India

Meet Kamal Pant, Bengaluru City's new Police Commissioner

Both Bhaskar Rao and Kamal Pant belong to the 1990 batch of the Indian Police Service.

Jul 31, 2020

International flights to remain suspended till August 31

The Central government on Friday extended the suspension on scheduled commercial international flight operations to and from India till August 31.

Jul 31, 2020

President Ram Nath Kovind gifts bicycle on Eid to budding cyclist

On Eid al-Adha, the President of India Ram Nath Kovind gifted a young cyclist from Bihar a cycle who sees dreams as a racer.

Jul 31, 2020

Fact Check: Varamahalakshmi viral pics of KR Market rush are old; not COVID related

A video of KR Market has been going viral since this morning as showing the gathering of crowds on the occasion of Varamahalakshmi. However, netizens have asked if this is a video from 2019.

Jul 31, 2020

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's detention under PSA extended by 3 months

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday extended the detention of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for another three months.

Jul 31, 2020

I'm a free man: JKPC chief Sajad Lone released after 360 days of home detention

Five days before the first anniversary of revocation of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone was released from home detention in Srinagar on Friday, July 31.

Jul 31, 2020

Dangling cable flings auto-driver into unsuspecting woman; Bengaluru pedestrians beware

In a shocking video a few days back, an autorickshaw driver was thrown into the air by a dangling cable as he tried to extricate it from his vehicle. He crashed into a woman who was passing by, she needed 52 stitches following the incident.

Jul 31, 2020

Senior IPS officer Kamal Pant replaced Bhaskar Rao as new Bengaluru City Police Commissioner

The incumbent Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao, IPS will complete his one-year-tenure as the top cop on August 2.

Jul 31, 2020

Death by sanitiser: Tipplers drink sanitiser as liquor shops remain shut in AP, 9 dead

Unable to get liquor due to the Covid induced lockdown in place, nine people died after consuming sanitiser in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, police said on Friday, July 31.

Jul 31, 2020

Colombian nationals behind 31 cases of burglary in Bengaluru; arrested in March

Back in March, the Bengaluru police had arrested 3 Colombian nationals but they made the announcement on Thursday, of a team of Colombian nationals trained in parkour who were burgling houses over 30 of them in the city.

Jul 31, 2020

Tahir Naseem killing: America asks Pakistan to reform blasphemy laws

Expressing shock and outrage at the killing of American citizen Tahir Naseem inside a courtroom in Pakistan, the US has urged Islamabad to immediately reform its "often-abused" blasphemy laws and bring the culprit to justice.

Jul 31, 2020

Chinese-backed hackers targeted coronavirus vaccine firm Moderna

Last week, the U.S. Justice Department made public an indictment of two Chinese nationals accused of spying on the United States, including three unnamed U.S.-based targets involved in medical research to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul 31, 2020

Indian woman pleads for help against domestic abuse from Dubai; Twitter ensures assistance

An Indian woman, currently living in Dubai, appealed for help while narrating her ordeal of how her husband and in-laws have been torturing her both physically and mentally for years.

Jul 31, 2020

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Bengaluru Eid-al-Adha Namaz COVID guidelines by Wakf Board: must read

The state-run Karnataka Wakf Board has permitted the devout to offer 'namaz' (prayer) inside mosques on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid) on Saturday under the COVID-19 induced guidelines, an official said on Friday.

Jul 31, 2020

AAI puts SpiceJet on cash and carry basis, airline says biz as usual

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has put SpiceJet operations across the country on a "cash and carry basis", presumably due to the carrier's inability to clear airport dues. However, the airline chose to say that it was business as usual for them.

Jul 31, 2020

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India

Meet Kamal Pant, Bengaluru City's new Police Commissioner

International flights to remain suspended till August 31

President Ram Nath Kovind gifts bicycle on Eid to budding cyclist

Fact Check: Varamahalakshmi viral pics of KR Market rush are old; not COVID related

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's detention under PSA extended by 3 months

I'm a free man: JKPC chief Sajad Lone released after 360 days of home detention

Dangling cable flings auto-driver into unsuspecting woman; Bengaluru pedestrians beware

Senior IPS officer Kamal Pant replaced Bhaskar Rao as new Bengaluru City Police Commissioner

Death by sanitiser: Tipplers drink sanitiser as liquor shops remain shut in AP, 9 dead

Colombian nationals behind 31 cases of burglary in Bengaluru; arrested in March

Tahir Naseem killing: America asks Pakistan to reform blasphemy laws

Chinese-backed hackers targeted coronavirus vaccine firm Moderna

Indian woman pleads for help against domestic abuse from Dubai; Twitter ensures assistance

Bengaluru Eid-al-Adha Namaz COVID guidelines by Wakf Board: must read

AAI puts SpiceJet on cash and carry basis, airline says biz as usual

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh