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New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Morocco Ambassador to India, Mohamed Maliki, underscored the expanding scope of India-Morocco relations during a wide-ranging interaction in the national capital. Highlighting deepening cooperation in trade, defence, investment, counter-terrorism, and beyond, he outlined key areas of collaboration and ambitious plans for the future. I think the sky is not even the limit for us... because we believe in making India, we believe in the capabilities of India, we b ...Read More >
BATHINDA/NEW DELHI: In a massive crackdown on illegal immigration rackets operating from several cities in Punjab and Haryana, the Enforcement Director on Wednesday conducted searches at 11 locations in seven cities on some of these agents, including on the premises of farmers' union leader Sukhwinder Singh, also known as Sukh Gill, the president of BKU (Totewal) faction, for their involvement in sending unsuspecting people through the 'donkey route' to the US.ED officials spent several hours in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches across 11 locations in Punjab and Haryana in connection with the infamous 'Donkey Route' human trafficking racket that came to light following the deportation of several illegal immigrants from the United States in February this year, official sources said. The raids, carried out by ED's Jalandhar Zonal office, are underway based on intelligence gathered during the ongoing probe under the Preventio ...Read More >
JALANDHAR: The family of 25-year-old Balwinder Singh, a US-bound youth traversing the donkey route who escaped from the clutches of human traffickers in Colombia's jungles, has approached Rajya Sabha member Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal to help his return to India.They have provided videos of the torture meted out by the traffickers upon three other men from Punjab and Haryana. Seechewal's office has forwarded these videos to Kapurthala police, as the family submitted a complaint for action agains ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Happy Passia, an alleged mastermind of 14 grenade attacks across Punjab and a wanted notorious gangster-turned-Khalistani terrorist is likely to be extradited from the United States to India. Highly placed sources said that the US authorities have confirmed to the Indian security agencies that the extradition of Happy Passia, whose real name is Harpreet Singh, who is linked to Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and also has links with Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan has ...Read More >
Police said the incident came to light when a man filed a child missing complaint at Sector 40 police station on June 23. An FIR was lodged and the police had launched a hunt for the boy. A team from the anti-human trafficking branch of Gurugram Police led by Assistant Sub-Inspector Kuldeep Singh eventually arrested Shivam, a resident of Madhav Vihar Colony in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, on July 2 and rescued the child. Shivam was produced before a city court, which remanded him to four-day police c ...Read More >
Baramulla, Jul 5: Hundreds of mourners from Delina and its neighbouring villages Saturday participated in the Muharram procession, the 9th day of the month of Muharram-Ul-Haram at Delina area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district. The procession was one of the series of processions being held in the month of Muharram, the first month of Islamic calendar. Dressed in black and carrying flags bearing religious inscriptions, participants from the villages of Hygam, Bulgam, Bohripora, Syedpora, Uri ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday categorically denied any raid or searches in connection with Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama's security or in any case of Khalistani terror financing in McLeodganj in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, the agency said in a statement. As per the NIA statement, the search on Friday was carried out in the 'US donkey route' human trafficking case, as per details already shared through a press note issued. 'The search ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a strange expression of religious devotion, a man hid ganja behind the portraits of Hindu Gods inside his pooja rooms. He was arrested by the Excise Department's State Task Force (STF) in Dhoolpet on Friday, July 4. On information of possible ganja in Indiranagar, officials entered a house where a family was seated calmly performing an intricate prayer ritual in their pooja room. At first look, it seemed normal, but for officials of the excise department, it was not. Something wa ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted searches at a location each in Delhi and Himachal Pradesh and arrested two accused for their key roles in human trafficking to the US via the infamous 'dunki' route, officials said on Saturday. According to officials, the arrested accused Sunny alias Sunny Donker of Dharamshala of Kangra district in HP, and Shubham Sandhal alias Deep Hundi of Ropar, Punjab, who was living in Outer Delhi's Peeragarhi, were arrested on Friday. The ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two 'US donkey route' human traffickers after searches at two locations in Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, the agency said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Sunny alias Sunny Donker of Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district and Shubham Sandhal alias Deep Hundi of Ropar in Punjab, and currently residing in Delhi's Peeragarhi, were associates of Gagandeep Singh alias Goldy, arrested earlier in March ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 4: The ED arrested a foreign currency businessman and one of the masterminds in a Chinese App investment fraud case involving over Rs 903 crore and seized incriminating documents during searches at his five premises in Delhi, an official said on Friday. Rohit Vij, the mastermind in the conversion of proceeds of crime into forex, was arrested on June 30 for his links to a fake investment app named 'LOXAM', claiming to be related to a reputed French MNC Group of the same name. The ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Amid the ongoing 90th birthday celebrations of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided the premises of a local communication centre in McLeodganj and arrested its owner on charges of human trafficking. He was allegedly sending youth to the United States through the illegal 'Dunki' route. Sources said that a team of the National Investigation Agency raided the premises of Sunny, son of Ghindro Ram, who runs a communication c ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): IndiGo Airlines on Thursday appointed Amitabh Kant, former NITI Aayog CEO and India's G20 Sherpa, as its Non-Executive Director on the Board of Directors of InterGlobe Aviation Limited subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. Kant brings a wealth of experience, having led several nation-building initiatives like Make in India, Startup India, and Incredible India. Also Read | Amritsar Road Accident: 4 Killed, 6 Injured After Overloaded Auto-Rickshaw Coll ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) A "large cartel" of architects, chartered accountants, and officials of the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra colluded for large-scale illegal construction on land meant for sewage treatment plants, and dumping ground was sold fraudulently to the public, the Enforcement Directorate has said. The federal probe agency said in a statement that fresh searches were conducted at 16 locations on July 1 in connection with the money laundering probe into the co ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen Rs 12.71 crore in bank balances, fixed deposits, mutual funds and seized cash amounting to Rs 26 lakh apart from large number of incriminating documents and devices during searches conducted at 16 different locations across Mumbai in Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) scam, the agency said on Thursday. ED's Mumbai zonal office took the action during the raids carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar on Monday condemned the deteriorating law and order situation in West Bengal following the recent gangrape of a student at a law college in Kolkata. She expressed deep concern over the lack of safety for women in the state, stating that even she fears for her own daughter's safety. Speaking to IANS, Archana Majumdar said: "Even as a member of the NCW, as a mother, and as a voter of Bengal, I feel tha ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Adilabad police arrested a couple from Maharashtra on Saturday for trafficking a minor tribal girl for Rs 10,000.A rape case has also been registered against a man in Rajasthan under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act for repeatedly sexually abusing the girl. He has not yet been arrested. The couple has been charged with human trafficking and kidnapping.Bheempur police registered a case on June 22 after the girl's family reported her missing, having failed in ...Read More >
Thane, Jun 29 (PTI) Police have arrested a 30-year-old fruit seller for illegally possessing two country-made pistols in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the police's anti-extortion cell raided the man's premises at Bandarpada locality in Kalyan area on June 25, assistant police inspector Sunil Tarmale said. The police seized two country-made pistols and a live cartridge, valued at Rs 1.05 lakh, from the fruit seller, who had two previous criminal ...Read More >
ADILABAD: Close on the heels of the Asifabad police busting a gang involved in trafficking a tribal woman, the Adilabad police on Saturday disclosed that they have arrested three persons, including the couple who kidnapped a Class X student, and the man from Rajasthan who "bought" her for Rs 10,000, confined her in his home and repeatedly raped her. Adilabad Deputy Superintendent of Police L Jeevan Reddy said the girl, who is under 16 years of age, was kidnapped by Nirmala Bapunya Atram (47) an ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The BJP rushed to the defence of the state government over its decision to introduce Hindi as an optional language for Classes 1 to 5 after the Thackeray cousins announced their decision to hold a joint morcha against "imposition" of Hindi in state schools.CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said Marathi is compulsory, Hindi is optional. "Basically, students can learn any Indian language. We have accepted the three-language policy. When NE was introduced, the Uddhav Thackeray govt was in offi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Congress on Friday demanded government reveal data on the number of Indian citizens stranded in Russia amid conflict with Ukraine in the region. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring claimed that 126 Indian citizens, including young men from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, and Maharashtra, were 'trafficked into the Russian Army to fight the war'. He said, among them, 'at least 14 rem ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday urged students not to ruin their lives by getting addicted to drugs, as they have a bright future ahead. He was speaking after inaugurating the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking event organised by the Bengaluru City Police at the Kanteerava Stadium here. Over the past year, narcotics worth Rs 45 crore, including 4,000 kg of marijuana, have been seized, the minister said. Noting the involvement of foreign students in ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jun 26 (PTI) Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday urged students not to ruin their lives by getting addicted to drugs, as they have a bright future ahead. He was speaking after inaugurating the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking event organised by the Bengaluru City Police at the Kanteerava Stadium here. Over the past year, narcotics worth Rs 45 crore, including 4,000 kg of marijuana, have been seized, the minister said. Noting the involvemen ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 crew members, including Shubhanshu Shukla, were welcomed with hugs and drinks as they stepped into the International Space Station on Thursday. The newly launched spacecraft -- the fifth in the Dragon series and named Grace -- successfully completed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 4.01pm while orbiting above the North Atlantic Ocean."At 6:31 am EDT (4:01 IST) on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the four ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jun 26 (PTI) Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday urged students not to ruin their lives by getting addicted to drugs, as they have a bright future ahead. He was speaking after inaugurating the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking event organised by the Bengaluru City Police at the Kanteerava Stadium here. Also Read | Shubhanshu Shukla Creates History, Becomes First Indian To Reach International Space Station As NASA-Axiom Mission 4 Docks Succes ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jun 26 (PTI) Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday urged students not to ruin their lives by getting addicted to drugs, as they have a bright future ahead. He was speaking after inaugurating the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking event organised by the Bengaluru City Police at the Kanteerava Stadium here. Over the past year, narcotics worth Rs 45 crore, including 4,000 kg of marijuana, have been seized, the minister said. Noting the involvemen ...Read More >
Guwahati: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Sunday urged Meghalaya director general of police (DGP) to expand the investigation to examine all possible leads and forensic evidence in the case of the alleged murder of tourist Raja Raghuvanshi from Madhya Pradesh and the disappearance of his wife, Sonam, in the northeastern state. NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar directed Meghalaya DGP I Nongrang to submit a detailed report within three days and advised collaboration with national agencies ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The RGIA police arrested one Satyanarayana for alleged involvement in an international human trafficking racket being run in the guise of a gold business, on Saturday. Satyanarayana was attempting to courier rolled gold jewellery samples to an agent in Muscat in Oman, RGIA Inspector Balaraju said. The arrest was followed by a complaint from one Lankapally Mary from West Godavari district, who lodged a complaint with the RGIA police two days back. In her complaint, Mary said that she ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The RGIA police arrested one Satyanarayana for alleged involvement in an international human trafficking racket being run in the guise of a gold business, on Saturday. Satyanarayana was attempting to courier rolled gold jewellery samples to an agent in Muscat in Oman, RGIA Inspector Balaraju said. The arrest was followed by a complaint from one Lankapally Mary from West Godavari district, who lodged a complaint with the RGIA police two days back. In her complaint, Mary said that she ...Read More >
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