Bengaluru: Customs officers recently seized 26.2kg of high-value hydroponic ganja from passengers arriving from Bangkok at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Terminal 2. The contraband, concealed in checked-in baggage across multiple interceptions, is estimated to be worth Rs 9.1 crore in the illicit market.According to officials, the seizures were made through targeted operations based on risk…
MUMBAI: For a city that lives by the sea, the warning could not be closer to home. A new global commission announced by The Lancet has flagged sea-level rise as not just an environmental concern but a growing public health and equity crisis—one that could reshape life across coastal cities like Mumbai and India’s vast…
UPPBPB releases UP Home Guard exam city slip, admit card to be issued soon UP Home Guard exam city slip 2026: The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board has issued advance information regarding examination city allotment for the UP Home Guard recruitment. The exam city intimation slip was made available on April 18, 2026,…
Wisden condemns India over ‘Orwellian’ governance (Screengrab/x) The 2026 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, being published on Thursday, says that the game’s previous USP as a “refuge from realpolitik” has been poisoned by the growing politicisation of the sport under India’s “Orwellian” influence.The “Notes by the Editor” of the 163rd edition of the annual, targets India’s growing…
MUMBAI: More than a year after recovering from a urinary infection, Vinod Kambli continues to battle health concerns, though his condition has not worsened. However, the former India batter is still not out of danger.“Ever since he was hospitalised in Thane about 18 months ago, Kambli has had a clot in his brain. His memory…
US President Donald Trump said he has “studied assassinations” and suggested that leaders who make the biggest impact are often targeted, after a shooting scare disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on Saturday night.Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a shooter rushed the media gala venue, triggering panic and a…
Bengaluru: The department of pre-university education has opened registrations for the II PUC Examination-2, scheduled to begin on April 30. Eligible students can register between April 9 and April 17.Those who registered as regular fresh candidates in 2026 but whose results were marked as ‘Not completed’ in the first exam can appear for the second…
Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Amir Hamza had no inkling of what awaited him as he stepped out of the News 24’s office in Lahore after a televised appearance alongside Judge Nazir Ahmad Ghazi NEW DELHI: Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Amir Hamza had no inkling of what awaited him as he stepped out of the News 24’s office in Lahore…
US will revoke the citizenship of 384 foreign-born Americans. The Donald Trump administration is serious about denaturalizing people who got American citizenship by fraudulent means and already identified 384 foreign-born Americans who will lose their citizenship, the New York Times reported. This will a part of a push to increase the pace of denaturalizations which…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on late Friday said efforts were underway to achieve a “historic peace” between Israel and Lebanon following a three-week ceasefire extension, while accusing Hezbollah of attempting to derail the process.In his first remarks since the truce extension, Netanyahu said he had held an “excellent conversation” with US President Donald Trump,…
