The Diwali season in India has seen an unprecedented surge in retail trade, totalling a figure of Rs 3.75 lakh crore, marking a paradigm shift towards indigenous products, announced by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT).
Over 3,000 Afghans have been transported from Turkey to Kabul for deportation in the last 20 days, Khaama Press reported citing the head of the Ministry of Refugees' Legal Support Directorate.
In a major crackdown on an international drug syndicate, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai has seized 2 kg of cocaine worth around Rs 15 crore and arrested two key associates, including a Zambian national and a Tanzanian woman, an official said on Monday.
The Telangana Congress has said it would increase the budget up to Rs 4,000 crore annually towards minority welfare, besides conducting the caste census within six months after coming to power, if elected in the November 30 Assembly polls.
The Chief Minister also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of a total of 52 development projects worth Rs 153 crore for different gram panchayats of Gorakhpur district on the occasion.
West Bengal Minister Jyotipriya Mallick, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore ration distribution case, was taken to the Command Hospital in Kolkata for medical examination on Sunday.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday filed a charge comprehensive chargesheet in the NIA Special Court in Punjab's Mohali against Malkit Singh in a cross-border arms smuggling case.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), on Saturday, released an 'action taken' report on open burning. While 383 challans were issued for open burning violations and 823 challans for violations at construction and demolition (C&D) sites.
Assam Rifles in a joint operation with Mizoram Police arrested five Myanmar nationals and recovered 2.61 kilograms of heroin, valued at Rs 18.3 crore, said an official statement on Saturday.