Investigations into the Bengaluru serial blasts have revealed that the terrorists had a dry run of the blasts, which claimed two lives, in another town in Karnataka. On July 24, a day before the serial blasts struck Bengaluru, an explosion took place at Channapattana, 70 kms from the capital. A bomb weighing 6.5 kgs was planted on a footpath but wasn't detonated properly.
The police has stepped up vigil across Bengaluru after copies of letters threatening a terror attack were found at vital installations, including the Indian Space Research Organisation facility and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
The man then allegedly tried to molest her and escaped from the scene when street dogs started barking
According to the actress, she and her friends entered the park and they were working out while playing music. But all of a sudden, a mob started abusing them and verbally attacking them.
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.
Gandhi made the demand during her brief conversation with the prime minister in the Lok Sabha on the first day of the Monsoon session Just before the House met for the day, Modi took a round to greet various leaders.
Three more people have been arrested in connection with the serial blasts that rocked the city in July last year on the basis of interrogation of two Lashkar-e-Tayiba suspects, a top police official said.
The suspect behind a pro-Islamic State Twitter account followed by foreign jihadis might not be based in Bengaluru as claimed by a British media report.
The intelligence wing of the Bengaluru City Commissioner's office has filed a complaint against controversial Bangaldeshi writer Taslima Nasreen in connection with the controversial article that appeared in a vernacular daily that led to large-scale rioting in parts of Karnataka on Monday.
On Monday, right-wing group 'Hindu Janajagruti Samiti' approached the police in Bengaluru, seeking cancellation of a show by Das, alleging that it will hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus and show India in bad light to the world.
The Karnataka police claimed on Wednesday to have gathered clues after questioning over 200 persons, including Students Islamic Movement of India members, in connection with the serial blasts that rocked Bangalore in July, a top police official said in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
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.
Switching off the engine affects the vehicle's braking ability and this possibly resulted in the truck hitting other vehicles on the bridge slope on Sunday, as per a probe conducted into the accident by the Regional Transport Office (RTO), he said.
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot was on Thursday denied boarding on an Air India subsidiary AIX Connect flight over alleged 'delay' in reporting.
Calling former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda-led party "communal" following its alliance with the BJP, he urged Janata Dal-Secular, to remove the word 'Secular' from its name.
An e-mail threatening to blow up major information technology firms in Bengaluru has created a flutter in the city. While security has been increased at all IT installations in Bengaluru, the police have traced the mail to a youth in the Bharatinagar area of the city.
The attendant of a school in east Bengaluru has been arrested for sexually abusing a three-year-old student.
The state government proposes to undertake more reforms in the police department, he said, as he also highlighted the need for equipping police personnel with sophisticated weapons.
CAB President Snehasish Ganguly said an India vs Pakistan semifinal at the Eden Gardens would be a dream contest.
A Pakistan intelligence officer, allegedly in touch with DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar arrested on charges of leaking confidential information after he was apparently honey-trapped, had also contacted an Indian Air Force employee of corporal rank, a Maharashtra ATS official said on Tuesday.
A woman was confirmed dead and another injured in an explosion triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device on Sunday night in front of a popular restaurant on a busy road in the heart of Bengaluru.
"We are waiting for the post-mortem report which will make it clear how the death happened," Patil told reporters at Mangaluru.
Almost 1200-1500 students have been questioned till now in connection with the incident, police said.
Loopholes, lack of crucial evidence and lighter charges filed against those arrested in connection with the assassination of right-wing leaders are indicators of the NIA not being confident about its investigation. Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com reports.
The complaint was lodged by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee member Ramesh Babu in connection with a tweet posted by Malviya.
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.
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.
Ravi was arrested by Delhi police on February 13 from Bengaluru.
In yet another blow for cab service provider Uber, a case has been registered against one of its drivers for misbehaving with a female passenger.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday took into custody three railway personnel in connection with the June 2 Balasore train accident, making its first arrests in the case, officials said.
The Bengaluru police have arrested one more youth with alleged links to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami as it intensified investigation into terror modules busted in Karnataka, taking the number of those detained in this connection to 13.
A crude explosion on Friday in Bangalore sent panic waves. The explosion occurred behind the Rasheed Hotel in Hoysalanagar in Bangalore.
The Congress leader said he sought to know whether the cooker blast was as big as the terrorist attack in Mumbai, Delhi or Kashmir.
Farmers organisations and pro-Kannada organisations staged protests in Mysuru, Mandya, Bengaluru and other parts expressing their anger and urging the state government not to release water to Tamil Nadu.
This is the second time that a bomb has been found in Channapatana. The last time a bomb was found was a day before the serial blasts in Bangalore. The police had also taken into possession large quantity of ammonium nitrate, which it is believed was dumped by terrorists.
The NSG will work along with the Special Investigation Team and the City Crime Branch.
India women team cricketer approached to fix matches
In yet another incident that raises question about safety of minor girls in schools, a woman teacher was detained in Bengaluru for questioning for an alleged "assault" of a 5-year-old girl by her.
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.
Accused in the Bengaluru blasts case Abdul Madani told the magistrates court in Bengaluru that he had no complaints in regard to the police's treatment to him.
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