Senior Karnataka Congress leader BK Hariprasad stoked a controversy by using derogating remarks against party MLAs who joined BJP. Slamming state minister Anand Singh and other turncoats for switching parties, Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council Hariprasad compared them with “prostitutes”. Singh quit Congress in 2019 to join […]
Read Time : 1 Minutes
Bengaluru: Woman found dead with throat slit in Rajakunte
A woman was found dead in a field with her throat slit in Shanubhoganahalli village of Rajakunte in Bengaluru on Tuesday night, police said. According to the police, the deceased was identified as Rashi (19), a first-year BA student in a private college in Yelahanka. The accused was identified as […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Chhattisgarh: Rare ‘Orange bat’, endangered Indian Wolf spotted in Bastar
A rare species of ‘Orange bat’ was spotted at Kanger Ghati National Park and an endangered species Indian Wolf was also seen in the forest area of Chhattisgarh’s Naxal-affected Bastar district, a forest official said. According to the information, the Indian Wolf has been listed as a Schedule I species in the […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
“BJP plans attacks on Army during elections,” claims Bihar minister Surendra Prasad
Bihar minister Surendra Prasad on Tuesday stoked a controversy claiming that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans attacks on the Army whenever elections are around the corner. Prasad told the media in Patna, “BJP will be wiped out. When elections come, BJP attacks the Army. This time, it seems the BJP will attack some […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
9-year-old girl raped, killed in Gujarat’s Botad; 1 arrested
People blocked roads after a bone-chilling incident of rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl came to light in Gujarat’s Botad. The police have arrested the accused Rajesh alias Raju Devsag Bhai Chauhan. A 9-year-old was raped and murdered in Gujarat’s Botad. The locals were agitated and expressed their anger by holding a rally on […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
J-K Congress spokesperson resigns ahead of Bharat Jodo Yatra
Jammu and Kashmir Congress spokesperson Deepika Pushkar Nath has resigned from the party after its state unit “allowed” former BJP leader and minister Choudhary Lal Singh to join Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra which is scheduled to enter the union territory on January 20. Nath resigned from the party on […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Kanjhawala hit-and-drag case to come up in Delhi Assembly today
On the last day of the Delhi Assembly, the House will discuss the “deteriorating law and order situation in Delhi due to drug trafficking and increasing drug addiction in youth”. AAP MLA Rajendra Pal Gautam on Wednesday will call the attention of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to the “deteriorating […]
Read Time : 1 Minutes
West Bengal: 2 killed after fire breaks out in East Medinipur
At least two people were killed after a fire broke out in the East Medinipur district of West Bengal on Wednesday. The incident took place in the market area near Mecheda Railway Station. According to the locals, the fire brigade was immediately informed about the incident after which two fire tenders were pressed into service. […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
MP: Deceived into marrying Pakistani, Jammu woman flees to Bhopal
A Jammu woman ran away from her house and came to Bhopal after she was deceived into marrying a Pakistani man who later forced her to live in Pakistan or Dubai, police here said. The woman identified as Priyanka Kolkoltra, a resident of Udhampur in Jammu, was also allegedly beaten up by […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
RJD issues show cause notice to MLA Sudhakar Singh over remarks against CM Nitish Kumar
The RJD on Tuesday sent a show cause notice to Bihar MLA Sudhakar Singh for his remarks against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. “As per the instructions of the National President, this show cause notice is being issued to you. It has come to their notice that once again you have […]
Read Time : 1 Minutes
Andhra Pradesh: Train derails in Visakhapatnam, no casualties
The wheels of a general coach of the Visakhapatnam-Kirandul train derailed at Sivalingapuram station in the Kottavalasa – Araku Section on Tuesday, the railways said. No one was injured in the incident that happened at 9.45 AM Tuesday when the train was entering the station, according to an official statement Whether the reason for the derailment was […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
Bengal test paper refers to ‘Azad Kashmir’, central minister says “inspiring terrorism”
A political row has erupted after a picture of a Class 10 practice test paper directing students to mark ‘Azad Kashmir’ on map went viral. Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir is dubbed as Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. The image of the test paper was shared on social media by various BJP leaders including […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes from Himachal Pradesh’s Gatota
The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi which entered Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday resumed from Gatota village in the Indora Assembly constituency of Kangra district on the Mukerian-Pathankot national highway. The foot marchers entered the hill state from Milwan village in the Indora area of […]
Read Time : 1 Minutes
BSF seizes Chinese arms from weapon consignment dropped by Pak drone in Gurdaspur
The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized four Chinese-made pistols among a consignment of weapons dropped by a Pakistani drone in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, the force said on Wednesday. The consignment which includes 4 Chinese-made pistols, eight magazines and 47 live rounds was recovered from Uncha Takala village in Gurdaspur […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Karnataka: Newly asphalted road at Mahalakshmi Layout caves in Bengaluru; repair work underway
The pothole repair work was started in Karnataka’s Bengaluru on Tuesday after a portion of the Mahalakshmi Layout main road was caved in, days after it was asphalted. The road was asphalted three days ago after the pipeline work was conducted in the area. The repair work is currently underway. Reacting to this, Karnataka […]