Three Afghan men were arrested by customs officials at Delhi's airport for allegedly trying to smuggle gold valuing about Rs. 54 lakh into the country, according to an official statement on Friday.
The accused were arrested after their arrival from Dubai on Wednesday.
Customs officials found 13 gold biscuits and a gold bar from the men which in total weighed 1.6 kg.
The gold, worth Rs. 54.49 lakh, was seized, the statement said.
Saina Nehwal beat P V Sindhu in straight games in the marquee clash of the tournament to retain her women's singles crown at the 83rd Yonex Sunrise Senior Badminton Nationals here Saturday.
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag on Saturday offered to bear the educational expenses of children of all the CRPF personnel martyred in the dastardly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama.
A video of the incident has gone viral on social media following which Dalit leaders held a protest and sought action against those behind it.
The Indian Air Force today opened a new page in aviation history when Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal from Chandigarh became the first woman flight engineer.
Stone throwing incidents had escalated during the 2016 unrest in the Kashmir Valley in the aftermath of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani's killing.
Twenty-seven of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards were killed in a suicide bombing near the border earlier this week, state television reported.