The security forces have arrested five drug peddlers and recovered drugs from their possession valued at Rs 5.75 crore, an official said on Saturday, adding that seizures were made in Tripura and Mizoram.

An official in Agartala said that three drug peddlers were arrested in the Tripura capital on late Friday night and highly addictive 1.10 lakh methamphetamine tablets, also known as Yaba tablets or ‘crazy drug’ valued at Rs 5.50 crore were seized from their possession.

The drugs, intended to be smuggled to neighbouring Bangladesh, were recovered from a trolley bag which was in possession of the three persons, a police official said.

The arrested drug peddlers have been identified as Sahidul Hussain Talukdar, a resident of Silchar in southern Assam, and two Tripura-based traffickers, Nayanmani Namasudra from Kachucherra and Biswajit Biswas from Salema in Dhalai district.

Mumbai Indians' (MI) star batter Suryakumar Yadav remains optimistic about his form heading into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), despite a tough run in his last T20I series against England. The dynamic right-hander, who managed only 28 runs in five matches during the England series, joked about his struggles during the CSK vs MI pre-match press conference, assuring fans that he believes a turnaround is on the horizon.

Suryakumar, who has been a vital cog in Mumbai Indians’ middle order, will lead the five-time champion in their season opener after captain Hardik Pandya, who is currently serving a one-match suspension won't be available for the match.

Reflecting on his recent international performances, the 34-year-old revealed that his decision to bat at No.4 in T20Is was a strategic move to allow young Tilak Varma to make a greater impact at No.3. "Fortunately, in the IPL, the form has been good,” said Suryakumar in the pre-match presser.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Punjab Cabinet Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar highlighted the success of the Punjab Government's anti-drug campaign, 'Yudh Nashian Virudh', and shared details of police action up to March 21 with the media.

On Saturday, Laljit Bhullar addressed a press conference at the party office in Chandigarh regarding this campaign. The minister stated that the results of the 'War Against Drugs' campaign have been very encouraging and that its positive impact is visible across Punjab. He added that the people of Punjab are praising the government for this initiative.

He mentioned that the Punjab Police is conducting this campaign very effectively. So far, 121 kg of heroin, 78 kg of opium, and approximately ₹5.25 crore in cash have been seized. Additionally, 2015 FIRs have been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), and 3,376 drug traffickers have been arrested.

The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has been honoured with the

prestigious CBIP Award for "Best Maintained Project (only functional structures-minimum age 50 Years)" Category for its iconic Bhakra Nangal Project in recognition of BBMB's exceptional efforts in maintaining this monumental infrastructure project for over 50 years. This esteemed accolade was presented at the CBIP Day Celebrations and Award Presentation Ceremony, held on March 21st, 2025 at New Delhi.

The Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) confers these awards in its continuous endeavour to promote excellence across the Water, Power, and Renewable Energy sectors and to acknowledge the remarkable contributions of organizations, stakeholders, and professionals in these fields.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday announced that the state will vehemently oppose the unfair, faulty and undemocratic delimitation being done by the BJP led Union government to muzzle the voice of the opposition parties.

“This shameful act of BJP to reduce the seats in the states where they can’t win is undemocratic and we won’t allow the saffron party to succeed in its nefarious designs to weaken the democracy”, said the Chief Minister while participating in a conference organized by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.

The Border Security Force (BSF) has claimed to have arrested a Bangladeshi smuggler with 3.38 kg heroin along the India-Bangladesh border in Murshidabad district of West Bengal.

The value of the seized narcotics is estimated to be nearly Rs 6,77,40,000 in the black market.

"Troops of the Pirojpur Border Outpost received specific intelligence regarding an attempt to smuggle narcotics across the IBB. The input stated that the narcotics would be smuggled from the Sadamachar area. Vigil along the border was stepped up. Around 4 p.m., the jawans spotted two men approaching the border from the Indian side. On being challenged, the two attempted to flee. The BSF troops managed to apprehend one of them," said N.K. Pandey, DIG and spokesperson, South Bengal Frontier, BSF.

A day after flights were grounded at the Heathrow airport, nation’s largest carrier Air India said on Saturday that its flights, to and from the Europe’s busiest airport, have resumed.

The shutdown caused inconvenience to as many as 200,000 passengers as at least 1,351 inbound and outbound flights were grounded throughout Friday.

In a statement, Air India said that its operations to and from London Heathrow (LHR) airport have “recommenced after the disruption at the airport yesterday due to a power outage”.

“Today’s flight AI111 was on schedule and other flights, to and from London, are expected to operate as per schedule. Flight AI161 of 21 March, which was diverted to Frankfurt, is expected to leave Frankfurt at 14:05 pm local time,” the airline added.

The stock of real estate company Omaxe plummeted to its new 52-week low of Rs 71.81 per share this week amid growing losses and declining sales – at a time when both benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty saw their best weekly gains in almost four years.

Omaxe's 52-week high was recorded at Rs 162.45 apiece on July 30 last year.

On the last day of the trading week (Friday), Omaxe's stock opened at Rs 74.75 per share. During the trading session, the stock touched its highest level at Rs 78.00 but also saw a low of Rs 74.41.

At the end of trading, the company's stock closed at Rs 77 per share with a minor gain of Rs 2.81 or 3.79 per cent.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Saturday that it has arrested a forest guard in J&K’s Kathua district for demanding a bribe of Rs 35,000 from a complainant.

"A complaint was received that the accused Vipin Pathania was demanding a bribe of Rs 35,000 for allowing the complainant to smoothly execute contract work, construction/repair of road and for release of the key of a JCB machine forcibly taken by the accused," the CBI said in a statement.

“The complaint was verified discreetly, which revealed that the allegations are genuine. Accordingly, a trap was laid in the presence of independent witnesses, during which the accused was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 from the complainant," it said, adding the accused was arrested by the CBI and a search was conducted at the residential premises of the accused at village Dewal in tehsil Billawar.