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PM Modi to lead main International Day Of Yoga event at Mysuru

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the mass Yoga event on June 21 at Mysuru. The day is celebrated as International Day of Yoga (IDY).

As the country is celebrating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the Day will be observed at 75 iconic locations across the country and will focus on branding India on a global scale, Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Monday. The programme is being held in the physical mode after a gap of two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Addressing the press briefing, the Ayush Minister said that apart from the main event at Mysuru, another attraction on June 21 this year will be the Guardian Ring, a relay Yoga streaming event which will capture and weave together digital feed of IDY programmes organised by Indian Missions abroad.

The proposed plan is to initiate the streaming from Japan, the land of the rising sun, at 6 a.m. local time, and it will culminate in New Zealand, Sonowal added. Around 70 countries are likely to participate in the relay event.

The Minister also informed that a series of events are planned in the run up to the IDY and the 25 day countdown is being observed at Hyderabad on May 27, wherein around 10,000 Yoga enthusiasts will participate.

The earlier mega countdown events were organised at Shivdol as 50th day countdown on May 2 and the Red Fort as 75th day countdown on April 7.

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Maharashtra ATS action: Pakistani spy arrested

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Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has claimed to have arrested a person who was in contact with a PIO for spying for Pakistani intelligence agencies. Investigation has revealed that the suspect was in contact with the PIO on Facebook since November 2024. Between November 2024 and March 2025, he sent pictures of restricted and important establishments of the Government of India through WhatsApp. In this case, the ATS has also identified two of his contacts with whom he was in contact. In this case, the ATS has registered a case against three people. The suspect was in contact with two Pakistani people. What kind of intelligence information of India did he give and pictures of which places did he send? This is also being investigated. A case has been registered against the accused for giving intelligence information and taking pictures of places of the Government of India and spying and the Pakistani spy has been arrested. Earlier, the ATS had arrested a PIO spy. In this case too, the ATS has registered a case for giving sensitive information. A case was registered and now the ATS has arrested a person in the PIO case.

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Goats continue to arrive in Deonar Mandi on Eid-ul-Adha, BMC and Deonar administration claim to have completed all preparations, online permits for sacrifice

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Mumbai: Goats have started arriving at the Deonar slaughterhouse for Eid-ul-Adha. Due to heavy rains, the crowd in the market is less. The Deonar administration has claimed to have completed all the preparations for Eid-ul-Adha. A fee of Rs 195 is being charged from traders per goat, but there is no fee for buyers. Deonar slaughterhouse general manager Kaleem Pasha Pathan said that complete arrangements have been made for the sacrifice in Deonar, along with all the arrangements including the goat shed.

Deonar slaughterhouse is under 24-hour CCTV surveillance. Along with goats, there is a buffalo market here and the purchase of buffaloes has also increased. Last year, due to the increase in goat prices, the purchase of buffaloes was also high, so this year too, the buffalo and goat market has been decorated. He said that all kinds of facilities are available in the market, including medical examination of goats and animals, along with other necessary arrangements including stalls have been made for buyers. Eid-ul-Adha buffaloes are sacrificed in Dewiyar from June 7 to June 9 and the sacrificers are informed about the schedule after booking tokens and slots, along with which online permits for sacrifice are also provided at housing societies and other places. Kaleem Pathan said that fencing and sheds have been arranged for the protection of sacrificial animals, along with roads have also been prepared so that buyers do not face any kind of trouble during the rains.

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Crackdown on Malaysian international drug smuggler and ringleader deported, accused handed over to police, 8 accused arrested so far

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Mumbai: In a major development, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has extradited the kingpin of an international drug trafficking gang from Malaysia with the help of other national and international agencies. It started with the seizure of around 200 grams of cocaine hidden in a projector from a parcel sent from Mumbai to Australia by DHL courier on January 21, 2025.

Following a bottom-up approach during the investigation of the case, the NCB in Navi Mumbai further affected the seizure of 11.540 kg of cocaine, 4.9 kg of cannabis and 5.5 kg of ganja from the house of a member of the syndicate. The investigation has revealed a well-oiled transnational syndicate involved in smuggling cocaine from the US to India and further distributing it within and outside India. The investigation further revealed the involvement of Clearing House Agents (CHAs) and Hawala operators.

A total of 08 people have been arrested so far and the ringleader, who was in Thailand in 2021 after escaping from an earlier NCB case in connection with LSD smuggling, was in Malaysia and was brought to India following a recent NCB Red Notice. The investigation into the case has already revealed that the syndicate had been operating for at least a year and several air cargo parcels of cocaine were received in Mumbai during this period. The interrogation of the ringleader brought from Malaysia is likely to reveal more details of his operations, including the sources of drugs in the US. The financial investigation in the case has already identified assets including properties and bank accounts in Thailand. Efforts are underway to attach these properties. In a significant development, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has deported the ringleader of an international drug trafficking gang from Malaysia with the help of other national and international agencies.

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