In a joint operation, the Indian Coast Guard alongwith the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Chennai, seized a gold consignment of 17.74 Kg worth approximately Rs 10.5 crore from Mandapam Seashore in Tamil Nadu while the consignment was being smuggled from Sri Lanka by Sea route.
The police and the security forces in Chhattisgarh arrested two Naxals carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh on their heads and four associates, who were supplying goods and raising money for banned Naxal outfits.
Kerala finance minister K N Balagopal Wednesday announced in the assembly that Kerala will provide Rs 10 crores for earthquake relief activities in Turkey and Syria where over 7000 people have been killed in a deadly earthquake.
According to an official statement, the group will invest Rs 7,500 crore in the renewables industry, while Rs 1,000 crore will go to each of the Power Distribution and Retail sectors. Further, Rs 500 crore investment from the group will go toward Sports Academies in the state of Uttar Prades
The Narcotics Cell of Delhi Police has busted an active supply chain of women drug peddlers in Outer North Delhi and recovered heroin worth Rs 10 lakh in the international market from their possession, officials said on Saturday.
Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the government is working to broaden the electronic manufacturing ecosystem beyond mobile phones to increase global share in hearables and wearables segment, IT hardware, electronic components, etc.
Under 'Make in Kerala', a flagship state project, facilities and infrastructure will be developed to increase domestic production, as well as employment, entrepreneur, investment opportunities in Kerala.
"Around 9 lakh 46 thousand fake old coins of copper and brass, ranging from Rs 1, Rs 5 and Rs 10 denominations were seized from the car of the accused," police officer said.
Sitharaman started her Budget speech at 11 am, the last full Budget of the Modi government in its second term. Like the previous two Union Budgets, Union Budget 2023-24 is also presented in paperless form.
Overall, the government proposed to increase capital expenditure outlay by 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore in 2023-24, which would be 3.3 per cent of the GDP, said Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Huge quantities of high-quality counterfeit Indian currencies were recovered from the accused during the search. A total of 2,000 pieces of 500 rupee notes amounting to Rs 10,00,000 were recovered from them.