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Bengaluru reports first Covid death, 38 active cases in Karnataka

Bengaluru: Bengaluru has reported its first Covid-19 death, according to an official statement issued by the Karnataka Health Department. The patient died on Saturday, said the Health Department, adding that 108 persons…
UP: Mob attacks 4 on suspicion of transporting cattle meat, vehicle set ablaze

Aligarh: Four people were attacked and their vehicle set ablaze by a mob here on Saturday over suspicion that they were transporting cattle meat, police said. Local leaders of the Bajrang Dal…

Karnataka govt directs authorities to stock up Covid-19 testing kits

Bengaluru: Amid the fear of the spread of Covid-19 in Karnataka, the state government has directed authorities to stock up necessary testing kits for the coming month. However, the state government has…
Election Commission launches ECINET for unified access to electoral data

Hyderabad: Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar, on Saturday, May 24, announced ECINET, an integrated dashboard which will unify the commission’s 40 existing mobile and web applications, and offer single-window access…
Folk singer booked for derogatory remarks against PM Modi

Folk singer and political satirist, Neha Singh Rathore, has been booked by Varanasi police for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a recent satire song. An FIR was…
Dalit woman dragged by hair during police raid in Bihar

A Dalit woman was dragged by her hair during a police raid with no woman officers present in the Nathnagar Pasi Tola area of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The incident has triggered massive…
Elon Musk’s X faces major outage, users have problems

New Delhi: The Elon Musk-run social media platform X on Saturday, May 24, suffered an outage globally, including in India, as users were unable to load new posts and were unable to…

Allahabad University Dalit PhD scholar booked for questioning Rafale aircraft deal

A Dalit PhD scholar and a student leader from Allahabad University has been booked by the Uttar Pradesh police over a social media post questioning the Centre on the controversial Rafale fighter jet…
Woman accuses journalist Omar Rashid of sexual, psychological abuse

Independent journalist Omar Rashid, who often writes for news media organisations such as The Wire, Outlook and The Hindu, among a few, has been charged with serious allegations of physical, sexual and…
Rahul Gandhi reaches J&K’s Poonch to meet families affected by Pakistani shelling

Jammu: Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday reached J&K’s Poonch district to meet the victims of the cross-border shelling by Pakistani troops during recent hostilities…
Shiv Sena, BJP call for scraping Turkish beach rescue deal

Mumbai: In light of recent hostilities with Pakistan, former corporators of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and BJP on Saturday demanded that the civic body in Mumbai scrap the contract for Turkiye-made robotic…
‘Nothing wrong in renaming Ramanagara’: Abu Azmi backs Karnataka govt

New Delhi: Backing the Karnataka government’s decision to rename Ramanagara district as ‘Bengaluru South’, SP Maharashtra chief Abu Asim Azmi said there was “nothing wrong” with the move and took a swipe…
Shiv Sena demands suspension of Mumbai-Turkey flights

Mumbai: Shiv Sena Social Media In-charge, Rahool Kanal, in letters addressed to the Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has made a strong plea…
PM Modi to meet CMs today after Operation Sindoor

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a significant meeting of the NITI Aayog on Saturday, May 24, at the Bharat Mandapam in the national capital. This is the first major…
Justice delayed: 104-year-old man released after 43-year imprisonment

Kaushambi: After spending 43 years in jail on charges of murder, Lakhan, now 104 years old, moved out of Kaushambi district jail following his acquittal from the high court. The “stain” is…