India has recorded its first-ever seizure of Captagon, a banned synthetic stimulant widely referred to as the “jihadi drug”. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) carried out the operation under the code name “Operation...

Indian mangoes have again become instruments of soft power. The arrival of the premium Kesar variety in Seattle is being seen as a sign of stronger India-US ties. The Consulate General of India...

The Election Commission of India has launched a probe into allegations that foreign nationals cast votes in the recent Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The controversy has raised serious questions about the credibility of...

The global economy is once again moving through turbulent waters. Escalating tensions in West Asia have unsettled international markets, triggered fresh concerns over energy security and added pressure on already fragile trade routes....

A gradual shift is unfolding in West Asia’s diplomatic landscape. Global powers are reassessing how mediation roles are defined and who holds long-term credibility in regional engagement. Russia, the United States, and Gulf...

The investigation into the improvised explosive device (IED) blast outside the Border Security Force (BSF) Punjab Frontier headquarters in Jalandhar has intensified with the arrest of two key accused, Umar Deen and Anil...

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has uncovered a Pakistan-linked reconnaissance network after arresting Danyal Ashraf and Krishna Mishra from Barabanki and Kushinagar on May 6. What initially appeared to be a limited...

The Uttar Pradesh Police carried out another high-pressure anti-crime operation in Muzaffarnagar after a Muslim man abducted a minor girl for marriage and religious conversion. He was shot in the leg during a...

Sukhdev Thapar emerged in the turbulent political climate of the 1920s as part of a generation that refused to place its faith in gradual constitutional reform. Born on 15 May 1907, he became...

After ten days of sustained negotiations, late-night meetings and high-level consultations between Delhi and Kerala leadership, the Congress-led United Democratic Front has finalised V D Satheesan as the Chief Ministerial face in Kerala....

A series of security scares across India has pushed agencies into high alert mode and revived concerns over urban terror networks, soft targets, and coordinated disruption attempts. The latest incident surfaced in Pune’s...

A federal jury in New York has convicted a Chinese-American man accused of helping China run a covert “police station” from Manhattan’s Chinatown, in a case that has intensified concerns over Beijing’s expanding...