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NIA court convicts, sentences three in Punjab terror conspiracy case

IANS | June 5, 2026 2:07 AM

New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court has convicted and sentenced three accused in a 2018 terror conspiracy case linked with the banned Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) terrorist organisation, involving the seizure of weapons and explosive materials from an educational institute hostel room in Punjab's Jalandhar, central agency officials said.

SC stray dog order implemented across Ahmedabad; AMC covers 1,050 sites under compliance drive

IANS | June 2, 2026 3:45 PM

Ahmedabad, June 2 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has implemented a structured framework to comply with Supreme Court directions on management of stray dogs in public spaces, focussing on educational institutions, health facilities, sports complexes, bus stations and railway stations, while balancing operational constraints in shelter capacity and animal welfare rules.

ED cracks down on Dawood-linked drug racket, raids 20 places in Mumbai, Gujarat

IANS | June 2, 2026 3:15 PM

Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate launched extensive search operations at 20 locations across Mumbai, besides Surat, Ankleshwar, and Rajkot in Gujarat, as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged international narcotics syndicate operated by Salim Ismail Dola and his associates, the agency said on Tuesday.

Twisha death case: Giribala Singh, son Samarth sent to judicial remand till June 16

IANS | June 2, 2026 2:30 PM

Bhopal, June 2 (IANS) The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court in Bhopal on Tuesday sent retired district judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh to judicial remand till June 16 after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chose not to seek any further remand in connection with the death of actor-model Twisha Sharma.

Centre notifies Immigration and Foreigners (Amendment) rules; revamps process

IANS | June 2, 2026 10:31 AM

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified the Immigration and Foreigners (Amendment) Rules, 2026, introducing significant changes to the registration process for foreigners, provisions relating to children with Indian parents, emergency registration cases, and the appeals mechanism under the Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025.

SC declines to shift NEET-UG 2026 re-exam to computer-based format

IANS | June 1, 2026 8:31 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to direct the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination in a computer-based test (CBT) mode, observing that such a direction could not be granted at this stage when authorities were already engaged in conducting the fresh examination scheduled for June 21.