Drone threat persists, sparks smuggling fears on Western borderDuring the recent military conflict, India successfully defended against over 600 aerial attacks from Pakistan along the Gujarat and Rajast...
01 Jun, 2025, 12.22 AM IST
BSF shot down, seized over 250 drones till October this yearThe Border Security Force (BSF) has countered a surge in drone activity along the India-Pakistan border, downing or seizing 257 drones this...
08 Dec, 2024, 11.17 PM IST
Central Bureau of Narcotics plans to conduct GIS mapping to monitor opium cultivationCentral Bureau of Narcotics plans GIS survey to curb illegal opium trade. Farmers cultivate opium with other crops in Northeast, Rajasthan,...
09 May, 2024, 11.50 PM IST
Surge in drug trafficking stokes fear of Rajasthan becoming next 'Udata Punjab'Drug smuggling near the border towns connecting Rajasthan and Punjab has increased in recent months, with smugglers now eyeing Rajasthan as...
30 Jul, 2023, 09.10 AM IST
At 12,591, India's Covid cases highest in around 8 monthsIndia on Thursday registered 12,591 fresh Covid cases, the highest in around eight months. Meanwhile, the active caseload increased to 65,2...
20 Apr, 2023, 01.41 PM IST
Covid-19: Officials told to maintain strict vigil, take action to contain the spreadPK Mishra, principal secretary to the Prime Minister, advised officials to maintain a strict vigil on the situation and take necessary acti...
20 Apr, 2023, 12.55 AM IST
Omicron: Third Covid wave in India just a matter of time now; here's what experts are sayingThe Rt value of the virus has risen in a number of states (a value of 1 means every infected person can infect one other person). As per De...
22 Dec, 2021, 11.50 AM IST
Trajectory of Covid cases registering sustained, considerable decline after May peak: Government"As on 28th July 2021, the trajectory of cases in the country after showing a resurgence from mid-February 2021, peaked in May 2021, is now...
30 Jul, 2021, 08.29 PM IST
Premium whiskey maker Beam Suntory makes a donation towards India’s Covid-19 relief effortsThe donation will support organisations such as British Asian Trust, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and government agencies and lo...
13 May, 2021, 06.18 PM IST
Govt makes interim allocation of COVID-19 treatment drug tocilizumab to statesIn a letter, Pharma Joint Secretary Navdeep Rinwa and Health and Family Welfare Ministry Director Rajiv Wadhawan said the drug went out of ...
28 Apr, 2021, 07.36 PM IST
Delhi govt 'looted' oxygen tanker going from Panipat to Faridabad: Haryana minister Anil VijHaryana minister Anil Vij on Wednesday alleged that a tanker carrying medical oxygen for Covid patients in hospitals, which was going from ...
21 Apr, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
How India witnesses a massive spike in narcotic business after Covid lockdown restrictions easePolice and narcotics control officers see this as a sign of desperation on the part of peddlers who have been sitting on piles of drugs sin...
09 Aug, 2020, 09.49 AM IST
Lockdown, Day 73: Losing countIf the pattern continues, India could cross three lakh cases, just as Tirupati and other religious places reopen to devotees.
05 Jun, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
Mapping the market: Look who all gained when market shrugged off border turmoilLiquor stocks soared up to 20 per cent after the Supreme Court dismissed a BJP leader’s plea seeking a complete ban on liquor across India.
30 Sep, 2016, 04.52 PM IST
Swine flu outbreak not massive, but India treads with cautionWHO is closely watching the situation on the ground & its assistant director general Flavia Bustreo says there are no alarming signs indica...
28 Feb, 2015, 01.55 AM IST
- Pharma PSUs exceed Q1 sales target by 20%
State-owned pharmaceutical companies have overshot their sales target for the first quarter by 20%, thanks to the fund infusion and mandato...
04 Sep, 2008, 01.01 AM IST
- Pharma cos cash in on painkiller demand
Pharma majors are making huge profits due to the spread of air and water-borne diseases across India.
09 Oct, 2006, 01.46 AM IST