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Cross-border drug trafficking has risen exponentially since 2021, with Punjab being the most affected state (representative image) NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Wednesday said drone-assisted, cross-border drug trafficking has risen exponentially since 2021, with Punjab being the most affected state, accounting for 298 of the 305 countrywide drone-related drug trafficking incidents last year.Replying to…

NEW DELHI: Punjab’s ‘Business Class’ programme, introduced under the state government’s Sikhya Kranti initiative, has helped over 20,000 student-led ventures generate nearly Rs 90 crore in revenue within a year, Higher Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said on Sunday.The programme, launched during the 2025-26 academic session, included a compulsory two-credit course for students pursuing B.Com,…

NEW DELHI: The Centre is unlikely to remove Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan despite mounting demands for his resignation, as it believes he cannot be held responsible for the NEET paper leak, news agency PTI reported, citing a senior government functionary.According to the report, the government is, however, willing to favourably consider the demand for…

The Speaker ordered Assembly marshals to remove Kunal Ghosh from the House NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Kunal Ghosh was suspended from the West Bengal Assembly for the remainder of Wednesday after he disrupted proceedings by interrupting rebel TMC Chief Whip Akhruzzaman during a debate on the Home and Hill Affairs budget.The suspension came…

Ram Mandir Trust holds second meeting after donation row NEW DELHI: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Wednesday held its second meeting in Ayodhya since the alleged donation embezzlement case surfaced, reviewing administrative matters as the probe continues.The trust said it has received 5,200 applications for the post of CEO of the Ram…

“I am a fan of cinema that creates worlds, that creates an entire alternate universe that you could escape into for a couple of hours.”That quote perfectly captures the filmmaking philosophy of Christopher Nolan, one of the most influential directors of the 21st century. From dreamscapes and black holes to time inversion and nuclear history,…

Jaishankar with Chinesecounterpart Wang Yi NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said India-China ties have been steadily improving since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping met in Russia’s Kazan in October 2024. He also stressed that peace and tranquility along the border remain the “pre-requisite” for normal bilateral relations.Speaking to…

The appeal came as a delegation of Opposition MPs prepared to meet Wangchuk at Gurugram’s Medanta Hospital to persuade him to end his fast. NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Wednesday appealed to climate activist Sonam Wangchuk to end his indefinite hunger strike, saying his health was too important while assuring him that…