Tamil Nadu Assembly unites in condemning Karnataka forest firing, demands CBI probe
Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) Members across party lines in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday condemned the shooting of three Tamil men by Karnataka Forest Department personnel and demanded an impartial investigation. AIADMK MLA and former Chief Minister…
Govt proposed five-year age extension for EVs, hydrogen, CNG commercial vehicles
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The government has proposed extending the permissible age of battery-operated, hydrogen fuel-based and natural gas-driven commercial vehicles covered under the national permit system by five years. According to a recently issued…
Karnataka: ED raids 21 locations in KPSC veterinary officers recruitment irregularities case
Bengaluru, August 18 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted search operations at 21 locations across Karnataka and Ahmedabad, in connection with alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment of…
Four arrested in UP while allegedly preparing for illegal cattle slaughter
Bareilly, Aug 18 (IANS) Four individuals allegedly preparing for illegal cattle slaughter were arrested following a police encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district on Tuesday, officials said. According to officials, two of the accused…
Cynthia Erivo to ‘sweet sister’ Ariana Grande on sharing stage: Will never forget this night
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Actress Cynthia Erivo shared a note for singer-actress Ariana Grande, whom she lovingly called her “sweet sister”, after the duo reunited on stage to perform two songs that hold a special place in their lives. Tagging Grande as her…
Bengaluru double murder twist: Woman killed husband with lover, strangled son who witnessed crime
Bengaluru, Aug 18 (IANS) The double murder case reported from Chikkabanavara in Bengaluru has taken a shocking turn, with police arresting the deceased man’s wife, Harini, who allegedly killed her husband with the help of her alleged lover and…
Two foreign nationals held at India-Nepal border in separate cases in Bihar, UP
Bihar/Lucknow, Aug 18 (IANS) In two separate incidents, security agencies apprehended two foreign nationals at the India-Nepal border in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Tuesday. The two cases involve a Somali national detained near the border…
8 killed, 23 injured as pickup van carrying labourers collides with truck in MP
Bhopal, Aug 18 (IANS) Eight labourers were killed and 23 others injured after a speeding pickup van carrying them collided head-on with an incoming truck in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district, police said on Tuesday. The accident took place at around…
Old building in Kolkata collapses; one woman killed, 19 still trapped inside
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) A 200-year-old building in north Kolkata collapsed early on Tuesday morning after nightlong heavy showers in the city, killing one person. As many as 19 other residents of the building are still feared trapped under the debris,…
Prithviraj-starrer Khalifa’s makers reveal Malvika Sharma’s character in film
Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) The makers of director Vysakh, who is directing the eagerly awaited revenge thriller ‘Khalifa’, featuring actor Prithviraj in the lead, on Tuesday revealed actress Malvika Sharma’s look and disclosed that she…