Swadesi Newsdesk #7

Mumbai police seize mephedrone worth Rs 24.47 cr; six held Mumbai, May 27 (PTI) The Mumbai police have seized 12.6 kg of mephedrone (MD) worth Rs 24.47 crore and arrested six persons in raids spanning over three months, an official said on Tuesday. The raids were conducted in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Karjat in neighbouring […]

4 children among 50 injured after car ploughs into crowd during Liverpool’s Premier League football victory parade London, May 27 (PTI) At least 50 people, including four children, have been injured after a car ploughed into a crowd during Liverpool’s Premier League football victory parade. The incident took place on Monday evening when tens of […]

Sit-in by employees’ union of ONGC Assam Asset completes 7 days over nine demands Guwahati, May 27 (PTI) The indefinite sit-in by the employees’ union of ONGC’s Assam Asset completed a week on Tuesday with no immediate solution in sight to solve a slew of demands, including restarting a recruitment process, overtime allowance and regularisation […]

BSF thwarts infiltration bid by Bangladeshis through Assam: Official Guwahati, May 27 (PTI) An infiltration bid by a “large group of Bangladeshis” through Assam was thwarted by the BSF on Tuesday, an official said. The attempt to enter India illegally was made early on Tuesday through South Salmara Mankachar district, the Border Security Force spokesperson […]

France’s National Assembly to vote on long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options Paris, May 27 (AP) France’s lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, is voting Tuesday on a bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow across Europe for legal end-of-life options. Tuesday’s vote, expected in the late […]

More than 9,000 farmers, fishermen affected by unseasonal rains in Palghar Palghar, May 27 (PTI) Unseasonal rainfall in the first week of May has affected more than 9,000 farmers and fishermen in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, and administration has assessed the damages, an official said on Tuesday. A comprehensive relief proposal was sent to the government […]

Maoist with Rs 4 lakh bounty surrenders before Odisha Police Bhubaneswar, May 27 (PTI) A member of the proscribed CPI (Maoist), who was carrying a cash reward of Rs 4 lakh on his head, surrendered before the Odisha Police on Tuesday, according to an official statement. Bijaya Punem alias Ajay, a native of Bijapur district […]

Asian Athletics: Gulveer wins gold in men’s 10,000m; bronze for race walker Sebastian Gumi (South Korea), May 27 (PTI) National record holder Gulveer Singh opened India’s gold medal account with a top finish in the men’s 10,000m race on the opening day of the Asian Athletics Championships here on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Asian Games bronze-medallist […]

Ravi Shankar Prasad exhorts Indian community in France to highlight India’s fight against terror Paris, May 27 (PTI) BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad exhorted members of the Indian community in France to make every effort to showcase Brand India as a beacon of peace that is fighting against the global curse of terrorism. Addressing a […]

JK: Lightning kills over 100 livestock, affected nomadic families seek compensation Rajouri/Jammu, May 27 (PTI) Over 100 sheep and goats belonging to nomadic families were killed after they were struck by lightning in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The incident occurred in the upper reaches of the Budhal sub-division, […]