Punjab: Drug money raises concerns before Assembly election

IANS | September 22, 2026 10:54 PM

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Months before Assembly elections are due in Punjab, concerns remain despite crackdowns over a section’s amoral engagement with narcotics that refuses to end, with regular reports of drugs being confiscated and narco-terrorism busted.

Jamui cops arrest one individual in minor student's molestation case; FIRs filed against 120 social-media profiles

IANS | September 22, 2026 12:31 PM

Patna, Sep 22 (IANS) Jamui Police arrested Ramashish Chaudhary in connection with the alleged molestation and harassment of two minor students in the Madwa Pahar area along the Jamui-Lakhisarai route. A video of the shocking incident in Bihar was recorded and subsequently circulated on social media, prompting police action against the molesters and also the people who shared the video online, thus compromising the minor victim's identity.

India and Russia discuss deepening military cooperation

IANS | September 17, 2026 11:32 PM

Moscow, Sep 17 (IANS) Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth on Thursday visited the Russian Land Forces Headquarters, where the interaction focused on deepening military cooperation and expanding training engagements.