In a letter he wrote to the Chairman, Kharge urged him to not take up any other business in the House and keep the proceedings limited to the discussion on the security breach.
In a draft paper prepared by the RBI seeking public opinion until January 18, the banking regulator has proposed a financial instrument linked to gold to curb the demand of its physical holding.
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, currently facing recommendations for expulsion from the Lok Sabha in a cash-for-query row, was tasked with strengthening the party's organisation in West Bengal's Nadia district ahead of the 2024 general elections, in a clear message of support from the TMC.
A Dubai-bound passenger, who had allegedly swallowed 159 capsules containing foreign currencies valued more than Rs 16 lakh, was arrested on charges of smuggling
With this, a total of 42 individuals and seven firms have so far been chargesheeted in the case which was initially registered by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Gandhidham unit, Gujarat, on September 13, 2021.
Chinese authorities arrested another Indian diamond trader on Tuesday in connection with the ongoing case of 21 Indian diamond merchants, who were arrested in January 2010 for allegedly smuggling diamonds into China from Hong Kong.
China executed a British citizen convicted of drug smuggling on Tuesday, drawing a strong rebuke from Britain's prime minister who described it as "appalling".
The move could virtually put an end to the Free Movement Regime prevalent along the porous border.
When the Nobel Prizes were presented at Oslo's City Hall, Norway, on Sunday, December 10, 2023, Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year, was absent.
A United States court has sentenced three Indians to prison -- terms ranging from 54 to 48 months -- and ordered their deportation after the jail term following their conviction in a case related to smuggling liquid ephedrine, disguised as "green tea extract", into the country.
The FMR allows people residing close to the India-Myanmar border to venture 16 km into each other's territory without any documents.
In moving scenes at the spot, women were seen wailing, possibly over the loss of a dear one, while a child recalled the tense moments before fleeing to safety.
Shah made the announcement while addressing the passing out parade of the first batch of the five newly constituted Assam Police Commando battalions in Guwahati.
The DGP said the conspiracy was hatched by one Pakistan-based terrorist Arjumand alias Hamza Burhan who got in touch with a local mastermind Danish Ahmad Malla to carry out the attack.
A single-judge bench of the Sindh high court gave the verdict in response to a review petition filed by the PPP leader's lawyer. The court acquitted Pakistan's former high commissioner to Britain Wajid Shasmul Hassan who was also an accused in the case.
Landa currently resides in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta in Canada, and is a member of Babbar Khalsa International.
At a meeting held inside Pakistan territory, both the countries' border guards, however, resolved that vigilance along the entire Indo-Pak border would be enhanced with immediate effect to curb unwanted activities.
The rise in illegal imports of the yellow metal has caught the eye of the finance ministry.
The modus operandi, the prosecutor's office said, was to hand over the immigrants to a Kurdish gang which put them in lorries on their way to the UK.
Major General G I Singh, the former commanding officer of a mountain division, has been stripped of his rank after being found guilty by an army court of smuggling liquor and misappropriating money, sources said on Thursday.
The DGP said that the drone parts were manufactured in US and China.
Poacher neither minces words in condemning these self-seeking slaughterers nor leaves any stone unturned in highlighting the hard work put in by friends of the forest, notes Sukanya Verma.
The two persons who opened smoke canisters in the Lok Sabha chamber had smuggled them in cavities cut into the left sole of custom-made sports shoes supported by thick rubber layers, according to Delhi Police's FIR.
The raids were conducted a day after a special court in Mohali declared Dala a proclaimed offender in a case of conspiracy to kill a priest in Punjab, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.
The 43-year-old man, married to a Japanese, allegedly made use of a rule allowing brief sightseeing visits for transit passengers at airports to sneak in Indians into Japan, police were quoted as saying by Kyodo news agency.
Joshi, 33, of Mumbai, told the judge he was tortured.\n\n
ITC highlighted that legal cigarettes account for 9 per cent of tobacco consumption in India, but 80 per cent of tax collection is from tobacco products. While illicit cigarettes account for roughly one-third of the market share, legal cigarette volumes have recovered to around 96 per cent of peak FY13 volumes, after dipping to 70 per cent in FY21.
2019 was the Bharatiya Janata Party's breakout year, when it stretched the boundaries of what was thought possible and ended up with 303 seats on its own steam. Now it is forced to play defence, on a pitch queered by too many variables, asserts Prem Panicker.
The Customs department suspects that the contraband, which originated from Afghanistan and Pakistan, had either fallen or was dumped by foreign vessels for the purpose of smuggling, he said.
Two Indian nationals were among five persons arrested by United States border authorities after they were apprehended for illegally crossing into the country from Canada by boat.
'Due to the Israel-Hamas conflict, a faction operating in the Red Sea -- which is a typically safe area - has been firing projectiles arbitrarily.' 'Additionally, there have been two incidents involving Somali pirates, and one vessel has been hijacked.'
A man was caught with 94 iPhones attached to his body with cling film and sticky tape in China.
'I had the opportunity to portray a wildlife crime fighter on screen, which allowed me to express my concern for society, wildlife, and the environment. I strongly believe that humans share this planet with countless other species and hold immense respect for every living creature.'
Six ancient idols of Hindu and Buddhist deities smuggled into the UK will be returned to India.
The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes Aakar Patel.
Hemant Lakhani, 68, was arrested on August 12 at a hotel near Newark International Airport after he illegally imported a shoulder-fired missile.
India is scrambling to crack down on a new gold smuggling tactic that it fears could accelerate a flood of illegal imports of the precious metal into the world's second-biggest buyer.
As India brings up the issue of cross-border terrorism and 26/11 probe with Pakistan, it will also push for tough action against smuggling of narcotics, trade of counterfeit currency when the home secratatries of the two nations meet in New Delhi, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
According to the official, two Punjab residents were arrested following the recovery of one of the biggest narcotic haul this year from Banihal area along Jammu-Srinagar national highway.
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