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In a meticulously planned operation, Assam Rifles seized huge quantities of highly addictive methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 12 crore in Tripura and arrested two drug peddlers, officials said on Tuesday. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday expressed regret over the decision of US President Donald Trump to walk out of the global health body, and hoped the administration will reconsider it.  

In a major political development just days before the Delhi Assembly elections, four leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including two municipal councillors, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday. 

US policies concerning Bangladesh may undergo significant changes in the coming days, fear several analysts in Dhaka as Donald Trump returned to the White House for a historic second term as the 47th President of the country, on Monday.

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) on Tuesday said it has won a Rs 25,000 crore Bhadla (Rajasthan)-Fatehpur (Uttar Pradesh) high voltage direct current (HVDC) order, its largest-ever order win to date.

Gautam Adani, the Chairman of the Adani Group along with his wife Priti Adani made a heartfelt visit to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Tuesday, to participate in the 'Ganga Puja' and 'Mahaprasad Seva'.

Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur on Tuesday separately celebrated their 53rd Statehood Day by holding a variety of colourful cultural programmes and other functions.

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday extended her greetings to the people of Meghalaya, Tripura, and Manipur on the occasion of their Statehood Day, wishing them a "peaceful and prosperous future." 

Currently, two parallel probes into the matter are going on, one by an expert committee of the state health department and the other by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the state police.

US President Donald Trump has said he is fine with legal immigration and that the nation will need more of it as manufacturing is going to expand because of his tariff policies.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organisation, a significant move cutting ties with the United Nation's public health agency on his first day in office.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Republican Party member Donald Trump on his return to the White House for a historic second term. Trump took the oath as the 47th President of the US during a programme held at the Capitol Rotunda.

Business mogul and Republican Party member Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday for a historic second term by taking the oath as the 47th President of the US.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday said that the town of Nampong in the state's Changlang district, being a historical site of World War-II, holds immense historical, cultural, and economic significance as for centuries, the region has been a conduit for migration, trade and cultural exchange.

Amid the ethnic tensions in Manipur, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Monday underlined the need for all the indigenous communities residing in the state to live together peacefully, maintaining an understanding among one another.

Hours after a special court here awarded life imprisonment to Sanjay Roy, the sole accused in the rape and murder of a lady doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in August last year, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that West Bengal government will challenge the order in Calcutta High Court soon.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday attended the Bhoomi pujan programme for the establishment of 200-bedded integrated drug deaddiction centre at Bishramganj in Sepahijala district of the state and said that the government has adopted zero tolerance policy to build Nesha-Mukt Tripura.

The state transport and tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that the government is contemplating to develop eco-tourism in Unakoti Sonamukhi tourist place and introduce toy train services for the tourists.

Tripura Police today arrested two persons and seized drugs worth Rs 7 lakh from Kathalchari area under Sabroom Sub division of Tripura's South District.

A District and Sessions Court in Unakoti, Tripura, has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his wife. The verdict was delivered on January 18, 2025, by Judge Sudipta Chowdhury, following testimonies from 22 witnesses that sealed the fate of the accused, Ramiz Ali (35).

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura on Monday announced the names of its district presidents following elections held among 37 candidates.

In no immediate relief to the 2020 national capital riots accused Tahir Hussain, the Supreme Court on Monday adjourned hearing on his petition seeking interim bail for campaigning ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections.

The Eastern Railway (ER) has claimed that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) along with the Government Railway Police (GRP) seized 2.115 kg of narcotics, suspected to be Brown Sugar, from a passenger of the Katihar-Howrah Express train at Malda Town station under "Operation Narcos" on Sunday evening.

As a special court in Kolkata on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy, convicted in the case of ghastly rape and murder of a junior women doctor of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital within the hospital premises in August last year to life imprisonment,

A resident of Green Hills Colony in Chaitanyapuri, Ravi Teja had moved to the United States in March 2022 to pursue a Master’s degree in business administration. After completing his studies, he had been searching for a job.