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Among those taken into custody, with the support of Shillong Customs, is a District Transport Officer from Assam

Upon checking, 19 plastic soap cases, containing suspected heroin weighing 203.7 grams, were recovered from the possession of one of the three persons

As Parliament meets for the second phase of the Budget session on March 9, 2026, Lok Sabha has listed a notice by the Opposition to move a resolution to remove Om Birla

One active cadre of NRFM was apprehended from Imphal International Airport on Friday (March 6, 2026)

A border resident spotted the mortar shell lying in a secluded area of Brari village in the Sawjian sector and alerted the Army unit and the local police post, they said.

Non-subsidised LPG, the one that common household users other than the Ujjwala beneficiaries use in their kitchens, will now cost ₹913 per 14.2 kg cylinder in Delhi, according to the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) website; the price increase is effective from March 7

Gyanesh Kumar quoted as saying in an official release that the objective of the SIR was to ensure that no eligible elector was left out and that no ineligible person was included in the electoral rolls

Ghaziabad was the most polluted city, recording an average PM2.5 concentration of 172 g/m³, followed by Noida (166 g/m³), and Delhi (163 g/m³), as per CREA, a Finland-based independent research group.

The event, called ‘2026 Dosti ki Iftar’ and being organised by the Deeniyat Muallima College (located in Santragachi, across the river from Kolkata) and the city-based initiative Know Your Neighbour, intends to “provide a space for women to exchanges their views, and break myths and stereotypes”.

The Budget proposes a ninefold growth of the agricultural economy, aiming to raise the sector’s GDP from $55 billion to $500 billion by 2047. The State’s revenue receipts are estimated at around ₹6.56 lakh crore, resulting in a revenue deficit of about ₹40,500 crore.

An explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Vetlapalem village of Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, claimed 28 workers’ lives, including eight women. Preliminary investigations reveal that the unit’s owners had allegedly stored explosive materials far beyond the permitted limit and engaged 31 workers, nearly four times the number allowed under licence, in a bid to fulfil festival and wedding orders, reports T. Appala Naidu

An official said residents and political outfits raised objections after officials of Kerala’s Public Works Department placed the board at Thaloor on the evening of Thursday (March 5, 2026)

The Opposition leaders question the government’s silence over U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest remark objecting to the tone of his announcement ‘allowing’ India a temporary waiver to purchase Russian oil

As many as 51 flights are planned on Saturday (March 7, 2026)— the highest since airstrikes in the region beganon February 28, 2026

Hoteliers in Tamil Nadu fear distributors may cite shortages to divert supplies to the black market or increase prices, raising operating costs for restaurants and hotels

Karnataka pins hopes on raising its own tax revenue and increasing borrowing to push capital expenditure

The BJP has quietly outmanoeuvred Nitish Kumar in Bihar

FKCCI welcomes several important initiatives aimed at strengthening the industrial ecosystem and creating new opportunities for investment, innovation, and employment

It is outrageous that a country like India should appear to require approval from the U.S. for decisions such as oil imports, says Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a post on X