The Union government has sought detailed reports from the Punjab government on three recent deaths allegedly connected to opposition to the state’s drug trade, intensifying an already heated political dispute over the handling of narcotics and organised crime in the state. The Union home ministry has asked Punjab’s chief secretary to provide information on three...
Uttarakhand Women and Child Development Minister Rekha Arya’s husband, Girdhari Lal Sahu, has rejected allegations that he conspired to kill her, while accusing the minister of corruption and administrative neglect. The developments came a day after Uttarakhand Police registered a case following Arya’s complaint against her husband. Police said the allegations are being investigated and...
More than 35,000 property transactions valued at over ₹55,000 crore in Gurugram’s Badshahpur area have come under the scrutiny of the Income Tax Department following the detection of significant gaps in the reporting of high-value real estate deals. The transactions were either not reported to tax authorities or were submitted with incorrect Permanent Account Number...
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched investigations into two suspected espionage networks in West Bengal after authorities found allegations that Indian SIM cards were being used to operate WhatsApp accounts from Pakistan. Investigators suspect that the phone numbers may have been exploited to facilitate communication between Pakistan-based handlers and individuals in India, potentially enabling...
Three residents of Gujarat who were travelling towards the United States through an alleged illegal migration route have gone missing in Ethiopia, with their families claiming that they were abducted and that a ransom of ₹1 crore has been demanded for their release. The missing individuals have been identified as Rutvik Jansari, Mamta Chavda and...
The Gujarat High Court has rejected a plea filed by Asaram seeking temporary bail for 20 days to meet his wife, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Ahmedabad. The court, however, allowed him to seek permission from the jail authorities to communicate with her through video conferencing. The application was considered by...
A 29-year-old man wanted in an assault case died during a police operation at his residence in Jodhpur’s Udaymandir Asan area, triggering protests and tension in the locality. Police said the man fell from the third floor while attempting to escape after officers arrived to execute an arrest warrant. His family, however, has alleged that...
Four men belonging to the Tangkhul Naga community were found dead with bullet injuries in Manipur’s Kamjong district near the India-Myanmar border, following an alleged armed attack in the remote Pilong area. The incident has raised fresh security concerns in the border region, where difficult terrain and the presence of armed groups have made it...
Four people were arrested in Bihar’s Samastipur district on Thursday after a video showing a young woman being physically assaulted and verbally abused in broad daylight surfaced on social media, triggering police action. The incident has emerged only days after another disturbing video from Jamui district showed two minors being confronted and harassed by a...
A 55-year-old man from Karnataka who had spent years working in the United Arab Emirates was found murdered in Sharjah, with forensic findings indicating that he died from stab injuries before his body was dismembered and placed inside the trunk of his car. His wife and teenage son remain untraceable, adding to the uncertainty surrounding...