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Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
BSF recovers Chinese dronein Tripura
Agartala: Hours before the visit of Bangladesh high commissioner to India, M Riaz Hamidullah, to Akhaura Land Port on Friday, BSF recovered a battery-activated Chinese drone with a high-resolution camera, a few kilometres ahead of the India-Bangladesh border, reports Biswendu Bhattacharjee. Police said BSF jawans rushed to the bordering village Lankamura, close to Agartala airport, responding to a distress call and recovered the drone inside barbed wire fencing. Later, it was sent to the State Forensic Science Laboratory for further investigationthrough the airport police station. "The bomb squad has deactivated the instruments, separated the camera and battery to zero down the risk of any remote explosion and to prevent any data capture from the vital installation during the investigation. However, we have not yet ascertained from where it has come," officer-in-charge of airport police station Abhijit Mandal said. Hamidullah arrived at Agartala for a three-day meeting. He met chief minister Manik Saha and had a detailed discussion over the restoration of the bilateral relationship between Tripura and Bangladesh, cross-border crime, border trade and suspended infrastructure projects of connectivity between two countries. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Access all TV channels anywhere, anytime Techno Mag Learn More Undo According to a report, a villager, identified as Manoj Bin, noticed the drone in his sugarcane field while working and informed BSF. Police sources indicated that the investigation has been going on to determine whether it was a military drone sent to monitor border security issues on the Indian side. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Friendship Day wishes , messages and quotes !
Time of India
29-07-2025
- Time of India
EAGLE nets 935 kg ganja in biggest bust this year
Hyderabad: Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) sleuths have busted an interstate ganja peddling racket and seized 935kg contraband worth 4 crore, in what is described as the state's largest narcotics haul this year. The accused were transporting the contraband from Odisha to Maharashtra. The contraband was intercepted on July 26 night at Batasingaram fruit market junction on the outskirts of the city on NH-65 based on specific intelligence inputs. 455 packets recovered You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad According to EAGLE sleuths, a Tata Eicher truck, carrying 35 sacks of ganja beneath empty plastic vegetable trays, was travelling in tandem with an Innova meant to scout for police pickets. The vehicles were brought to a halt by a police team and 455 packets of the contraband were recovered. Three peddlers — P K Badu, 34, Samadhan Kantilal Bhise, 27, and Vinayak BS Pawar, 29, were arrested on the spot, while alleged co-conspirators Sachin Gangaram Chouhan and Odisha-based supplier Vicky Seth remain at large. Badu, a repeat offender, had earlier been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Satara, Maharashtra. Investigators said the gang drove from Maharashtra to Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh on July 23, loaded the consignment and started their return journey. Chemical analysis "They were supposed to reach Solapur and distribute the contraband to different parts of Maharashtra." Rachakonda EAGLE team booked a case against the accused under relevant sections of the NDPS Act. All three accused were produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody on Sunday. Samples of the seized ganja have been sent to the State Forensic Science Laboratory for chemical analysis. EAGLE team has appealed to citizens to report any suspicious activity related to drug possession, peddling, or transport at toll-free number '1908'. All identities of informants would be kept strictly confidential, an EAGLE official said.
The Hindu
23-07-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
Where is the centre of the universe?
A:The universe has no top, bottom or middle and no centre either. Scientists know today that the universe is spreading out in all directions and in all places at the same time. This means galaxies that are 500 lightyears away, 5,000 lightyears away, and 5 million lightyears away are all moving away from the earth. The earth itself is moving away from another object somewhere else. On a more fundamental level, we often consider the Big Bang to be a central event in space, but this is not true. Our universe is not located inside some larger space (at least to the extent that we can study and prove). Right after the Big Bang, space grew, changed, and evolved everywhere at once. The human mind is accustomed to a three-dimensional surrounding where specific parts of space begin and end. It is more used to shapes with points and straight lines. Thus, for example, we can say a spherical soap bubble has a centre. But the universe bends space and time and has a shape that is not easily comprehensible by the mind. It has no edges or vertices and thus no centre either. As the German physicist Werner Heisenberg once said, 'Physics does not offer comfort; it offers reality.' (Shamim Haque Mondal is a researcher in the Physics Division, State Forensic Science Laboratory, Kolkata.)
New Indian Express
20-07-2025
- New Indian Express
Two arrested from Hyderabad for journalist's murder in Malkangiri
MALKANGIRI: The special investigation team (SIT) of Malkangiri police has arrested two youths for their alleged involvement in the brutal murder of web news channel journalist Ch Naresh which took place on July 12 near Muraliguda under Motu police limits. Malkangiri SP Vinodh Patil on Saturday said accused Sukumar Ray (25) of MV-75 and Konkan Jordar (21) of MPV-82 were nabbed from Hyderabad. On July 12, Ray and Jordar were present near the crime scene, located around 9 km from Motu. Naresh and four others were travelling in an SUV when an altercation broke out between them and the accused. Subsequently, Naresh was brutally attacked with a sword. The attackers also attempted to assault Tarun Kumar, one of the victim's companions. However, he managed to escape after throwing the car keys into a nearby bush. The accused took the keys and fled the scene with the car. Tarun and others later transported the injured Naresh to Motu health centre from where he was referred to the district headquarters hospital in Malkangiri. However, he was declared brought dead. The SP said three teams were formed to conduct raids across Malkangiri and neighbouring districts. With assistance from the Crime Branch and State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL), sketches of the suspects were prepared and widely circulated. Based on technical and circumstantial evidence, the identities of the accused were confirmed. It was found that they had fled to Hyderabad to evade arrest. Acting on technical and local intelligence, a team was dispatched to Hyderabad, where the two accused were arrested. Police have recovered the vehicle used by the victim and his friends, as well as the motorcycle used by the accused during the crime. The accused will be produced in court and taken on remand for further interrogation. Patil said the motive behind the murder will be revealed following further investigation.
NDTV
16-07-2025
- NDTV
Himachal Woman Sells Father's Car For Rs 90,000 To Buy Drugs
Hamirpur: A married woman from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur allegedly stole her father's car and sold it for Rs 90, 000 to buy a chitta or adulterated heroin, police said on Tuesday. The woman, a mother of a four-year-old, was married in Shimla but lived at her maternal home here. The case came to light after her father lodged a police complaint on June 28, claiming that his daughter, a drug addict, had run away from home in his car. He told police that she returned after a few days and feigned ignorance about the car. However, during questioning by police, she admitted to stealing the vehicle with the help of a male friend and selling it in Punjab's Jalandhar. The car was seized from McLeodganj in Himachal Pradesh. The duo tested positive for drug use and was arrested and sent to judicial custody, police said. After being released on bail a few days later, the woman returned to her father's house but has again gone missing for the last two days, police said on Tuesday. According to Arun Sharma, the former director of the State Forensic Science Laboratory, chitta is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from heroin. One gram of chitta sells for anywhere between Rs 4,000 and Rs 6,000, and due to the high cost, addicts often turn to drug peddling to satiate their cravings, police said.
