BENGALURU: The Opposition BJP on Thursday tore into the state government's handling of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL victory celebrations that resulted in a stampede, claiming 11 lives, and demanded an inquiry by a sitting judge of the Karnataka High Court. The BJP leaders questioned if the magisterial probe by a Deputy Commissioner will be impartial when allegations are made against the government, the Chief Minister, and the Deputy Chief Minister. Addressing a press conference with senio...Read More
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, AIMIM Corporator from Santosh Nagar, Mohammed Muzaffar Hussain died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday night. He had attended the 11th GHMC Council meeting earlier in the day. The corporators were shocked by the sudden death of their colleague and recollected his services rendered to the citizens of the Santosh Nagar division. The corporator had attended the GHMC Council meeting and returned to his house in Madannapet. Later, he felt unwell, and passed away while ...Read More
Bengaluru: In a major development, the Karnataka government suspended senior IPS officers including Bengaluru Police Commissioner Dayanand. The government also ordered the arrest of the senior representatives of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise, and DNA Event Management Company in connection with Wednesday's stampede that claimed the lives of 11 youngsters. "Today's cabinet discussed yesterday's stampede thread bear. Prima facie it appeared...Read More
VIJAYAPURA: The letter written by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to his Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah opposing the move to increase the height of Almatti dam seems to have united the politicians of Karnataka cutting across the party lines. Fadnavis had recently written to Siddaramaiah stating that raising the dam height would lead to a flood-like situation in parts of Maharashtra, mainly Kolhapur and Sangli districts. Politicians of Karnataka have not only lambasted Fadnavis ...Read More
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing controversy over arbitrary fee hikes by private schools in Delhi, the AAP on Thursday accused the BJP-led Delhi government over its decision to bring an ordinance on regulation of school fees, saying that it rejects this route of bypassing the legislative process and public consultation and demanded a special session of the Assembly. Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, claimed that the BJP was attempting to sneak in the Fee Regulation Bill via an ordi...Read More
BHAWANIPATNA: Kalahandi police seized 6,500 kg of explosives and arrested four persons in connection with illegal transportation of mining explosives on Wednesday. The operation was conducted following an FIR filed by a junior mining officer during a raid near a stone query and crusher at Lakhbahali under Jaipatna police limits. During inspection, two explosive-laden vehicles were found stationed near the site. SP Kalahandi Nagraj Debarkonda informed that the seized materials included 100 IDEA...Read More
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Thursday evening suspended Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda and four other senior police officials, just hours after the Karnataka High Court registered a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL). The court took cognisance of the stampede that occurred at Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday, which claimed 11 lives as crowds attempted to enter the venue for celebrations organised by IPL 2025 winners Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Karnataka ...Read More
Indore, Jun 6 (PTI) Senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has said he disapproves the trend of women wearing "skimpy clothes", which, he insisted, was a foreign concept of beauty and not in consonance with the Indian tradition. Citing Indian culture, the minister said that he considered women as a "form of goddess". "If a girl here (in India) wears good and pretty clothes, does good makeup and wears nice jewellery, then people consider her very beautiful. B...Read More
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 6 (ANI): Law student Sharmistha Panoli, arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a social media post, has been granted interim bail by the Calcutta High Court on Thursday. The court directed her to cooperate with the investigation, not leave the country, and furnished bail on a personal bond of Rs 10,000. The court also ordered appropriate police protection for her. Her father, Prithviraj Panoli, expressed relief, citing her health issues,...Read More
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 6 (ANI): Pro-Khalistan slogans were raised by several people at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the 41st anniversary of Operation Blue Star on Thursday. People raised slogans of 'Khalistan zindabad' as SAD (Mann faction) leader Simranjit Singh Mann reached the Golden Temple on the 41st anniversary of Operation Blue Star and also the death anniversary of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who was killed during the operation. Also Read | Goa: Man Held for Trying to Trad...Read More
CHENNAI: Congratulating A Rajeshwari, a Malayali tribal girl from Karumandurai, a village in the Kalvarayan Hills, who secured an all-India rank of 417 under the Scheduled Tribe category in JEE Advanced, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday announced that the state will bear the entire expenses for her higher studies. TNIE was the first to report the story The CM, in a post on his X handle, said, "I salute Rajeshwari, a student of the government residential school, for realising her father's dr...Read More
HYDERABAD: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo motu cognisance of the reported death of a 35-year-old auto-rickshaw driver who died on 13 May, allegedly after being subjected to physical torture by police officials at Rajendranagar Police Station in Hyderabad. On Thursday, the NHRC issued a notice to the Director General of Police (DGP), calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks. The Commission observed that the contents of the news reports, if ...Read More
HARIDWAR: A day after a former BJP woman functionary from Haridwar was arrested for allegedly allowing her boyfriend and his associate gang-rape her 13-year-old daughter on several occasions in her presence, the third accused in the case was held on Thursday, police said. The woman, who had held senior positions in the party's district unit, was expelled following her arrest on Wednesday. Her 33-year-old boyfriend was also taken into custody the same day.The third accused, aged 25 years, is from...Read More
COIMBATORE: BJP state president Nainar Nagendran on Thursday ruled out the BJP's interference in resolving the internal conflict of the PMK. "It's PMK's internal issue, which needs to be resolved through talks by PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss and party founder S Ramadoss. 'Auditor' Gurumurthy and former AIADMK legislator 'Saidai' S Duraisamy met Ramadoss for personal reasons, and the BJP has no links in it," he said to the media at Coimbatore International Airport. However, the BJP leader sa...Read More
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India is set to give people some good news today, which is being discussed rapidly. The Reserve Bank will share information about the decision taken in the Monetary Policy Committee meeting shortly. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das will announce the change in the repo rate at 10:30 am. It is believed that this time the repo rate can be cut. If this happens, borrowers can get relief from interest. If media reports are to be believed, this cut can be from 2 to 50 points...Read More
NEW DELHI: Former head of Air India and chairman of the Railway Board Ashwani Lohani is the new Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) director. The official order for his appointment was issued on Wednesday. A 1980-batch officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME), Lohani is known for turning around various organisations during his illustrious career. Following his retirement from IRSME service, he joined the GMR Group as the CEO. According to the order dated Ju...Read More
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 6 (ANI): Law student Sharmistha Panoli, arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a social media post, has been granted interim bail by the Calcutta High Court on Thursday. The court directed her to cooperate with the investigation, not leave the country, and furnished bail on a personal bond of Rs 10,000. The court also ordered appropriate police protection for her. Also Read | Goa: Man Held for Trying to Trade Sensitive Data Online Using ...Read More
CHENNAI: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss urged the central government to postpone the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies across the country based on population by 25 years. In a statement, Anbumani said that the central government has announced that a caste based population census will be started from March 1, 2027. "PMK has been demanding the government to conduct the census before the end of 2025 to end controversies in delimitation and to safeguard social justice. The announcement has ...Read More
CHENNAI: Former state BJP president K Annamalai expressed shock over salary delays for Madras and Annamalai University staff on Thursday. "It is disgraceful that educators are denied salaries while the DMK government splurges on self-promotion," he said. "The education sector is being ridiculed," he added. He demanded immediate disbursement of May salaries and warned against neglecting teachers' welfare amid soaring state debt....Read More
VIJAYAWADA/GUNTUR : Governor S Abdul Nazeer has planted a Sapota (Sapodilla) sapling in the Raj Bhavan lawns here on World Environment Day, on Thursday. Governor Nazeer participated in the sapling plantation programme under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative, coinciding with World Environment Day. Speaking on the occasion, the Governor said, "Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is an effort to show our respect and dedication towards our motherland and nature. The Go...Read More
Cuttack: A police constable on Thursday saved the life of a 44-year-old passenger who slipped into the gap between a train and the platform of the Cuttack railway station in a heroic rescue. Constable Tulu Behera, hailed a hero on social media after a video of the incident went viral, was patrolling the platform when he spotted the passenger slipping into the gap while trying to board the Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh Express, which was departing. Acting swiftly, he grabbed the man's hands and pulled ...Read More
HYDERABAD: Jubilee Hills BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath was hospitalised due to several health issues on Thursday. A three-time legislator, Gopinath was rushed to a private hospital in Gachibowli earlier in the day, where is currently undergoing treatment. Former minister T Harish Rao and other s visited the hospital. Speaking to reporters later, Harish Rao said that Gopinath's health condition was stable. Gopinath was first elected as an MLA on TDP ticket in 2014. Later, he was elected on BRS tick...Read More
BHAWANIPATNA/BERHAMPUR: Activist Medha Patkar was on Thursday stopped at Raygada railway station by police and not allowed to proceed to attend a meeting at Singer where she was scheduled to attend a meeting organised by anti-mining protesters. She along with farmer leader Lingaraj and tribal rights activist Narendra Mohanty later left for Berhampur with police escorts. The activist was supposed to attend a meeting at Sunger Haat organised by Ma Mati Mali Surakshya Manch of Thuamul-Rampur on th...Read More
CHENNAI: With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections less than ten months away, political momentum is gathering pace across the state. As parties recalibrate strategies and alliances, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) is preparing to launch a state-wide campaign aimed at galvanising support and positioning his party as the prime contender to overthrow the DMK government. According to sources within the AIADMK, EPS is set to embark on a massive outreach programme titled Makkal Ya...Read More
ADILABAD: A 21-year-old third-year MBBS student from Kumurambheem Asifabad, who was pursuing MBBS in Vietnam, died in a road accident in Can Tho City, his father said on Thursday. A purported video of the accident has gone viral. Arshid Ashrit, who was riding a bike, was killed in the accident on Wednesday, his father Arjun said. According to reports, Ashrith, son of cloth merchants Arshid Arjun and Pratimah from Kagaznagar, was riding a motorcycle in a rash manner with a friend when he lost c...Read More
Poranki (Krishna district): Minister for BC, EWS Welfare, Handlooms and Textiles S Savita emphasised that human survival is only possible with trees. She announced that as part of the Harithandhra Pradesh initiative, one crore saplings are being planted across the State, with a target to achieve 50 per cent green cover by 2047. The Minister stressed that everyone is responsible for protecting the planted saplings and warned of strict action against those who remove trees. Minister Savita plante...Read More
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A thaw in the strained relations between the state government and the governor was visible after Rajendra Arlekar replaced Arif Mohammed Khan at the Raj Bhavan. Recently, Arlekar even discarded protocol and visited Cliff House to wish the chief minister on his birthday. Only a couple of days back, the governor appointed the state government's nominee as vice-chancellor in-charge of the Malayalam University, though it was not binding on him to do so. But, the honeymoon is, it...Read More
New Delhi, June 6: In a move to uphold animal welfare and maintain public hygiene, the Delhi Government has issued a strict advisory against the illegal killing and sacrifice of cows, calves, camels, and other prohibited animals during the Bakra-Eid on June 7, a release said. The advisory issued by the Delhi Government outlines strict guidelines to ensure lawful and hygienic practices during Bakra Eid. It mandates that all sacrificial rituals must occur exclusively at designated locations, expli...Read More
NEW DELHI: External Affairs minister, S Jaishankar on Thursday met two delegations of all party leaders who have returned from a tour to various countries for a diplomatic outreach on Operation Sindoor, India's military action against terror bases in Pakistan. According to people aware of the details, the delegations briefed the minister about the meetings that were held between the Indian leaders and their counterparts in various countries. The two delegations led by Sanjay Jha, working presid...Read More
CHENNAI: With maximum temperatures continuing to soar past 100°F in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, the State has witnessed a sustained surge in electricity demand, with daily energy consumption touching 411 million units for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Nungambakkam recorded a maximum temperature of 99.86°F (37.7°C) on Wednesday, following 101.84°F (38.8°C) on Tuesday - marking the third consecutive day of intense heat ...Read More