India
- Bangalore
Corruption rampant in Govt offices: Karnataka High Court
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has denied bail to a Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) official statement that there was rampant corruption in government offices. “Now-a-days, in the Government office, corruption has become…
- Telangana
Telangana: Pregnant woman dies during abortion procedure
Hyderabad: A five-month-old pregnant woman died allegedly during her abortion procedure in a private hospital in Bhadrachalam village on Friday. The deceased, 20-year-old, Sireesha, was a resident of VK Ramavaram village in…
- India
Karnataka: 16 held for attacking Siddaramaiah, 10 booked for burning Savarkar’s photo
Bengaluru: As many as 16 people were arrested for attacking leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah’s convoy and endangering his life as row over Veer Savarkar took an ugly turn…
- Bangalore
Munawar Faruqui’s show in Bengaluru cancelled: Police
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru police has once again denied permission to stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show ‘Dongri to nowhere‘ here, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday. The event was cancelled as…
- India
Complaint against Amazon over sale of ‘obscene’ Radha-Krishna picture
Bengaluru: The Hindu Janajagruthi Samithi has lodged a complaint against Amazon with for selling obscene pictures of Lord Krishna and Radha, police said on Saturday. In the complaint, the Hindu outfit said…
- Sports
IND v ZIM, 2nd ODI: Shardul replaces Deepak as India win toss
Harare: Stand-in captain KL Rahul has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Zimbabwe in the second ODI at Harare Sports Club on Saturday. India are currently leading the three-match…
- India
Gujarat: Inspired by crime web series, minor buys weapon; lands in juvenile home
Surat: A 14-year-old boy landed in a juvenile home after the police caught him with a country-made revolver in this Gujarat city, sources said on Saturday. Pratham (name changed), a resident of Pandesara…
- Pakistan
Pakistan, India can’t afford another war: Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated his country’s strong resolve to maintain peace in the region but added that sustainable peace in South Asia was linked to the resolution of…
- Opinions
Status of Opposition in India since Independence
How has democracy worked in India @ 75? By and large, it has done well with power getting transferred 17 times smoothly. So we can pat ourselves that we have done well…
- India
Staring at women while aboard a bus now an offence in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s amended Motor Vehicles Act has now given a provision which could lead to the arrest of any one who stare at women while on board a bus. Acts like whistling,…
- India
Hate-crime Tracker: Karnataka leads in anti-Muslim bigotry again
July bore witness to yet another series of hate crimes against Muslims in India. Aside from the resurgence of the debate on the hijab ban, communally charged murders also took place. This…
- Andhra Pradesh
Loss of faith in judiciary will endanger democracy: CJI Ramana
Vijayawada: Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on Saturday said that if people lose faith and trust in the judiciary, the very survival of democracy will be at stake. Justice Ramana,…
- India
2 Bangladeshis get 5-year imprisonment for illegally entering India
Dhubri: A court in Assam has sentenced two Bangladeshis to five years of imprisonment each for illegally entering India last year. Also ReadKarnataka: CM Bommai orders probe into death threat call to…
- India
Mumbai police threatened of ’26/11-style’ attacks
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police Traffic Control has received a message purportedly warning of another terror attack in the country’s commercial capital, officials said here on Saturday. Also ReadCloudburst in Dehradun, swollen rivers wash…
- India
Cloudburst in Dehradun, swollen rivers wash away bridges
Dehradun: A cloudburst hit the Raipur-Kumalda area here in the early hours of Saturday, causing rivers to breach their banks and wash away bridges, officials said. Water also entered the caves of Tapkeshwar,…
