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200 Kg Heroin Haul In Punjab; Afghan National Among Arrested
In a major drug haul, the Special Task Force (STF) has seized nearly 200 kg of heroin, valued at around Rs 1,200 crore, from a house in Punjab's Sultanwind village near Amritsar, close to Pakistan border, and arrested four persons, including a woman and an Afghan national. ....
PAK Declares National Emergency Over Locusts
The Pakistan government has declared a national emergency to eliminate the attacking swarms of desert locust which are destroying crops on a large scale in Punjab after wiping it out in Sindh, the media reported on Saturday.....
National Recruitment Agency For All Computer Based Exams Soon
Emphasising on creating more employment, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that a National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will be set up for all computer-based examinations for recruitment to non-gazetted government and public sector banks posts.....
Cabinet Approves Amendment Bill For IIITs
The Union Cabinet has approved the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020, an official statement said on Wednesday.....
Proud Of Men Of My Country: Smriti Irani
Union Minister for the Ministry of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Wednesday said that she was proud that not only women but also men showed high morals by approving Medical termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2020.....
Snakes Raised By You Will Bite You, Owaisi Tells PM
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday blamed a former Delhi MLA for the violence in the national capital and told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that "the snakes raised by you will bite you".....
Nirbhaya Convicts: SC Responds To PIL, Says Organ Donation Should Be Voluntary
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a PIL by former Bombay High Court judge Michael Saldanha, seeking directions for donation of organs by four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, saying "death is the saddest part and the organ donation has to be voluntary." ....
Parted Ways With BJP, Not Hindutva, Says Uddhav
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he parted ways with the BJP, and not Hindutva even as he announced a donation of Rs 1 crore for the construction of Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh. ....
India Declares Coronavirus A National 'disaster'
The central government on Saturday declared coronavirus as a national 'disaster' and announced to provide ex-gratia relief of Rs 4 lakh to the families who died of the virus. ....
SC Too Declares Complete Lockdown After PM's Call
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a three week nationwide lockdown, the Supreme Court too declared an indefinite complete lockdown, also cancelling hearing of urgent matters even through video conferencing.....
