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Man who peed on Air India co-passenger held, sent to 14-day custody

Man who peed on Air India co-passenger held, sent to 14-day custody

Rediff.com7 Jan 2023

A Delhi court on Saturday sent Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on a woman co-passenger on an Air India flight, to judicial remand for 14 days while rejecting a plea by police for his custody.

Caught on cam: Congress leader sprinkles petrol in Bengaluru office

Caught on cam: Congress leader sprinkles petrol in Bengaluru office

Rediff.com20 Feb 2018

Congress leader Narayanaswamy is seen purportedly splashing the liquid filled in a plastic bottle twice inside a city corporation office after the official there allegedly refused to provide a fake land document.

Over 63% voter turnout recorded in phase 2; Tripura highest with 79.46%

Over 63% voter turnout recorded in phase 2; Tripura highest with 79.46%

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

The IMD has warned of heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in parts of West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh during the next five days.

'Those who attacked me are mere pawns'

'Those who attacked me are mere pawns'

Rediff.com31 May 2022

'Why do you want to use the might of swords to make your point?' 'Why do you use force to scare people who don't subscribe to your views?'

Tanzanian woman assault case: MEA team to visit Bengaluru

Tanzanian woman assault case: MEA team to visit Bengaluru

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

Following the assault of a Tanzanian female student in Bengaluru, a team of external affairs ministry and high commissioner of Tanzania will visit the city on Friday to take stock of the situation.

K'taka BJP MLA gets woman detained for asking questions

K'taka BJP MLA gets woman detained for asking questions

Rediff.com3 Sep 2022

The opposition Congress hit out at the BJP government in the state over the video clip.

After Bengaluru attack, Nigerian student attacked in Hyderabad

After Bengaluru attack, Nigerian student attacked in Hyderabad

Rediff.com6 Feb 2016

The DCP said it was a road-side brawl between the Nigerian student Orolabe Ibidola and local youths on Thursday night after the Nigerian student "put" his face inside the window of a woman's car when she was in conversation with the locals for an address.

134 schools in Bengaluru declare holiday after leopard scare

134 schools in Bengaluru declare holiday after leopard scare

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

A decision on reopening the schools is likely to be taken in a review meeting after the Forest Department submits a report later on Thursday.

Another shocker from Bengaluru: Stalker grabs woman, bites her tongue

Another shocker from Bengaluru: Stalker grabs woman, bites her tongue

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

The man then allegedly tried to molest her and escaped from the scene when street dogs started barking

Another Kota student dies by suicide, 4th this month

Another Kota student dies by suicide, 4th this month

Rediff.com25 May 2023

In a fourth case of suspected suicide by a NEET aspirant this month, a 16-year-old student was found hanging in his hostel room in the Kunhari area of Kota, the police said on Thursday.

SIMI hand behind Bengaluru blast? It's a possibility, says Rijiju

SIMI hand behind Bengaluru blast? It's a possibility, says Rijiju

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

Outlawed outfit Students Islamic Movement of India's possible role has come under the scanner of investigators probing the terror attack outside a restaurant here that killed a woman and injured three others, as government announced a raft of measures to ramp up security, particularly in crowded areas.

High Drama As Campaign Ends In TVM!

High Drama As Campaign Ends In TVM!

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

As the curtain falls on the campaign for the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat on Wednesday, April 24, a ringside view of the closing ceremonies.

Prove 40% commission during our rule with evidence, Bommai dares Congress

Prove 40% commission during our rule with evidence, Bommai dares Congress

Rediff.com22 May 2023

Former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday demanded that the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in the state prove with evidence that there was 40 per cent commission during the previous Bharatiya Janata Party rule.

BJP leaders detained as police scuttle bike rally to Mangaluru

BJP leaders detained as police scuttle bike rally to Mangaluru

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

Police had denied permission for the rally but the BJP insisted they would go ahead with the rally plan.

A tale of crumbling infrastructure in India's IT cities

A tale of crumbling infrastructure in India's IT cities

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Can the country afford to have problems of such magnitude in the cities of Gurgaon, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad, which not only are the major growth drivers but are also the biggest revenue contributors in their respective states?

2.5 lakh girls among 13L females go missing from 2019 to 21; MP tops table

2.5 lakh girls among 13L females go missing from 2019 to 21; MP tops table

Rediff.com30 Jul 2023

According to the Union home ministry data, tabled in Parliament last week, 10,61,648 women above 18 years and 2,51,430 girls below that age went missing between 2019 and 2021 across the country.

Experts foresee Covid peak on Jan 25 in Karnataka: Minister

Experts foresee Covid peak on Jan 25 in Karnataka: Minister

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

The COVID-19 experts in Karnataka expect that the state may witness coronavirus infections touching the peak on January 25 before coming down gradually, Karnataka revenue minister R Ashoka said on Monday.

Godrej hopes to cash in on Bengaluru's fears

Godrej hopes to cash in on Bengaluru's fears

Rediff.com27 Aug 2008

Godrej has provided three security products -- tyre killers, under vehicle surveillance, boom barriers -- to be installed around Bangalore's Vidhana Soudha, as part of its mandate to secure key government offices. The company is aiming for Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) in revenues in FY 2008-09 as against Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) it registered last year and has set a target to achieve Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) by 2012-13.

Madani wanted an Islamic India: Police affidavit

Madani wanted an Islamic India: Police affidavit

Rediff.com19 Aug 2010

The Bengaluru police filed an affidavit before the Karnataka high court on Thursday alleging that controversial People's Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasar Madani was trying to form an Islamic India. Madani was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged role in the Bengaluru serial blasts that had rocked the city on July 25, 2008. On Wednesday, Madani had filed an application in the high court seeking his discharge from the case.

Woman booked for holding 'Kashmir Mukti, Dalit Mukti' placard

Woman booked for holding 'Kashmir Mukti, Dalit Mukti' placard

Rediff.com22 Feb 2020

A case has been registered for offences under the Indian Penal Code including creating enmity between different groups of people against the woman, identified as Arudra, they said.

B'luru riots was SDPI plan to create communal unrest: NIA chargesheet

B'luru riots was SDPI plan to create communal unrest: NIA chargesheet

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

The agency has named 247 people as accused in the case, according to NIA sources.

The IM operative who planned IPL blasts

The IM operative who planned IPL blasts

Rediff.com19 Aug 2010

The blasts at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, which created panic among the spectators who had gathered there to watch a game of the Indian Premier League on April 17 this year, were planned and carried out by the Indian Mujahideen, according to the city police.According to the Bengaluru police, Indian Mujahideen operative Salman alias Chotu was the mastermind behind the blasts. Incidentally, Salman was arrested by the police a month before the blasts.

Subdued New Year's eve celebrations amid COVID-19

Subdued New Year's eve celebrations amid COVID-19

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

The ministry of home affairs in its advisory on December 28 had advised states and Union Territories that they can impose local restrictions, including night curfew, based on their assessment of the situation to contain the spread of COVID-19.

In Bengaluru, man carries home son's body on two-wheeler

In Bengaluru, man carries home son's body on two-wheeler

Rediff.com2 May 2017

The boy had been knocked down by a vehicle near Karpur Gate in Anekal on Sunday evening and when his father, a migrant labourer from Assam, took him to the Anekal government hospital, he was declared "brought dead", police said.

COVID-19: Priest in Kerala arrested for holding mass

COVID-19: Priest in Kerala arrested for holding mass

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

Police also lodged criminal cases against home quarantined persons who ventured outside and have warned that violators of home quarantine order will face arrest.

Sexual assault in schools: Bengaluru CM warns managements

Sexual assault in schools: Bengaluru CM warns managements

Rediff.com1 Nov 2014

Amid public outrage over a spate of sexual assaults on minor girls, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah warned managements that permission granted to their schools would be revoked and criminal cases booked against them if they violate guidelines for safety of children.

Mangalore's moral policing problem

Mangalore's moral policing problem

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

This time, Bajrang Dal 'activists' object to lady students traveling on a study trip.

Mangaluru blast accused 'inspired' by global terrorist outfit

Mangaluru blast accused 'inspired' by global terrorist outfit

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

Police found materials that go into making bomb from the rented house in Mysuru of Mangaluru autorickshaw blast accused Mohammed Shariq, who was 'influenced and inspired' by a global terrorist organisation, a senior police officer said on Monday.

B'luru: Lawyers-media-police confrontation worsens

B'luru: Lawyers-media-police confrontation worsens

Rediff.com8 Mar 2012

The advocates-media-police confrontation in Bengaluru in the wake of the city civil court complex violence on March 2 worsened on Thursday with police deciding to stage a black badge protest on Friday seeking action against lawyers who assaulted their personnel.

'Rapist' French diplomat sent to 14-day judicial custody

'Rapist' French diplomat sent to 14-day judicial custody

Rediff.com19 Jun 2012

Pascal Mazurier, the French diplomat who was accused of raping his three-year-old daughter, was arrested by the Bangalore police on Tuesday morning. He was taken directly to the government hospital where a series of tests are being conducted on him. A DNA test will be conducted on him to ascertain that he is the father of the victim.

Summoned by Kolkata Police, Shami stuck in Kolkata

Summoned by Kolkata Police, Shami stuck in Kolkata

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Delhi Daredevils fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who is charged with domestic violence and infidelity by his wife Hasin Jahan, has been summoned by the Kolkata Police on Wednesday, forcing him to stay back in Kolkata while his team left for Bengaluru for their next IPL match.

Single judge refers 'hijab' row to Karnataka chief justice to decide on larger bench

Single judge refers 'hijab' row to Karnataka chief justice to decide on larger bench

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

The single judge of the Karnataka high court hearing the case related to the 'hijab' ban in school-college campuses referred the matter to Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi on Wednesday with a view that the CJ may decide on constituting a larger bench to look into the case.

Thrashed for love: Bengaluru father beats up girl in public

Thrashed for love: Bengaluru father beats up girl in public

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

A man, said to be a Tamil Nadu police sub-inspector, allegedly beat up his daughter on a street in Bengaluru.

In court Alt News' Zubair denies posting content to gain popularity

In court Alt News' Zubair denies posting content to gain popularity

Rediff.com31 Oct 2022

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, who is being probed for posting an alleged objectionable tweet against a Hindu deity in 2018, denied before the Delhi high court the claim of the city police that he posted content that triggers religious sentiments to gain popularity.

ODI World Cup: 'India vs Pakistan semi-final at Eden would be a dream'

ODI World Cup: 'India vs Pakistan semi-final at Eden would be a dream'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2023

CAB President Snehasish Ganguly said an India vs Pakistan semifinal at the Eden Gardens would be a dream contest.

Mining baron Reddy appears before police in ponzi scam case

Mining baron Reddy appears before police in ponzi scam case

Rediff.com10 Nov 2018

Reddy claimed that there was a "political conspiracy" and added that he had faith in the police.

Karnataka bandh on Saturday over Cauvery row

Karnataka bandh on Saturday over Cauvery row

Rediff.com17 Apr 2015

Normal life in Karnataka is likely to be affected on Saturday as pro-Kannada outfits have called for a statewide dawn-to-dusk bandh to protest Tamil Nadu's opposition to Mekedatu drinking water project across the inter-state river Cauvery.

'Madani's role in IPL stadium blasts not proven'

'Madani's role in IPL stadium blasts not proven'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2010

Striking a different note from Karnataka Home Minister V S Acharya, Bengaluru police on Wednesday said the role of Peoples Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasser Madani, an accused in the 2008 serial bomb blasts in Bengaluru, has 'not been proven' so far in the twin explosions near a cricket stadium early this year.

Accused in Mangaluru blast received IS training, trained 40 others: Union minister

Accused in Mangaluru blast received IS training, trained 40 others: Union minister

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shobha Karandlaje on Friday said the Mangaluru blast accused had got 'Islamic State training' and had imparted the same to more than 40 people.

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.