500 kg heroin smuggling by Pak through Gujarat, NIA files supplementary chargesheet

New Delhi (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said it has filed a supplementary chargesheet against an accused in connection with a 500-kg heroin smuggling case by people based in Dubai. The drug was smuggled through Pakistan-India…

Trade, border dispute in focus as Chinese Foreign Minister lands in Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who landed in Delhi on Thursday evening, is expected to hold bilateral talks on trade and the pending border dispute in Ladakh that is almost two years old now.

Yi is scheduled to meet Foreign…

ED to SC: Sanjay Chandra's wife involved in money laundering, has assets in Cayman Island & Mauritius

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday informed the Supreme Court that the wife of jailed former Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra was actively involved in a huge money laundering operation, and she was operating from the UAE. The…

Ban on Muslim traders in K'taka temple fairs spreads to more districts

Bengaluru (IANS) The move to ban Muslim traders from Karnataka temple fairs has spread to more districts of the state and is likely to snowball into a major crisis in the coming days.

The trend which surfaced in coastal districts and capital…

Need to promote youth of Kashmir by educating them, says SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday observed that it is essential to promote youth hailing from Kashmir by educating them, while observing that everybody makes mistakes in their youth.

Hearing a plea by the UT government challenging…

Could visit China after border dispute resolved: NSA Doval

New Delhi (IANS) In response to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's invite to visit Beijing, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval said on Friday that he could embark on a trip to the neighbouring nation after the border issues were resolved,…

Border disengagement happening at slower pace: Jaishankar tells Wang

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Friday that during his meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, he told the latter that the disengagement of troops at the LAC in Eastern Ladakh is a "work in progress",…

Delhi riots conspiracy case: Court rejects bail plea of Umar Khalid

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed the bail application of former JNU student-activist Umar Khalid in a case related to the alleged "larger conspiracy" behind the Delhi riots.

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat had deferred…

'Don't sensationalise', SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against K'taka HC order on hijab

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to give any specific date to hear a plea challenging the Karnataka High Court order, which dismissed all petitions seeking direction for permission to wear hijab in classrooms.

Senior…

CBI to probe ex-J&K Guv Satya Pal Malik's Rs 300 Cr bribe allegation

Jammu (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has recommended a CBI probe into the allegations levelled by former Governor Satya Pal Malik that he was offered a bribe of Rs 300 crore.

On October 17, 2021, Malik had said at a function in Rajasthan,…