47 minors forced into begging rescued

April 12, 2024 09:54 pm | Updated 09:54 pm IST - Bengaluru In a coordinated effort between the city police and the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), a total of 47 minor children, forced into begging, have been successfully rescued. The operation, which took place at 6.30 a.m. Friday, involved officials …...Read More

30-year-old man jumps to death from Nayandahalli flyover

April 12, 2024 09:48 pm | Updated 09:48 pm IST - Bengaluru In a tragic incident, a 30-year-old man jumped to death from Nayandahalli flyover early on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Naveen. He was working on a contract basis at Karnataka Vidyut Kendra, Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation …...Read More

Eshwarappa has still time to withdraw his nomination papers, says Vijayendra

April 12, 2024 09:47 pm | Updated 09:47 pm IST - KALABURAGI Responding to BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa submitting his nomination papers to the Returning Officer of Shivamogga Lok Sabha Constituency as an independent candidate, State BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra has said that the senior …...Read More

Brazil court says government must compensate victims of stray bullets in police raids

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state must compensate victims of stray bullets during military and law enforcement operations. The ruling means that the state is now civilly liable for deaths or injuries resulting from either police or armed forces operations, even in …...Read More

SBI ordered to refund money to octogenarian who lost lakhs to scammers

April 12, 2024 09:43 pm | Updated 09:44 pm IST - HYDERABAD An 80-year-old man who lost a few lakhs to scammers was in for a relief after a consumer commission directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to refund ₹6.14 lakh which he lost to cyber criminals. The commission …...Read More

Water related searches up by 101% in Bengaluru

April 12, 2024 09:42 pm | Updated 09:42 pm IST - Bengaluru The latest Consumer Trends Report by Justdial, a hyper local business search engine, has showed that there was a 101% increase in water resources related searches from Bengaluru. The city was followed by Hyderabad at 56%, Pune at …...Read More

Arrest of Bengaluru blast accused from West Bengal triggers war of words between Trinamool Congress and BJP

April 12, 2024 09:41 pm | Updated 09:41 pm IST - Kolkata The arrest of two accused in the Bengaluru cafe blast case from West Bengal on Friday ahead of the Lok Sabha polls triggered a war of words between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in …...Read More

Alabama Ethics Commission member out over campaign donation claims

A member of the Alabama Ethics Commission has resigned after acknowledging that he might have broken a state law by making campaign contributions. Attorney Stan McDonald confirmed his resignation in a text message sent to The Associated Press late Thursday, several days after acknowledging he had made political contributions. Alabama …...Read More

Malayalis raise ₹34 cr. to release Rahim from death row

April 12, 2024 09:41 pm | Updated 09:41 pm IST - Kozhikode In what could arguably be termed the biggest crowdfunding for humanitarian aid in the history of the State, thousands of Keralites, both in India and abroad, have joined hands to raise around ₹34 crore in around four days …...Read More

Madhapur police bust gang of nine people involved in gambling

April 12, 2024 09:39 pm | Updated 09:40 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Special Operations Team (SOT) of Madhapur apprehended a gang of nine people involved in gambling. Officials seized ₹2.71 lakh from an apartment in Madhapur. The accused were identified as Muddala Venkata Krishnarao, 52, Pabba Ravinder, 69, Veerpani …...Read More