Police launch helpline to report election code violations in Ranipet

March 20, 2024 12:32 am | Updated 12:32 am IST - RANIPET The district police in Ranipet have launched a helpline (9363868465) for people to complain about election code violations in the district. According to a press release, public can also send complaints, videos, and photographs through Whatsapp using the …...Read More

Man escaped from police custody, nabbed

March 20, 2024 12:31 am | Updated 12:31 am IST - TIRUPATTUR A 24-year-old man was arrested by Vaniyambadi Taluk police on Tuesday near Vaniyambadi town in Tirupattur. Police said that the suspect S. Kathirvel, a resident of Mettupalayam village, was arrested for threatening to upload the morphed picture of …...Read More

Cash restrictions for LS poll hits century-old cattle market in Vellore

March 20, 2024 12:30 am | Updated 12:30 am IST - VELLORE A century-old weekly cattle market in Vellore has been affected due to restrictions on carrying huge amount of cash during travel as part of the enforcement of moral code of conduct by the Election Commission of India (ECI) …...Read More

Ex-cop punched inspector he caught having sex with his wife in Screwfix car park, court told

A former police officer has claimed he acted in self-defence when he punched an inspector who he caught having sex with his wife, a jury has heard. Gavin Harper, 45, had placed a tracking device on the vehicle driven by his wife, policewoman Stephanie Glynn, because he said he suspected …...Read More

Victim’s statement recorded before magistrate in case against BSY

March 20, 2024 12:10 am | Updated 12:10 am IST - Bengaluru The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing the alleged sexual abuse case against former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa recorded the statement of the 17-year-old victim before a magistrate under Section 164 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) on Tuesday. Given …...Read More

Lokpal orders CBI probe into charges against Mahua Moitra

March 20, 2024 12:08 am | Updated 12:13 am IST - NEW DELHI The Lokpal has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to further probe the allegations made against former Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra and submit a report on its findings within six months. “After careful evaluation and consideration …...Read More

October election? This was no slip of the tongue from Jeremy Hunt

What was Jeremy Hunt up to? Was he aiming to snatch the headlines from his Labour rival Rachel Reeves on the evening of her weighty and well-trailed lecture on the economy? Almost certainly. Was he also aiming to tease Labour MPs about an October election when he and the prime …...Read More

Police release man arrested over east London crossbow attacks

A man arrested in connection with two east London crossbow attacks has now been released, police say. The 47-year-old was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of murder, but police confirmed on Tuesday that he had been released while they continue to investigate the case. Two people were attacked earlier this …...Read More

Clarity likely soon on lesser known entities, individuals who bought electoral bonds

March 19, 2024 11:39 pm | Updated 11:39 pm IST - HYDERABAD Data related to electoral bonds made public last week by the Election Commission of India (ECI) has turned the spotlight on not just some of the well known companies in the Telugu-speaking States but also many lesser known …...Read More

Dog rescued from a well after three days, in Telangana

March 19, 2024 11:28 pm | Updated 11:28 pm IST - HYDERABAD In a daredevil operation, a community dog was rescued from a 50-foot-deep well on the outskirts of the Siddipet town recently The dog slipped into the well and stayed there for three days, before information was passed on …...Read More