Bhuj, May 26 (PTI) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized 56 kg of cocaine from a container near the Mundra port in Gujarat's Kutch district, a DRI official said on Thursday.
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Mumbai, May 26 (PTI) Workers of the Shiv Sena in Kolhapur staged a protest against the Enforcement Directorate's raids at premises of Maharashtra Minister Anil Parab on Thursday, police said.
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New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) The Committee of Administrators (CoA), appointed to run Hockey India, on Thursday said it won't object if Elena Norman continues to work for the federation but she must relinquish her positions in the managing committee and executive board of the sports body.
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 26 (PTI) Amidst a heated political row in the state over a plea filed by her in the Kerala High Court, the survivor of the 2017 sexual assault met Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at his office here on Thursday and shared her concerns over the fate of the case with him, who in turn assured all support to ensure her justice.
Ahmedabad, May 26 (PTI) Rajasthan Royals will need to shake off an ordinary bowling performance in their last outing when they clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore, a team which seems to be peaking at the right time, in the high-stakes IPL Qualifier-2 here on Friday.
New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) The Supreme Court has permitted the Maharashtra government to submit a proposal to start 20 open shelters under the Child Protection Services (CPS) scheme for the 2022-2023 financial year to provide community-based facilities to Children in Street Situations (CiSS).
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Bhopal, May 26 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel has asked state authorities to train and involve ASHA workers in the screening of sickle cell anemia disease carriers and patients to know their exact number in the state, an official said on Thursday.
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Growing trees outside forests in India can offer environmental, economic benefits: Study
Thiruvananthapuram, May 26 (PTI) The survivor in the 2017 sexual assault met Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at his office here on Thursday and shared her concerns with him over the fate of the case.
Mumbai, May 26 (PTI) Benchmark indices on Thursday made a firm start as the Sensex rallied 353 points in early trade on buying in HDFC twins and ICICI Bank amid positive trends in global markets.
Davos, May 25 (PTI) Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday said the war in the city of Donbas is as bad as those people might have seen in movies on the second world war and also blamed Russia's blocking of Ukrainian foodgrain shipments for the food crisis being faced by the entire world.
Dubai, May 26 (PTI) An Indian national and a Pakistani citizen were killed in a gas cylinder explosion at a restaurant in UAE's capital Abu Dhabi early this week that also left 120 others injured, including 106 Indians, according to a media report.
Washington, May 26 (PTI) US President Joe Biden is set to nominate career diplomat Gautam Rana as the new US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Slovakia, the latest Indian-American to be named for a key position.
New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Thursday permitted JNU student Sharjeel Imam to approach a trial court for interim bail on account of a Supreme Court order to keep in abeyance proceedings in all sedition cases in the country.
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PETA urges Bengal CM to replace horse-drawn carriages for tourists with e-carriages
Kolkata, May 26 (PTI) People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to frame a policy to replace horse-drawn carriages for tourist rides with e-carriages.
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Shiv Sena workers protest ED raids against Maha minister Anil Parab
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State-run sports facilities in Delhi directed to stay open till 10 pm: Kejriwal
New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government is issuing instructions to all sports facilities to stay open for sportspersons till 10 pm.
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Bad weather in Kerala diverts flights from Middle-East to Coimbatore
Coimbatore, May 25 (PTI) Three Kozhikode-bound flights from Sharjah and Abu Dhabi were diverted to Coimbatore on Wednesday due to inclement weather in Kerala.
Los Angeles, May 26 (PTI) British actor-comedian Ricky Gervais has defended his latest Netflix special "SuperNature", which has atracted criticism from the transgender community for a string of graphic jokes aimed at them.
Los Angeles, May 26 (PTI) "Atlanta" star Brian Tyree Henry has joined the cast of upcoming boxing drama "Flint Strong".
New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) Growing trees in agroforestry systems -- a landscape restoration technique where farmers add trees to their land -- and in and near cities can offer many environmental and socioeconomic benefits, according to a study by the World Resources Institute (WRI) India.
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI) The record breaking heatwave in India and Pakistan, which caused widespread human suffering and hit global wheat supplies, was about 30 times more likely to happen due to human-caused climate change, according to a study by an international team of climate scientists published on Monday.