BSF troops seize over 7 kg heroin in Amritsar, Tarn Taran in Punjab

Amritsar (Punjab): Border Security Force (BSF) troops seized more than seven kg of heroin in the border districts of Amritsar and Tarn Taran in Punjab on Saturday. In the first incident in Tarn Taran, BSF personnel found suspicious packets lying in a field on the Indian side of the border fence near village Wan. During […]

New tax regime: Individual taxpayers with income marginally over Rs 7 lakh to get relief

New Delhi: In a relief to taxpayers opting for new tax regime, individuals earning marginally higher income than no-tax ceiling of Rs 7 lakh will pay tax only on the differential income after the government amended the Finance Bill. The Finance Bill 2023, passed by the Lok Sabha on Friday, has proposed a marginal relief […]

2.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Delhi

New Delhi: A 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck the national capital on Wednesday, the National Centre for Seismology said. The quake occurred at 4:42 pm. The epicentre was in west Delhi and the depth was five kilometres, it said. A powerful earthquake of 6.8-magnitude had jolted the city on Tuesday night and its epicentre was in […]

Few retd judges, some activists want judiciary to play role of Opposition: Rijiju

New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday claimed that a few retired judges and some activists who are “part of the anti-India gang” are trying to make the Indian judiciary play the role of the opposition party. He again criticised the collegium system to appoint judges, saying it is a result of the “misadventure” […]

MHA announces 10 per cent reservation in CISF jobs for ex-Agniveers

New Delhi: The Union home ministry has announced 10 per cent reservation for former Agniveers in vacancies in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), a week after it notified a similar quota for them in the BSF. The ministry also notified relaxation in the upper age limit depending on whether they are part of the […]

Omicron, sub-lineages dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants in India: Govt

New Delhi: Omicron and its sub-lineages are the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants in India, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. During the last four months, more than 1900 Omicron sub-variants have been detected among the samples analysed by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) across the country, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar […]

Pak engaging in hostile propaganda against India: MEA

Says move intends to divert attention from its domestic failures

New Delhi: There is no let-up in Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism and Islamabad is yet to show sincerity in delivering justice to the families of the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a report on Monday. In its annual report for 2022, the MEA also said that […]

Pakistani drone carrying AK rifle, bullets downed by BSF

New Delhi/Gurdaspur: A drone entering into India from Pakistan and carrying an AK series rifle and more than three dozen bullet rounds has been downed by the Border Security Force along the International Border in Punjab on Friday, a force spokesperson said. The hexacopter was intercepted around 1 am near Metla village in Gurdaspur district […]