Kubbawala Mustafa, wanted for running a synthetic drugs factory, has been deported from the UAE to India. The CBI, in coordination with Interpol and Mumbai Police, orchestrated the operation. Mustafa is accused of manufacturing mephedrone, a party drug, and supplying raw materials from Ahmedabad to a drug syndicate in Gujarat. NEW DELHI: Kubbawala Mustafa, a…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Friday accused Congress of taking contradictory positions on using Aadhaar for voter identification, following the Supreme Court’s recent suggestion to the Election Commission regarding Bihar’s electoral roll revision.BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya pointed to Congress’s fierce opposition in 2021 when the Modi government proposed voluntary linking of Voter ID…
Congress leader Pawan Khera, left, and Prime Minister Modi (Image credits: PTI) NEW DELHI: The opposition on Saturday latched on to Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat‘s remarks to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress called for PM Modi’s “retirement” after Bhagwat suggested that political leaders should step aside by the age of 75.In…
Indian coast guard (ICG) rescues two US citizens (Image credits: X @IndiaCoastGuard) NEW DELHI: The Indian coast guard (ICG) on Friday rescued two US citizens stranded aboard their yacht after encountering rough sea conditions in Indian Ocean near Andaman and Nicobar Islands.According to officials, the rescue operation was carried out by ICG Ship Rajveer after…
NEW DELHI: No construction will be allowed along 15 metres on either side of greenfield and access-controlled bypasses and Ring Roads to be built by Union govt across states, as part of a policy the road transport ministry is in the process of finalising. State govts will have to notify these as “No Construction Green…
NEW DELHI: The nationwide strike called by trade unions on Wednesday had little impact on attendance across sectors with the banking sector seeing the highest level of absenteeism at around 33%.Estimates from 20 major cities across the country that are available with the Centre showed that sectors such as railways, once controlled by unions, had…
NEW DELHI: An expert committee, appointed by central biotech regulator to review biosafety data of transgenic cotton, has submitted a favourable report on genetically modified HTBt cotton, paving way for Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) to take a final call on its commercial cultivation.Though transgenic Bt cotton is being cultivated in the country after getting…
Villagers say a waste landfill, which has been growing for 12 years, is a major source of pollution NEW DELHI: The air in Sannoth, a village next to Bawana industrial area in north Delhi, stings before it suffocates. By the time you walk past a large landfill, which has grown over the past 12 years,…
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday criticised the Emergency and the Gandhis for suspending fundamental rights, in what is seen as another poke at the Congress leadership after defying the party on the Union govt’s global outreach on Operation Sindoor and statements lauding PM Narendra Modi.The remarks targeting…
NEW DELHI: No construction will be allowed along 15m on either side of greenfield and access-controlled bypasses and ring roads to be built by Union govt across states, as part of a policy the road transport ministry is in the process of finalising. State govts will have to notify these as ‘No Construction Green Zone’…