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The Karnataka BJP on Thursday accused the Congress government in the state of pursuing vendetta politics in the POCSO case involving former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in retaliation for dragging Rahul Gandhi to court in a defamation case. In a major development, a special court in Bengaluru on Thursday issued a non-bailable warrant against veteran BJP leader Yediyurappa in connection with a POCSO case against him relating to the alleged sexual harassment of a minor. Questioning Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, former BJP national General Secretary C.T. Ravi told reporters here, “Is this not politics of hatred? CM Siddaramaiah claimed he wouldn’t…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Apulia, southern Italy, to attend the Outreach session of the G7 Summit and hold bilateral talks on a wide range of issues with world leaders on Friday. During his day-long visit, PM Modi will be participating in a summit session entitled Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Africa-Mediterranean to be hosted by Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and joined by Pope Francis. The Pope is also expected to hold bilateral talks with PM Modi, who has a series of meetings scheduled with the world leaders on the sidelines of the summit being held at the luxury resort…
A woman was injured after being hit by a speeding Wagon-R car in Pimpri Chinchwad city of Maharashtra. The video of the accident shows her being tossed into air and fly at least 10 feet to land hard on the road. The driver has been taken into custody and the car has been seized, the police said. The incident is said to have taken place on the afternoon of June 12 at Swaraj Chowk. The woman was later taken to the hospital by the driver, the police said. The footage from CCTV cameras on the road shows the woman crossing…
A brawl in the Italian parliament over the far-right government’s plans to grant regions more autonomy has triggered an uproar, with some comparing the punch-up to the days of fascism. The fight broke out Wednesday evening after Five Star Movement (MS5) deputy Leonardo Donno tried to tie an Italian flag around the neck of regional affairs minister Roberto Calderoli of the pro-autonomy Northern League. Donno’s stunt was intended to denounce plans to grant more autonomy from Rome to those regions that wanted it. Critics argue that it undermines Italy’s unity. In response, Calderoli’s fellow League deputies left their benches en…
Speculation over Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s electoral debut had reached a crescendo ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, only to be completely deflated when she decided against contesting. The buzz has started gathering steam again, however, with sources telling NDTV on Thursday that the Congress leader may be the Congress candidate for the bypoll from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency if Rahul Gandhi vacates the seat. Mr Gandhi, who had won the Lok Sabha polls – with considerable margins – from both the Raebareli and Wayanad constituencies, also fanned the flames of a possible debut by his sister when he said…
The BJP-ruled Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) in Gujarat has issued a notice to former India cricketer and recently elected Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP from Baharampur Yusuf Pathan for allegedly encroaching on a plot of land the civic body said belongs to it. While the notice was served to Mr Pathan on June 6, VMC’s standing committee chairman Shital Mistry informed the media on Thursday after the issue was highlighted by former BJP corporator Vijay Pawar. Talking to reporters earlier in the day, Mr Pawar had alleged that though the state government had rejected VMC’s proposal to sell the…
Cyriac Abby Philips, a Kerala-based hepatologist known online as ‘The Liver Doc,’ recently shared a humbling experience. Despite being a specialist, he encountered difficulty diagnosing a family member’s illness. Standard medical tests proved inconclusive, leaving him frustrated. “My adult family member had episodes of relentless low-grade fever with chills and crippling fatigue and arthritis and a weird rash and I tested everything from viral hepatitis to covid-19 to influenza and dengue and Ebstein Barr Virus and nothing came back positive and it was frustrating,” he wrote on X. As Dr Philips continued his research by consulting medical texts, his maid…
The Indian cricket team is already in the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup 2024. With three wins in three matches, including one against Pakistan, the Rohit Sharma-led side are so far unbeaten in the USA. India have one more match left in the USA, before they move to the West Indies for the Super 8 and subsequently the knockout stage. However, according to a report in the Cricbuzz, two stars are set to return home after the USA leg of the Indian cricket team ends on June 15. The two members are Shubman Gill and Avesh Khan…
Nanki was kept tied the whole night and, when she was about to be freed the next morning, she got angry and killed a man. Police have now taken Nanki, an elephant, into custody. The incident took place in Madhya Pradesh’s capital city Bhopal this morning, when Narendra, a mahout, was crushed to death by an elephant. The cops have tied the elephant outside the police station. The man used to take the elephant around the country with five other people. He managed to meet the expenses through the donations he used to receive from people. Last night, he tied…
Amid the persisting water and power crises in Delhi, state minister Atishi and AAP MP Raghav Chadha said today that they have met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lodged in Tihar jail and were directed to take measures to curb the problems as soon as possible. The Aam Aadmi Party chief is lodged in Tihar jail’s number 2 in a money laundering case linked to the liquor policy case. “Today I met Kejriwal ji, who is lodged in Tihar jail in a fake case by the central government. But, he still worries about the people of Delhi, more than himself. He…