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Drug abuse is a global phenomenon, affecting almost every country, but its extent and characteristics differ from region to region. India too is caught in this vicious circle of drug abuse, and the numbers of drug addicts are increasing day by day. The bane of drug abuse in Punjab has acquired the proportions of a pestilence that has shaken the entire society in the state. It is observed that in Punjab “drug abuse” is a raging epidemic, especially among the young.

New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): The Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi VK Saxena has approved the proposal to forward a complaint to the CBI about the alleged irregularities in the procurement of 1,000 low-floor buses by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).

Indian and Chinese troops have begun disengaging at Patrolling Pillar (15) in the Gogra-Hotspring region of Eastern Ladakh, the government said. Forces of the two countries have been locked in a confrontational position in the area since April 2020.

Film critic Kamaal Rashid Khan posted a cryptic tweet, saying that he is back for retribution following his release from jail after obtaining bail in the cases against him. In the tweet, KRK wrote, “I am back for my vengeance.” The tweet was made at 08:11 AM on Monday morning.

Listed multiplex majors like PVR and Inox Leisure took a beating in the stock markets on Friday even as the benchmark indices clocked marginal gains. 

"Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal": Studio Xo Bar in Gurgaon cancelled Kunal Kamra’s show after members of Bajrang Dal & VHP protested against the scheduled show, comedian is a repeated offender of insulting Hindu deities

Over the past few days, we have been coming across many comedy shows being canceled every now and then because of their Hinduphobic content. Earlier it was Lock Upp contestant and comedian Munawar Faruqui whose show was called off and now it’s Kunal Kamra. According to the latest media reports, Kamra’s show, which was slated on September 7 at Studio Xo bar Gurgaon, was withdrawn after Bajrang Dal threatened to protest and disrupt the show.

Rahul Gandhi, the eternal Congress candidate for the post of Prime Minister of India, nevertheless multiple electoral defeats, appears to have taken a leaf out of his Pakistani counterpart, Imran Khan’s playbook for his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. Gandhi is going to stay in luxury containers for the one hundred fifty days of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ much like Khan spent his agitation days in containers back in 2014.

On September 5, National Investigation Agency (NIA) struck the workplace of New Bharat Hing Suppliers situated in Nadiad, District Kheda, Gujarat, in association with dubious exchanges worth crores potentially connected with terror funding. This company markets the well-known hing (Asafoetida) brand Krishna Hing. Reportedly, the raid started early morning on Monday and went on for 8 hours, it ended at around 3.30 PM.

Since the last few years, a Twitter trend has been gaining pace — #BoycottBollywood, which seeks a complete audience withdrawal from the Hindi film industry. It takes many shapes and forms, often specifically geared towards an upcoming film, actor, or in one of its latest avatars, #BoycottBollywoodCompletely.

The government of India has announced to change the name of Rajpath and Central Vista lawns into Kartavya Path. The decision is said to shed remnants of the British colony in India. The decision came after a special meeting on September 7, convened with the aim of renaming the Rajpath and Central Vista lawns.  Earlier, the Modi government had changed the name of the road on which the Prime Minister’s residence is, from Race Course Road to Lok Kalyan Marg.