New Delhi: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) convicted a record 73 drug offenders in the first quarter of 2026 and handed out the toughest punishment, winning praise from Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Underlying this success is a steady increase in the agency’s conviction rate, which has climbed from 60.5% in 2024 to 65.5% in … Read more
NEW DELHI: Nepal’s new Balendra Shah-led government has imposed duties of up to 80 per cent on goods worth more than Nepali rupee 100 (approximately Rs 63) purchased from the Indian market, reducing Nepali foot traffic from Dachula to Darjeeling border bazaars, squeezing Indian traders and making daily purchases more costly for families in Nepal’s … Read more
New Delhi: law enforcement bureau (ED) An investigation into political consulting firm I-PAC has snowballed into a major political flashpoint in West Bengal, putting it at the center of a bitter fight between the two parties. Mamata BanerjeeTrinamool Congress and the BJP-led Centre. What started as a money laundering investigation has now expanded into a … Read more
New Delhi: As a new round of trade talks between India and the US begins in Washington, India’s Non-GMO Alliance, a network of farmers and civil society organizations, on Monday wrote to the central government urging it not to allow import of genetically modified (GM) cottonseed oil, animal feed distillers dried grains (DDG) and soybean … Read more
New Delhi: India is no longer a “vishwaguru” (global teacher) and the word should not be used, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi said on Monday as he called for greater promotion of Sanskrit and its use in quantum computing.Addressing reporters on the sidelines of an event here, Joshi also pushed hard for … Read more
