Police foil attempts to conduct Jallikattu

Police on Sunday foiled attempts to conduct Jallikattu in southern districts of Tamil Nadu, detaining several people even as ‘Mattu Pongal’, third day of the harvest festivities, was......

Yoga on high seas and difficult terrain

From ice-capped Siachen, the highest battlefield in the world, to the warships off South Korea, Indian armed forces on Tuesday joined the International Yoga Day celebrations. Coverage: Yoga Day......

The men enforcing election raids and cash seizures

'Initially, we had 48 teams, now it has been enhanced to 133 teams: that is for every 10 to 12 villages, there is a team that is working round the clock.''133 x 3, that is, given the 8-hour......

Inmate's rape allegation casts shadow over Akshaya Trust

A 23-year-old inmate who escaped from the Akshaya Trust home, founded by CNN hero Narayanan Krishnan, alleges that she was raped. This has cast a shadow over the non-profit organization, that......

Ind-Eng tie: 2 held in betting racket in Bangalore

A betting racket, in connection with the India-England World Cup tie played in Bangalore on Sunday, was busted and two persons arrested thereafter, a top police official said. Eight other bookies,......

Bangalore police chief defends lathi charge

- World Cup coverage Bangalore police commissioner Shankar Bidari was vociferous in defence of his colleagues who used force to disperse the huge crowd that came to purchase tickets for the......

B'luru top cop slams decision to shift IPL venue

City Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari asked IPL to reverse its "unfair" decision on shifting venue from Bangalore to Navi Mumbai on security reasons, saying it was taken on the basis of "baseless......

Bomb scare delays CL T20 match in Bangalore

A Jammu and Kashmir cricketer was on Saturday detained after traces of RDX was found in his kit bag but was subsequently released for lack of any evidence, prompting nervous organisers of the......