Festive e-commerce sales hit Rs 24,000 crore in first two days: Report

IANS | October 11, 2026 5:38 PM

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) India's leading e-commerce marketplaces witnessed a strong start to the festive shopping season, generating an estimated Rs 24,000 crore in sales during the first two days as consumers stepped up purchases across smartphones, electronics, appliances and fashion categories, a report has said.

'Security personnel brought from the borders': CJP slams mass restrictions, detentions during Delhi stir

IANS | October 11, 2026 4:19 PM

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Sunday claimed that troops from "Naxal (Maoist)-affected and border areas" have been brought in to enforce curbs in the national capital to restrain protests, as it reiterated its demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

NCB seizes 53 kg drugs worth Rs 43 crore in Guwahati, arrests two

IANS | October 11, 2026 4:03 PM

Guwahati, Oct 11 (IANS) The NCB arrested two drug traffickers and seized 53.937 kg of Methamphetamine/WY Tablets, suspected to be originating from Myanmar and valued at approximately Rs 43 crore in the illicit market, in Guwahati, an official said on Sunday.