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NCB arrests Jaffer Sadiq, says expelled DMK functionary ‘ran multi-crore international drug nexus’

Jaffer Sadiq was arrested by NCB days after agency busted international drug syndicate suspected to have dealt in meth worth an estimated Rs 2,000 cr.

Hidden ‘labs’, plant-based ephedrine, Afghanistan link — why meth is rich junkie’s new heroin

Last week, cops busted a 'meth lab' in Greater Noida, where 9 foreigners had allegedly been cooking the party drug. Also known as 'ice', meth is steadily making inroads into Indian market.

‘Assets beyond income’ – why Sameer Wankhede, NCB officer who arrested Aryan Khan, is under CBI scanner 

CBI has registered case of corruption, criminal conspiracy against former NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede, who is said to have 'demanded bribe to settle probe against Aryan Khan'.

Customs, service tax, drugs: If Bollywood is in trouble, Sameer Wankhede, IRS, must be around

Sameer Wankhede, in the spotlight over drugs against Aryan Khan, says he isn't going after Bollywood. We arrest many people, but media only highlights a case involving a celebrity, he adds.

Aryan Khan is the second in Shah Rukh Khan family to be embroiled in a court case

Aryan Khan could be a villain in the eyes of many, but his great grandfather, Shah Nawaz Khan, would always be remembered as a hero.

NCP calls cruise drug bust involving Aryan Khan ‘fake’, questions BJP worker’s presence

NCP claims one of the men seen with Aryan in viral selfie and video is Manish Bhanushali. He says he's a BJP worker who was heading to NCB office as a 'witness'.

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.