Cop ties youth to tree, lashes him
Infamous for custodial torture, the brutal face of the Uttar Pradesh police once again came to the fore on Wednesday when an officer reportedly thrashed a youth with a belt after tying him to a tree...
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Trouble in Shiv Sena over cartoon row
On a day of hectic political developments, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday distanced itself from the cartoon mocking Maratha community that was published in Saamana, the party mouthpiece. Instead, the...
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SC extends parole of Roy, two others
The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the parole of Sahara group head Subrata Roy and two others till October 24 on payment of Rs 200 crore. The court asked the group to spell out modalities for...
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Kapil Sharma targeted for violating anti-tobacco law
Activists have written to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry against a popular television show by comedy actor Kapil Sharma for violating the anti-tobacco law. 'The Kapil Sharma Show', produced...
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Padmavathi is B'luru mayor, Anand deputy
Congress corporator G Padmavathi was elected the new mayor of Bengaluru amid din in the BBMPCouncil on Wednesday. She is the 50th mayor of the city and the seventh woman to assume the coveted post....
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Pak singer's show in city cancelled
Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali's scheduled show in the city on Friday has been cancelled following objections raised by right-wing outfits Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal.Forum Mall, the...
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Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan boycott Saarc meet
The 19th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) to be held at Islamabad in November is now set to be postponed as Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan joined India to...
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State defers water release, seeks solution from Centre
The Siddaramaiah government on Wednesday deferred releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu by a day, hoping that the Centre will come to its rescue on Thursday. According to the apex court order, the...
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Lodha panel urges SC to replace BCCI top brass
The Justice Lodha committee on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court seeking directions to replace all office-bearers of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) with immediate effect. The...
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Wildlife crew rescues injured python from CNG testing station
A 13.5 foot long python weighing nearly 24 kg was spotted in the premises of a CNG testing station on Agra-Mathura Highway on Wednesday, from where it was rescued.The massive constrictor, identified as...
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Rs 265 cr unaccounted income unearthed
The Income Tax Department has unearthed one of the biggest unaccounted money of over Rs 265 crore from various business entities of D K Audikesavulu Group. The premises searched include Vydehi Medical...
View ArticleUBHL told to approach Adjudicating Authority for documents
The high court on Wednesday directed United Breweries Holding Limited (UBHL) to approach the Adjudicating Authority (AA) in Delhi to access documents available with the Enforcement Directorate. The AA...
View ArticlePU paper leak: CID files charge sheet against 18
The CID on Wednesday filed a charge sheet in the II PU examination question paper leak case. The exams were held in March-April 2016. The CID has filed the charge sheet against 18 accused in first ACMM...
View ArticleKin of man booked under Pocso Act assault woman complainant
A woman was thrashed by family members of a person, who was booked under the Pocso Act. The incident occurred at Hosahalli near Tavarekere on Tuesday. According to police, the victim Nagarathnamma was...
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Police arrest three for double murder at Vasanthnagar
The police on Tuesday arrested three persons in connection with the murder of two women in Vasanthnagar on Monday. The arrested are Munish, 29, a resident of Akshaya Nagar in Ramamurthy Nagar, his...
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Takeover or not, city's Twitterati to stay active as ever
Despite Twitter India shedding its workforce in Bengaluru, the microblogging platform remains strong as ever among the city's opinion makers. But the massive 3.26 lakh follower base of the city police...
View ArticleCommercial taxes staff stage protest
Members of the Karnataka Commercial Taxes Services (Officers') (KCTS-O) Association on Wednesday staged a protest by wearing black bands against the GST Council's decision to keep all service tax...
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Cabinet approves steel flyover project; 812 trees to be axed
As many as 812 trees will have to be axed to make way for the steel flyover from Basaveshwara Circle to Hebbal. The Cabinet approved the contentious infrastructure project on Wednesday. The six-lane...
View ArticleFest organised to save dying KR Puram lake
K R Puram Rising will organise a lake festival to revive the dying K R Puram lake, also called the Venkayyana Kere. As part of the festival, various activities like run for lake, essay competition,...
View ArticleRenovated Hoody stn to be opened today
Hoody halt railway station, which has got a facelift with two platforms, a ticketing office and shetlers, will be inaugurated by Bengaluru Central MP P C Mohan at 11.30 am on Thursday. Expected to help...
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