Mayawati announces drive to reach out to Brahmins

Lucknow: Stepping up preparations for the UP Assembly polls, BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday announced a campaign would be launched from Ayodhya to reach out to the Brahmins. PTI

Vigil up at Metro stations ahead of farmers’ stir

New Delhi: The DMRC has been asked to step up vigil at seven Metro stations and close these if needed in view of the farmers’ protest against the three farm laws in front of Parliament. PTI

Delhi also cancels annual Kanwar Yatra

New Delhi: The Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Sunday prohibited the annual Kanwar Yatra in the city to prevent the spread of Covid. The order came a day after the yatra was cancelled in UP. During the yatra, devotees go to Haridwar to collect Ganga water. PTI

CM: Illicit drugs biz in Assam worth Rs 5,000 cr annually

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that drugs worth Rs 163 crore were seized between May 10 to July 15. He said the illegal drug trade in the state was Rs 5,000 crore per year. PTI

ED searches two homes of Deshmukh in PMLA case

Nagpur: The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at two residences of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in Nagpur district on Sunday as part of a probe into a money laundering case, a police official said. PTI