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Srinagar, Apr 8 (PTI) A local court on Wednesday sent five operatives - two Pakistani nationals and their three local supporters - affiliated with proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit to 10 days police custody here, an official said. The five were arrested following the uncovering of a "deep-rooted" interstate LeT module headed by Pakistani terrorist Abdullah, alias Abu Hureira, who had been on the run for 16 years and successfully established bases outside the Union Territory. Hurei ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 8 (PTI) Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Wednesday chaired a Unified Command meeting to review the prevailing law and order situation in the state, a day after fresh violence left four persons dead in Bishnupur district, officials said. In a post on X, Singh said, "Chaired a Combined Headquarters Security (Unified Command) Meeting today at the Secretariat, attended by Hon'ble Home Minister Shri K. Govindas, the Chief Secretary, Security Adviser, DGP, and senior officials ...Read More >
Chennai: With the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections scheduled to take place on April 23, the Election Commission of India has ordered the transfer of Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam. Senior IAS officer M. Saikumar has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu, replacing Muruganandam. Saikumar previously served as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL). He also served as the Private Secretary to former Chief Minister Edappad ...Read More >
The Rajasthan High Court has granted Bollywood actor Salman Khan relief from a bailable warrant issued against him by the Jaipur District Consumer Commission-II. Following the order passed by a bench of Justice Anoop Singhi, Khan is no longer required to appear before the Commission on April 13. As per IANS, the date was earlier set as a 'final opportunity' for the actor, failing which arrest warrants were to be issued.The case stems from a complaint filed by Yogendra Singh Badiyal, alleging mis ...Read More >
Punjab drug bust: In a significant crackdown on cross-border narcotics smuggling, the Kapurthala police have arrested four persons, including a woman and seized 16.8 kg of heroin in Phagwara. DGP Gaurav Yadav said the arrested accused have been identified as Balwinder Singh, a resident of Pandori Mohalla in Sultanpur Lodhi; Sumanpreet Kaur from Gohalwar village in Amritsar; and Harpal Singh and Jaskaranbir Singh, both residents of Dauke village in Amritsar district. The police also seized a gre ...Read More >
Phagwara: Kapurthala Police have arrested four people, including a woman and seized 16.8 kg of heroin in Punjab's Phagwara. The police said the smuggling network was linked to handlers based in Pakistan and Dubai. Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurab Yadav on Tuesday said that the arrests were made as part of the state government's ongoing drive to make Punjab drug-free, under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. He described the operation as a significant blow to a P ...Read More >
Punjab Police successfully dismantled a cross-border drug smuggling operation, arresting two individuals and seizing a significant quantity of heroin, disrupting the flow of narcotics in the region. Photograph: ANI PhotoKey PointsPunjab Police dismantled a cross-border drug smuggling module, arresting two individuals.Authorities seized 4.13 kg of heroin during the operation.The accused were in contact with Europe-based handlers and jailed operatives.The drug smuggling network distributed consig ...Read More >
A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad said the remains shall be collected by the DDG Shipping in the presence of the family members. "The remains shall then be sent to the FSL in Mumbai for DNA analysis and report. The copy of the report shall be supplied to the family," the court said. Dixit Solanki was killed on March 4 after an explosive-laden drone boat struck oil tanker MT MKD Vyom off the Oman coast on March 1. He was reportedly the first Indian casualty ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 07: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the progress on the construction of the new High Court complexes for the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Srinagar and Jammu wings, underscoring the need for expeditious execution of the prestigious judicial infrastructure projects. During the meeting, the Chief Minister emphasized time-bound completion and inter-departmental coordination, directing all concerned departments and executing age ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a Pak-backed narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of its four operatives, including a woman, and recovered 16.8 kg heroin from their possession. The accused were identified as Balwinder Singh, a resident of Kapurthala district and Sumanpreet Kaur, Harpal Singh and Jaskaranbir Singh of Amritsar district. Apart from recovering the heroin haul, police teams have also impounded their Maruti Baleno car, in which they were travelling. ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 7 (PTI) The Punjab Police on Tuesday said they have busted a Pakistan-backed narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of four persons, including a woman, and recovery of 16.8 kg of heroin from Kapurthala's Phagwara. Preliminary investigations revealed that the drug trafficking was being orchestrated at the behest of handlers based in Pakistan and Dubai. The consignment was brought from the Amritsar border area and was intended for delivery in Chandigarh, Director General of P ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is likely to undertake a day-long visit to Odisha's Rourkela and attend several programmes in the steel city, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram said on Tuesday. Oram, a Lok Sabha MP from Sundergarh, which includes Rourkela city, was speaking to reporters after holding a discussion with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan here. "I held a discussion with the CM on three issues, and one of those was the proposed visit of the President o ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 7 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu is likely to undertake a day-long visit to Odisha's Rourkela and attend several programmes in the steel city, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram said on Tuesday. Oram, a Lok Sabha MP from Sundergarh, which includes Rourkela city, was speaking to reporters after holding a discussion with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan here. "I held a discussion with the CM on three issues, and one of those was the proposed visit of the ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that its enquiry into alleged irregularities by its former zonal director, Sameer Wankhede, was based on "non-anonymous" complaints and not at the behest of NCP leader Nawab Malik. The NCB, in an affidavit filed by Vishal Sanap, Deputy Director General (South West Region), claimed that the enquiries against the 2008-batch IRS officer were based on two specific "non-anonymous" complaints. The agency denied any commun ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday arrested five people, including a Pakistani terrorist who was wanted for 16 years, as it busted a "deep-rooted" interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba module.According to officials, Pakistani terrorist Abdullah alias Abu Hureira was captured on Monday along with another Pakistani national in an operation that comes six months after the dismantling of a "white-collar" terror cell centred at Faridabad's Al-Falah University.Officials said that Srinagar Police, in ...Read More >
Bengaluru, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticised Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over his alleged "slain BJP and RSS workers" remark in Assam and said that terrorists look like angels to them (Congress). Commenting over the issue, the Leader of the Opposition and veteran BJP leader R. Ashoka, on Tuesday, asked, "Mallikarjun Kharge should tell us who planted the cooker bomb blast in Mangaluru. To these people, terrorists look like angels ...Read More >
According to an ECI press note issued on August 8, 2025, the Commission had revised the food and refreshment allowance for polling personnel from ₹150 per head to ₹500, the first such increase since 2016. However, the April 3, 2026 directive from the West Bengal CEO, signed by the Joint Chief Electoral Officer and addressed to the Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, fixes the meal entitlement at ₹170 per head. It further states that if a packed meal cannot be arranged, a cash payment of ...Read More >
Kerala's capital city sees intense assembly election battles. Vattiyoorkavu and Kazhakootam are set for fierce contests. The BJP seeks to build on its recent corporation victory. The LDF and UDF aim to fight back. Local leaders face challenges and voter sentiment will be crucial. The outcome remains uncertain. Vattiyoorkavu | Kazhakootam: Assembly elections in Kerala's capital city are being followed in the immediate context of BJP, for the first time, winning the mantle to rule the Thiruvanant ...Read More >
Shimla, Apr 7 (PTI) The CPI(M) on Wednesday demanded the registration of an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in the Chester Hill housing project in Solan and the removal of the chief secretary, days after the Himachal Pradesh government directed a fresh inquiry by the Deputy Commissioner. An advocate, Vinay Sharma, had filed a complaint on March 24 against government officials and other persons alleging benami land transactions related to the high-end housing scheme. So far, no FIR ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 7 (ANI): A fresh political storm has erupted in the controversy over allegations against the Acting Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta of the Himachal Pradesh government after the Communist Party of India (Marxist) demanded registration of an FIR against Sanjay Gupta, who is already under scanner in the Chester Hills land case. This demand comes in following a Himachal Pradesh High Court stay on a key portion of his order passed despite an alleged lack of juri ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Tuesday met Maharashtra Director General of Police Sadanand Date over the probe into the air crash that killed then NCP chief Ajit Pawar, and said he was informed that the Zero FIR registered by him has been forwarded to the state CID. He requested Date to ensure a thorough and unbiased probe into the January 28 plane crash in Baramati, he told reporters. He met Date as there was confusion over whether the First Investigation Report registered ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 7: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Deputy Director General of Shipping to collect the mortal remains of seafarer Dixit Solanki, who was killed in a suspected drone boat attack off the Oman coast, and hand them over to the Forensic Science Laboratory at Kalina for a DNA test. HC directs DNA testing amid identification issues A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad ordered that the report, once received, be handed over to Dixit's family ...Read More >
Bengaluru, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A delegation of the Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday lodged a formal complaint against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with the State Director General and Inspector General of Police M.A. Saleem, alleging that he made a provocative speech during an election campaign in Assam. In their submission, the BJP leaders demanded the immediate arrest of Kharge for allegedly inciting violence and called for enhanced security arrangements ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Odisha Police on Tuesday carried out simultaneous raids at multiple locations linked to individuals allegedly involved in the illegal cattle smuggling trade in different parts of the state. Speaking to media persons, Pinak Mishra, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Eastern Range), Balasore, on Tuesday said, "searches are being conducted at around 32 locations today. These locations were previously identified during investigations into individuals i ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 7 (PTI) Police in Srinagar has busted a major interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module and arrested five people, including Pakistani terrorist Abdullah alias Abu Hureira who was the run for 16 years and was able to set up bases outside the union territory, officials said on Tuesday. A second Pakistani terrorist, Usman alias Khubaib, was also arrested on Monday in the operation that comes six months after Jammu and Kashmir police dismantled a "white-collar" terror module with its ce ...Read More >
Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 7 (ANI): A memorial was inaugurated at Tadmetla in Sukma district on Monday to honour the 76 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who lost their lives in the 2010 Tadmetla Naxal attack. The ceremony was attended by CRPF Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Chhattisgarh Police ADG Vivekananda Sinha, Bastar Inspector General (IG) P. Sundarraj, Sukma District Collector Amit Kumar, and other senior officials. District Collector Amit Kumar outlined de ...Read More >
Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 7 (ANI): A memorial was inaugurated at Tadmetla in Sukma district on Monday to honour the 76 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who lost their lives in the 2010 Tadmetla Naxal attack. The ceremony was attended by CRPF Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Chhattisgarh Police ADG Vivekananda Sinha, Bastar Inspector General (IG) P. Sundarraj, Sukma District Collector Amit Kumar, and other senior officials. District Collector Amit Kumar outlined de ...Read More >
In a significant administrative reshuffle, the Punjab government on Monday appointed 1992-batch IPS officer and special DGP Sharad Satya Chauhan as the chief director of the Vigilance Bureau. The appointment comes on a day the government also sent a list of eligible officers to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the selection of the next director general of police (DGP). Chauhan, a batchmate of incumbent DGP Gaurav Yadav, is the senior-most IPS officer presently serving in Punjab. ...Read More >
Kerala Big Fights: As 2026 Assembly Elections approach, political clashes intensify across the state. A look at the key fights and players in Keralam Kerala Big Fights: The 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, scheduled for April 9, are witnessing high-stakes "big fights" across the state as the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) seeks a historic third term, the United Democratic Front (UDF) aims for a comeback, and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) attempts to break the bipolar trend. All you ...Read More >
Officers familiar with the case said Sodi Keshalu likely carried a reward of around Rs 20 lakh. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Sodi Keshalu, a top PLGA commander, surrendered to Telangana Police with 40 others * Keshalu served as deputy commander along Telangana-Chhattisgarh border and led 20-30 cadres * The surrendered group included divisional and area leaders who handed over multiple rifles Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Hydera ...Read More >
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