Punjab Police have busted a trans-border narco smuggling and arms cartel with the arrest of two persons, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Friday. 8.27 kg heroin, 6 kg opium, 13.1 kg chemical and four pistols, including one sophisticated 9MM Glock, along with 17 cartridges have been seized from them.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charge-sheeted a key accused in a major illegal arms and ammunition supply case, spanning several states of India, including Manipur and other parts of the North-Eastern region, an official said on Friday. The supplementary charge sheet, filed before the NIA Special Court in Delhi on Thursday, names Solomona alias Hminga alias Lalmithanga, a resident of Mizoram, under various sections of the IPC, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Arms Act.
As Delhi’s air became more toxic on Friday, restrictions on the movement of BS-III petrol and BS-IV four-wheelers, a stringent fine of Rs 20,000 and augmentation of public transport buses and additional Metro trips were announced by the AAP government with the imposition of stringent GRAP Stage-III provisions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave on Saturday on a three-nation-visit to Nigeria, Brazil, and Guyana from November 16-21. While on his way to Rio de Janeiro for the G20 Summit, PM Modi will first travel to Nigeria on a two-day visit - the first by an Indian PM in 17 years - starting Saturday at the invitation of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Canada's parliamentary budget officer says the federal government is overestimating the impact its new immigration plan will have on the country's housing shortage. In October the Liberal government announced it was cutting the number of permanent residents allowed into the country between 2025 and 2027.
The federal government is giving an inquiry into foreign interference an extra month to complete its work. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue's final report is now due by the end of January, a month later than expected.
