BSF shoots down Pakistani drone in Punjab, 10 kg heroin seized

Chandigarh (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) shot down a Pakistani drone close to the international border in Punjab's Amritsar early Monday and recovered nine yellow packets of contraband.

The weight of the heroin was found to be…

NIA raids Dawood men, hawala operators in Mumbai & Thane

Mumbai (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) swooped on more than a dozen locations in Mumbai linked with Pakistan-based mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar's associates, drug-peddlers and hawala operators, here on Monday.

NIA teams…

ED raid: Husband of IAS Pooja Singhal questioned

Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday summoned Abhishek Jha husband of IAS Pooja Singhal for questioning in the money laundering case. The ED was originally investigating a scam in the MNREGA in the Khunti
district when she was posted there…

Rain and Thunderstorms to continue till May 13 in state

Ranchi: Due to the change in the weather pattern in the state the mercury has already dropped due to which people have got relief from the scorching heat.

The Meteorological Department in its forecast has said that till May 13, there is a possibility…

JMM stages demonstrations outside BJP headquarters

Ranchi: Politics has heated up in the state following the raid on senior IAS Officer Puja Singhal and her close associates which was followed by the recovery of a huge amount of cash from the house of her CA.

On Sunday the workers of the ruling…

BJP not able to digest popularity of tribal CM: JMM

Ranchi: JMM’s central spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya on Sunday launched a fierce attack on the BJP.

Addressing reporters in the party office he said that the 28-month tenure of the Hemant government has been spotless and not a single case…

Kids held hostage in UP school over non-payment of fees, freed after parents create ruckus

Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) The parents' association at the Heartmann school have decided to lodge a complaint against the school authorities after about 35 children were held hostage for non-payment of fees.

According to reports, the…

ED interrogates IAS's CA in Ranchi illegal mining case

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday interrogated IAS Pooja Singhal's CA Suman Kumar, in connection with a money laundering case pertaining to illegal mining in Jharkhand's Ranchi.

After being in ED custody for…

RBI rate hike a surprise as it came between 2 review meetings: Sitharaman

New Delhi (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) move to raise the policy rate is part of a synchronised action by the central banks, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, adding that it came as a surprise only because it was done…

MP building fire: Jilted lover caused blaze, says police

Bhopal (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Police claimed to have arrested a person who had allegedly ignited a fire in a three-storey residential building that left seven people dead and nine injured here.

Police on Sunday identified the accused as…