kolkata with banned narcotics

IANS | July 22, 2026 12:27 PM

Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Kolkata Police informed on Wednesday morning that two Thai nationals were arrested in Kolkata on Tuesday with banned narcotics. The two women had come to the city disguised as tourists but in reality they had smuggled the drugs into West Bengal.

Mizoram Police register 538 drug cases, arrest 795 in 18 months

IANS | July 21, 2026 11:04 PM

Aizawl, July 21 (IANS) Mizoram Police have registered 538 drug-related cases and arrested 795 alleged drug peddlers and smugglers over the past 18 months, including women and Myanmar nationals, reflecting the state’s intensified crackdown on narcotics, officials said on Tuesday.