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- Chennai
TN: 30 college students detained in police crackdown on drug menace
Chennai: At least 30 students were detained on Saturday after Tamil Nadu Police launched a crackdown against the drug menace in Potheri and Kattankulathur in Chengalpattu district. Acting on a tip-off, around…
- News
Scolded by wife, upset man climbs electricity tower in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 25-year-old man created commotion at Sankeshwar Bazaar in Saidabad by climbing onto a high-tension electricity tower due to alleged harassment by wife. The man, identified as Mohan, a laborer, who…
- India
Odisha: BJP’s Khurda MLA candidate detained for destroying EVM
BJP’s Khurda MLA candidate Prasanta Jagadev has been detained by the Odisha police for allegedly vandalising a polling booth and destroying an EVM machine. The incident happened at Kuanripatna in the Begunua…
- India
Sandeshkhali TMC worker detained for molesting girl
Kolkata: The police on Saturday detained a TMC worker of Sandeshkhali after he allegedly molested a teenage girl there, an officer said. Allegations of sexual abuse and land grab have been levelled…
- India
Karni Sena leader gheraos Gujarat BJP office; detained later
Ahmedabad: Police detained Karni Sena leader Raj Shekhawat from outside the Ahmedabad airport on Tuesday, hours before his plan to gherao the BJP’s Gujarat headquarters in Gandhinagar, an official said. Shekhawat, the…
- India
IIT-Guwahati student arrested under UAPA for ‘links with ISIS’
Guwahati: An IIT-Guwahati student who had allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on Sunday, a senior official said here. The accused Touseef Ali Farooqui, who is…
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Kashmiri professor Nitasha Kaul denied entry to Bengaluru, deported to UK
Writer, academic and activist Nitasha Kaul, a vocal critic of the right-wing RSS, was allegedly detained for nearly 24 hours upon her arrival at the Bengaluru Airport before being deported to London.…
- India
Delhi: SC lawyers march towards CEC office against EVMs, detained
Senior Supreme Court advocates Bhanu Pratap and Mahmood Pracha were detained by the Delhi Police while marching towards the office of the Chief Election Commissioner of India protesting against the usage of…
- Hyderabad
Video: AIMIM Nampally candidate Majid Hussain detained
Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate for the Nampally Assembly constituency, Majid Hussain, was detained by the west zone task force in Hyderabad amid polling activity. With just a few…
- India
Pro-Palestine fan breaches security to reach Kohli in WC; detained
Ahmedabad: A pro-Palestine fan breached a tight security cordon to enter the field of play in a desperate attempt to hug Virat Kohli during the World Cup final between India and Australia…
- India
Maktoob Media editor summoned by Kerala police
The Vadakara police in Kerala summoned and interrogated Maktoob Media editor Aslah Kayyalakkath and its reporter on Thursday, November 16, over a story published on the web portal. A suo moto case…
- India
Many detained as Mumbai AAP protests against MP Sanjay Singh’s arrest
Mumbai: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a vociferous demonstration protesting against the arrest of party MP Sanjay Singh, outside the Enforcement Directorate (ED) offices in south Mumbai, here on Thursday, October…
- India
Maharashtra: Man killed by friends over argument, two detained
Nashik: Two men allegedly killed their 27-year-old friend following an argument over a minor issue in Nashik city of Maharashtra, police said on Sunday. The offence took place at Shivajinagar in Satpur…
- India
Around 100 Haryana farmers enroute to Chandigarh protest detained
Ambala: Around 100 farmers from Haryana were taken into custody on Tuesday as they headed towards Chandigarh for a demonstration to seek compensation for losses caused by floods, police said. In Longowal…
- Middle East
Iran security forces ‘detain’ 3-year-old girl in raid at jailed actor’s home
Tehran: Iranian security forces have reportedly detained a three-year-old child along with her mother during a raid at their home. This comes amid the fresh crackdown on the homes of relatives, friends…
