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India's Vantara Sets a Global Benchmark: CITES endorses Transparency, Ethics and Scientific Rigor in Private Conservation In a rare commendation from international regulators, India's Vantara initiative has earned high praise from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), marking a milestone in private-sector conservation. Following detailed inspections and document reviews, CITES concluded that Vantara's Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre and the Radh ...Read More >
New Delhi: If you are depositing large amounts of cash in your bank account, this could attract the attention of the Income Tax Department. While most people consider depositing money in banks completely safe, transactions exceeding prescribed limits in a financial year can be flagged. Banks and cooperative banks are required to report such transactions to the tax authorities. Why People Are Worried Recently, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Delhi clarified that if a substantial amo ...Read More >
The Rajkot Special Operations Group (SOG) in Gujarat has busted a gang involved in the illegal sale of rare pangolins worth Rs 22 crore. The gang was... The Rajkot Special Operations Group (SOG) in Gujarat has busted a gang involved in the illegal sale of rare pangolins worth Rs 22 crore. The gang was allegedly smuggling the endangered species from the Gir forest area and attempting to sell them in major cities. Acting on intelligence, the SOG carried out a swift operation and arrested three p ...Read More >
In August 2025, Delhi Police's crime branch exposed a large-scale racket producing and distributing fake consumer goods, including ENO antacids, Sensodyne toothpaste, and cigarettes Delhi Police has unearthed a fake antacid manufacturing unit in north Delhi's Ibrahimpur area and arrested two persons, an official said on Sunday. The accused have been identified as Sandeep Jain (45) and Jitender alias Chotu (23), both residents of Ibrahimpur, police said. The counterfeit trade in India has evol ...Read More >
Investigators of the Gujarat Cyber Centre of Excellence found that the accused had created a website to mimic the official government portal, allegedly issuing at least 12,000 fake permits The Gujarat Cyber Centre of Excellence on Wednesday said it had arrested two persons from Delhi for allegedly black marketing and profiteering from the illegal sale of safari permits for national parks across India. The accused -- Ajaykumar Ghanshyam Chaudhary and Arvind Shrikant Upadhyay, both residents of ...Read More >
Aizawl: The Assam Rifles on Saturday arrested two men and seized explosives -- 5,800 pieces of gelignite rods, 10,500 metres of Cordtex, and 6,000 pieces of detonators -- at Vaphai, an Indo-Myanmar border village in Mizoram's Champhai district. The force received an intelligence report regarding the transshipment of a "large quantity of war-like stores and launched an operation at Vaphai," a statement issued by the Assam Rifles said. The Assam Rifles team tried to stop a vehicle, but the occup ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a major crackdown during the festive season, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has foiled a smuggling attempt to illegally import Chinese-origin fireworks and firecrackers into India. Under its ongoing 'Operation Fire Trail', officers of DRI's Mumbai zonal unit intercepted a 40-foot container at Navi Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port. The container, declared as carrying 'leggings', originated from China and was headed for the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Gujarat's Ankleshwar. ...Read More >
Champhai (Mizoram) [India], October 19 (ANI): The Assam Rifles achieved a major attainment, recovering a large consignment comprising 90 bags of poppy seeds and 120 bags of Areca nuts in Champhai, Mizoram, a release stated on Sunday. Based on specific intelligence, Assam Rifles conducted a search operation on 17 October 2025 in the general area of Farlui Road, Ruantlang, Champhai, Mizoram. "During the operation, security forces recovered a large consignment comprising 90 bags of poppy seeds an ...Read More >
Gurgaon: A large number of people flocked to the cracker godowns and shops of Gadoli on Saturday following the Supreme Court's order permitting the use of green crackers.The influx caused traffic jams early in the morning, and by 8 AM, the tailback of vehicles reached up to Umang Bharadwaj Chowk. Crowds had started gathering in front of the three licensed warehouses in the area from midnight. The court permitted only three days for the sale of the crackers. As a result, people wanted to buy stoc ...Read More >
"Work on two aspects firstly to specify how much DAP is required, and secondly, plan a distribution system that prevents farmers from queuing up." - Shivraj Singh Chouhan During the meeting, the Union Minister reviewed the availability of fertilizers in the district in the presence of public representatives and sought a detailed briefing from district officials. Chouhan instructed that no farmer should face any inconvenience, directing the administration to ensure smooth arrangements that farm ...Read More >
Chandigarh: EcoSikh, a global non-governmental organisation (NGO) and a response from the Sikh community to the threats of climate change and the deterioration of the natural environment, has unveiled a plan for the revival of the 'Baaj' - the raptor associated with Guru Gobind Singh.The plan will be implemented in collaboration with the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) - a Mumbai-based 140-year-old organisation. The idea is to rehabilitate the 'Baaj' or Northern Goshawk, the official bird ...Read More >
Akhilesh Yadav wrote, "The reality is that now a poor person cannot even give a small piece of gold at weddings as a blessing. Forget gold; even silver has gone out of the reach of the poor due to the hoarding of precious metals by BJP leaders," reported PTI. The Samajwadi Party chief further emphasised that the government's defence would be that gold prices are determined by international markets, and asked why luxury metals continue to see rising demand despite the price surge. He added, "If ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 30: In a major crackdown ahead of the festive season, the Central Range of Delhi Police's Crime Branch seized over 423 kg of banned firecrackers during coordinated raids in Sadar Bazar and Shahdara, the Delhi Police said on Tuesday. Three men were arrested in connection with the illegal trade. In the first operation at Filmistan, Sadar Bazar, a team led by Inspector Sunil Kumar Kalkhande apprehended two youths -- Ashutosh Mishra (24) and Aryan Dubey (20), both residents of P ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Intwo separate crackdowns, the Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) has arrested three Sri Lankan nationals for illegally staying in the city and busted a drug racket involving two foreign nationals among seven accused. According to police, three Sri Lankan citizens who had entered India illegally in 2024 were taken into custody from an apartment under Devanahalli police station limits. Investigations revealed that the accused had traveled from Jaffna by boat to Rameswaram, Tamil Nad ...Read More >
Nagpur: Amid rising prices of precious metals, the rates of gold and silver are higher without taxes compared to the official channel, which includes 3% GST. This indicates that too much black money is chasing a comparatively smaller amount of gold or silver available in the parallel economy. Though not unprecedented, it's a rare phenomenon in the market, said sources.On Monday, a tola (10 grams) of gold with GST stood at Rs1,19,700 to Rs1,18,970, but without a bill the rates were nearly Rs1,20, ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Firecracker worth more than Rs 8 crore seized under 'Agni' campaign launched by Odisha Police to curb illegal trade of firecrackers. The operation was carried away in the entire state from 14 to 27 of last month. As per the information, on the instructions of the DGP YB Khurania, Odisha Police launched the "Agni" campaign from 14th to 27th of last month in the entire state. The campaign has been launched with an aim to curb illegal explosives, unauthorized transportation and sale ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers on Monday took out a protest rally here to highlight the "acute scarcity" of fertilisers in the State. A scuffle ensued when the protesters attempted to break the barricade and enter the Raj Bhavan, and police stopped them. The police used mild force to disperse the crowd. However, the police later allowed some selected BJD leaders to enter the Raj Bhavan premises and submit a memorandum to Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati. During the rally, the prot ...Read More >
Police recovered a total of 42 cartons of alcohol, loaded on the backs of the camels. Three camels, a band of five men, and narrow dirt tracks in forests. This unlikely setup was the backbone of an illegal liquor smuggling operation into South Delhi -- until Delhi Police busted the racket on Thursday, arresting all five men along with their unlikely accomplices: the camels. According to a police officer, the accused used forest routes to avoid detection, but vehicles often struggled to pass th ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A scuffle broke out on Monday between workers of the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the police near the Raj Bhavan (Governor's House) during a protest over the ongoing fertiliser shortage across the state. The protestors led by the senior party leaders marching towards the Raj Bhavan faced off the police personnel when the latter stopped them at the barricade near the Governor's residence. Later, a delegation of the BJD leaders also met the Governor and submitted a memorandu ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sept 15 (Maxim News) BRS working president KT Rama Rao cautioned the voters of Jubilee Hill constituency against voting for the Congress and giving them a license to get their homes demolished. He accused the Congress government of neglecting Hyderabad and pushing students and farmers into distress. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp "People must remember that voting for the Congress is nothing short of giving them a license to get their homes demolished. While not a single house was const ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Former Telangana minister and senior BRS leader Satyavathi Rathod queued up alongside farmers to collect urea bags at the Gundatamadugu Cooperative Society in Kuravi mandal of Mahabubabad district. Holding her pattadar passbook for her five-acre farmland, she waited in line and registered for coupons just like other farmers. Speaking with the farmers, Rathod alleged that though they had been waiting for weeks, not a single bag of urea was being distributed to them. She criticised t ...Read More >
The directive came after reports poured in from across the state of farmers taking to the streets, alleging delays and shortages in fertiliser distribution, which they claim are adversely impacting paddy cultivation. While reviewing the situation, the CM asserted that there is no shortage of fertilisers in the state. According to an official statement by the Chief Minister's Office , Odisha requires a total of 9,55,000 metric tons of fertilisers for the 2025 Kharif season , and this entire qua ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday raised strong concerns over the shortage of fertilisers in Odisha, accusing the government of failing to ensure timely supply for farmers during the crucial cultivation season. Briefing the media, senior BJD leader Sanjay Das Burma on Friday said that farmers several districts across the state facing severe difficulties due to non-availability of fertilizers. He alleged that despite repeated demands, the authori ...Read More >
Berhampur: The BJD's Ganjam district unit on Monday protested at Chhatrapur, alleging a short supply of fertilisers, especially urea, to the district during the current kharif season.Several former MLAs of the party took part in the protest, alleging that the farmers in the district were facing hardship due to the non-availability of urea. They took out a rally in the district headquarters town before demonstrating in front of the district collector's office. "Urea is essential at this time but ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - India is not "profiteering" from Russian oil imports and its purchases have stabilised markets while keeping prices from rising to as much as $200 a barrel, Hardeep Singh Puri, country's oil minister, said in the Hindu newspaper on Monday. The U.S. has targeted India for its Russian oil purchases, with President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on Indian exports to the U.S. to discourage the country's crude buying. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused India of pr ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The opposition Biju Janata Dal and the Congress on Monday targeted the Mohan Charan Majhi-led Odisha government over the alleged ongoing shortage of fertiliser across the state. Senior BJD leader and party vice president Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Monday alleged that the state government is misleading the farmers amidst the severe short-supply of fertilizer in the state. Addressing a press conference, Nayak also asserted that the BJP-led state government has ...Read More >
A dramatic confrontation unfolded in Bhind in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday when BJP MLA Narendra Singh Kushwaha nearly raised his hand to slap District Collector Sanjeev Srivastava during a heated argument over fertilizer shortages in the district. The altercation, which played out at the latter's residence, saw tempers flare, abuses hurled, and supporters chanting slogans against the bureaucrat. Kushwaha reached the bungalow with a group of farmers, angry over restrictions that allowed only two ...Read More >
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao alleged that fertilizer stocks were being diverted and sold in the black market by Congress leaders, forcing lakhs of farmers to queue up for hours across the State. He also demanded that the State government release a White Paper on the fertilizer situation, providing details on the quota allocated and supplied to the State, stock position in warehouses, actual distribution to farmers and quantities diverted or missing. Speaking to t ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 20 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh government will launch a statewide campaign from September 16 to achieve 100 per cent farmer registration. Acting on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's instructions, district magistrates will review progress daily in the run-up to the drive. The Revenue Department has been directed to issue standard operating procedures (SOPs) to revenue officers to ensure the correction of land ownership records in line with Aadhaar. Also Read | 'N ...Read More >
Guwahati: At least 42 poachers were arrested, six major rhino poaching gangs with links to illegal trade of animal parts through Myanmar were identified and nine poaching attempts were foiled under 'Operation Falcon' by the Assam Police and forest department since the operation was launched last year.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma shared a video on 'X' on Monday, hailing the success of the departments' efforts against poaching. He said the operation broke the back of poaching and illegal animal trade. H ...Read More >
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