The AAP-led Punjab government has stepped up its anti-drug crackdown, ordering strict action against police personnel found aiding narcotics networks and asserting that no one will be spared, irrespective of rank. In a message posted on X, the government said action would be taken against all those supporting drug peddlers, as part of its ongoing...

NEW DELHI: In a big step towards bolstering India’s indigenous defence capabilities, Navratna PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has acquired 75 hectares of land in the Chitrakoot node of the UP defence industrial corridor to establish a new manufacturing unit for production of next-generation missiles, radar systems and India’s own ‘Iron Dome’.“With an investment of...

For representative purposes | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: Unnecessary criminalisation is an anathema to business regulations. India’s regulatory framework has significant punitive aspects. Under dozens of Central Acts, minor procedural lapses, missed filings, or technical defaults could land a citizen or a small business owner in jail. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment...

3 min readPuneApr 9, 2026 10:34 PM IST Written by Aadrita Nandi, Navnoor Kaur and Soham Shah An FIR was registered after a 30-year-old cab driver was assaulted by a group of passengers following a fare dispute in Pune’s Loni Kalbhor area on April 5. The driver demanded a fare of Rs 25 per km,...

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe into a massive Rs 590-crore alleged fraud involving Haryana government funds, formally registering an FIR on April 8 and launching a full-scale investigation. The case centres on the diversion of public money from accounts in IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank, Panchkula,...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over arguments supporting sect-based restrictions in temples and mutts, saying such exclusions could adversely affect Hinduism and divide society.The remarks came from a nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant while hearing a batch of petitions concerning discrimination against women at religious places, including...

BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Thursday (April 9, 2026) urged the people of Assam to come out in large numbers and vote for progress and development. Reaching out to the people of Assam, Mr. Nabin wrote on X, “Your votes will be decisive not only in ensuring the security of Assam’s ‘land, daughters, and...

Preliminary Examination: Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. • General Studies II: Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issuesarising out of these. • General Studies II: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and...

A two-week ceasefire was agreed early on Wednesday morning between the US and Iran on the condition that “safe passage” through the narrow waterway of Hormuz is guaranteed – but since then only a few vessels have crossed. While the strait has not been totally closed to shipping, it has been substantially disrupted and transit...

Artemis 2 mission specialist Christina Koch looking back at Earth from Orion as the crew was traveling to the Moon (Image credits: AP) As Artemis II races home from the moon, its crew is preparing for its “riding a fireball through the atmosphere” moment, the most dangerous phase of the mission as the Orion spacecraft...