3 min readPuneMar 1, 2026 10:43 PM IST In a major drug bust ahead of Holi, the Pune Rural Police seized 478.950 kg of marijuana concealed in 465 adhesive-taped packets and hidden inside empty water drums abandoned on a farm in Baramati. Police suspect the consignment was stockpiled to cater to increased demand for narcotics...

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday alleged that the United States was displaying “hooliganism” against Iran and accused it of taking “irrational” actions that undermine the sovereignty of nations. Inaugurating the first phase of a government-constructed township for landslide survivors here, the chief minister also criticised Israel, describing it as a “rogue nation” and...

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday announced that a new interim leadership council has formally begun functioning. This comes after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli strikes.In a recorded video statement broadcast on state television, Pezeshkian said, “The interim leadership council started its work. We will continue with all...

File photo of Satish Jarkiholi. Photo: Special Arrangement “I believe that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will complete a five-year term. No one has ever said that he will leave his post after two and a half years or three years. I think he will continue,’’ Satish Jarkiholi, PWD Minister and Congress leader, said in Bagalkot on...

4 min readSrinagarMar 1, 2026 06:33 PM IST The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an Israel-US strike has sparked widespread protests in Kashmir. Thousands of people, especially from the Shia minority community, took to the streets to mourn the killing, bringing into focus Kashmir’s deep ties with Iran that have left...

Punjab Cabinet Ministers Lal Chand Kataruchak (Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs of Punjab) and Laljit Singh Bhullar (Minister of Transport) on Saturday met the family members of the deceased Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Punjab Police, Gurnam Singh, to extend their condolences. Singh, along with home guard Ashok Kumar, was found dead...

Newlyweds Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna visited a Hyderabad temple. Vijay protected Rashmika from a large crowd. Videos of his caring gesture went viral. The couple is distributing sweets and food across India. A grand reception is planned for them in Hyderabad on March 4th. Celebrations continue nationwide. A quiet temple visit turned into a...

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal addresses the gathering during a rally, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Sunday, March 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Launching a direct attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by calling him “corrupt”, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, in his first public rally after being discharged in the Delhi...

Xiaomi on Saturday, February 28, launched a wide range of new devices across multiple product categories ahead of this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. The Chinese brand’s new lineup includes a flagship smartphone that is designed to push the boundaries of mobile photography along with photography kits, an AirTag-like device, an ultra...

At least 17 people were killed and 18 others injured after a blast at a gunpowder factory in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis condoled the deaths and announced compensations of Rs 2 lakh and Rs 5 lakh for the families of the victims. The blast...