Pan-India fake currency network expands as new entry points emerge

Vicky Nanjappa | March 27, 2026 11:36 AM

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India’s security agencies have flagged the increasing number of entry points through which fake currency is being circulated in the market. At first fake currency was being pushed into Nepal from Pakistan before making its entry into India. However, with the Indian agencies stepping up vigilance at the Nepal border, the focus shifted to Malda in West Bengal.

Grit, strategy, surrenders: How Naxalism was brought to its knees

Vicky Nanjappa | March 27, 2026 11:35 AM

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that the Narendra Modi government is committed to eradicating Naxalism from the country. He said that the Naxal menace will end by March 31 2026. With just days to go, the promise of ending the menace is set to be fulfilled.

‘PM Modi dedicated to people’: Giriraj Singh on excise cut; flays Oppn for being ‘irresponsible’

IANS | March 27, 2026 11:12 AM

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Centre on Friday slashed excise duties on petrol and diesel by Rs 10 per litre, bringing central taxes on petrol down to Rs 3 per litre and making diesel duty-free. The move, aimed at providing relief to consumers amid rising global fuel prices, was praised by Union Minister Giriraj Singh, who also took a swipe at opposition leaders.

Nehru-Gandhi family were ‘brokers of America’, says Nishikant Dubey; shares 1963 documents

IANS | March 27, 2026 11:11 AM

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) BJP's Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey on Friday made a series of allegations regarding decisions taken during the tenure of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, alleging that the Nehru-Gandhi family acted as “brokers of America” during the 1960s, while sharing documents that he described as part of a “dark chapter” of Congress.

WTO reforms must be inclusive, member-driven: Piyush Goyal

IANS | March 27, 2026 10:42 AM

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that WTO reforms must be pursued through a transparent, inclusive and member-driven process, with development at its core, at the ongoing 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaounde, Cameroon, an official statement said on Friday.

US embassy highlights Trump's praise of PM Modi as 'leader who gets things done'

IANS | March 27, 2026 9:58 AM

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The United States Embassy in India on Friday highlighted remarks by US President Donald Trump praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a leader who “gets things done”, while expressing confidence that the relationship between the two countries will grow stronger in the coming years.