Drug Peddler Gurpreet Singh Gets 12-Year Jail Term in 2021 Punjab Heroin Case

November 9, 2025 9:22 AM

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Drug Peddler Gurpreet Singh Gets 12-Year Jail Term in 2021 Punjab Heroin Case

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chandigarh, has secured the conviction of a drug trafficker in the 2021 heroin seizure from the Indo-Pakistan border area in Punjab. In a significant judgement reinforcing the crackdown on cross-border drug smuggling, a Special NDPS Court in Fazilka has convicted ...

Egypt Announces New Natural Gas Discovery in Western Desert

November 9, 2025 9:14 AM

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Egypt Announces New Natural Gas Discovery in Western Desert

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has announced a new natural gas discovery in the Badr-15 area in the Western Desert. The field has been immediately added to the production map with a rate of 16 million cubic feet of gas per day. The ministry stated that the discovery is expe...

Tornado Hits Brazil’s Parana State, Leaving Six Dead and Hundreds Injured

November 9, 2025 9:12 AM

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Tornado Hits Brazil’s Parana State, Leaving Six Dead and Hundreds Injured

A tornado accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain struck the southern Brazilian state of Parana, killing six people. As per authorities, over 437 people were treated for injuries, and about 1,000 were displaced. According to the Parana Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring System, the tornado'...

Russia Launches Overnight Drone and Missile Strikes on Ukraine, Killing Seven

November 9, 2025 8:41 AM

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Russia Launches Overnight Drone and Missile Strikes on Ukraine, Killing Seven

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in overnight attacks on Ukraine, targeting substations that supply two nuclear power plants and killing seven people. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in a social media post that the strikes were not accidental but well-planned, adding th...

Pankaj Advani Starts IBSF World Snooker Championship on Winning Note in Doha

November 9, 2025 8:33 AM

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Pankaj Advani Starts IBSF World Snooker Championship on Winning Note in Doha

Pankaj Advani began his IBSF World Snooker Championships campaign with a 4-1 win over Canada’s Sahil Nayyar in Doha yesterday. Barring a minor hiccup in the third frame of the best-of-seven-frame Group H match, the Indian cueist was largely untroubled. Advani got into his stride straightaway, runnin...