NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a major international drug trafficking network and seized captagon, a highly addictive psychotropic substance used by Islamic State operatives in West Asia, which gave it the name, ‘jihadi drug’. This is India’s first-ever seizure of captagon.The mega operation resulted in the arrest of a Syrian national, Alabras…
With 10 games remaining in the league stage, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs. GT can only miss out through the net run rate route and RCB have almost qualified while SRH would have to do really badly from here on not to make the playoffs. RR has a better…
Harry Styles launched his ‘Together Together’ tour at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff Arena on Saturday, opening the show with ‘Are You Listening Yet’. The tour marked his most ambitious live undertaking to date, a series of residencies across seven cities spanning from May through December, with a more conventional multi-city tour expected to follow next year.According…
US President Donald Trump’s most recent financial disclosure has revealed that he or his investment advisers made over 3,700 trades in the first quarter, involving significant businesses that deal with his government and totalling tens of millions of dollars. According to a Bloomberg report, the transactions, which are detailed in over 100 pages of paperwork…
A Canadian passenger who travelled aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested “presumptive positive” for the Andes strain of hantavirus, raising fresh concern as health authorities continue monitoring passengers linked to the outbreak that has already claimed three lives. Officials in Canada’s British Columbia province said the patient, one of four Canadians who returned…
Chelsea are set to appoint Xabi Alonso as their next manager after the Spaniard accepted the club’s offer, with an official announcement now expected in the coming days. Xabi Alonso will be joining Chelsea as the manager. (REUTERS) The former Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid coach has reached an agreement in principle with Chelsea on…
Ayushmann Khurrana, Sara Ali Khan, Wamiqa Gabbi, and Rakul Preet Singh‘s ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh Do’ has received a decent response at the box office. The film opened to mixed reviews from the audience. Though the film showed growth on its second day at the theatre, it couldn’t match the collections of its predecessor, ‘Pati…
Shares of Adani Enterprises Ltd. gained nearly nearly 7% to hit a fresh 52-week high on Thursday, May 14, after they witnessed a large trade during early trade. As many as 58.92 lakh shares of Adani Enterprises Ltd. worth ₹1,435 crore changed hands at ₹2,435.6 per share in the block deal window. The official buyers…
Arshdeep Singh (BCCI/IPL Photo) DHARAMSHALA: Arshdeep Singh didn’t look like his usual self during practice here on Saturday afternoon. On the eve of a nearly make-or-break match against table-toppers Royal Challengers Bengaluru, he eschewed the customary banter with teammates for intense conversations with Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting. For a man who has built…
With PM Narendra Modi in The Hague, Dutch foreign minister Tom Berendsen decodes the new India-Netherlands strategic partnership, semiconductor focus and the geopolitical imperative for trust-based ties in an exclusive interview to Sachin Parashar.This is the second visit by PM Modi to the Netherlands and the first since the India-EU FTA was announced. What are…
