SURAT: A 44-year-old man was arrested by police for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl who had come to stay at his home. The survivor is a distant relative of the accused and came to stay with the accused’s family for the purpose of study. The crime came to light after [...]
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) enthusiasts have expressed concern over the closure of the century-old pit line at the Ooty heritage railway station as part of the ongoing development work under the Amrith Bharath Station scheme. The pit line is an extended rail structure meant for servicing of engines and [...]
VISAKHAPATNAM: Chintur police have arrested a dreaded deputy commander implicated in the killings of 99 security personnel in various ambushes. The Maoist of eight platoon of CPI Maoists and Platoon Party Committee Member (PPCM) Madakam Unga alias Ungal, was arrested in the forest area of Lankapalli village outskirts under Chinturu [...]
BENGALURU: Amid the call for a daylong Bengluru bandh on Tuesday by pro-farmer groups and pro-Kannada organisations over sharing of Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday shot back a t the agitators, saying: “What will you gain by observing a ‘bandh’?”Reiterating the government’s commitment [...]
NEW DELHI: Three people, including two brothers, have been arrested after a man in Delhi shot himself in leg to allegedly frame his rival.The incident took place on Thursday in Kardampuri area, and it was reported at Jyoti Nagar police station in northeast Delhi, in which the victim was taken [...]
MUMBAI: The Mumbai police received a threat call about a bomb planted at Mumbai International Airport, on Sunday.However, probe found that it was a hoax call.Police said that a hoax call was made saying there was a bomb in a blue bag at the airport.Soon, police officers and bomb squad [...]
Bengaluru: Days after Janata Dal (Secular) joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the ensuing 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the party’s state unit Vice President Syed Shafiulla Saheb has decided to cut his ties with the party. Shafiulla, in his resignation letter to the JD(S) Karnataka president said [...]
Farmers outfits and pro-Kannada organisations have jointly declared a strike across Bengaluru on Tuesday demanding that the state government does not release water to Tamil Nadu. To raise their demand, a protest march is scheduled at 11 am on Tuesday from Town Hall to Mysore Bank Circle. The protesters disagree with [...]
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami. File | Photo Credit: G. Moorthy AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday, September 24, 2023 urged the Tamil Nadu government to drop the cases filed against the youth who protested demanding gangman posts at the Tangedco. The police should drop the plan [...]
Women visitors arrive at the Parliament House on the day of debate on the Women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha, during the special session, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. The BJP government tabled the Women’s Reservation Bill as the first order of business in the new Parliament [...]