Indians

Lakhs of devotees participated in the annual Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath on Thursday

16 crore people in India consume alcohol: Minister

7:42 pm July 4, 2019

New Delhi: Alcohol is the most common psychoactive substance used by Indians followed by cannabis and opioids, the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday. Making a statement in response to a calling attention motion introduced by BJP MP RK Sinha, Social Justice and Empowerment minister Thawar Chand Gehlot said over 16 crore people in the country […]

Six Indians arrested for smuggling gold in Sri Lanka

11:06 pm June 23, 2019

Colombo: Six Indians have been arrested by the Sri Lankan authorities for allegedly attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs 30 lakhs to India, a media report said on Sunday. The accused were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport here and had concealed the gold biscuits in their luggages, pockets of the trousers they were wearing […]

PM Modi’s mother watches swearing-in ceremony on TV

11:14 pm May 30, 2019

Ahmedabad: Like millions of Indians, Hiraba Modi, nonagenarian mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was glued to the TV screen Thursday evening to watch her son taking the oath of office. Hiraba, 95, watched the ceremony from her house at Raysan near here. Photographs circulating on social media showed her overjoyed and clapping when Modi […]

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