"explosives-act"

Hyderabad police seized firecrackers worth Rs 22.63 lakh in two raids for allegedly storing fireworks without valid licences. Durga Prasad Goud, Rahul Singh alias Bheem Singh, and worker Parveen Singh were arrested. Cases were registered under relevant legal provisions

The death toll from Monday’s blast near Delhi’s Red Fort rose to 12 after three more victims died. A car explosion near the Red Fort metro station prompted police to register an FIR under UAPA and the Explosives Act, triggering citywide security raids

The Cyberabad and Rachakonda Police Commissionerates have issued notifications for individuals and businesses seeking temporary licences to sell or possess firecrackers for Diwali 2025. Applications must be submitted online by October 16, failing which penal action will be taken

Punjab Police foiled a major terror plot linked to Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Rinda, recovering arms and grenades from Gurdaspur forest. The consignment, sent by Pakistani agencies, was meant for attacks in Punjab. Further investigations are underway to trace associates

A pistol with cartridges, Rs 3 lakh in cash and CPI (Maoist) literature were recovered from the arrested couple, it said.

Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case, was shot dead on Friday evening at his residence in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.