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Bengaluru police have arrested a water tanker driver, Sharath, accused of strangling his 20-year-old wife, Anusha, following frequent domestic quarrels. BENGALURU: A water tanker driver accused of strangling his 20-year-old wife after frequent domestic quarrels has been arrested by Bengaluru police days after allegedly confessing to the crime over a phone call and fleeing.The accused,…

For many Bengalis of a certain generation, Mithun Chakraborty represents the change that has swept the state: he who once flirted with revolutionary Left politics, and then the TMC, now speaks the language of Hindu consolidation. Mithun Chakraborty turns 76 today – born in the year (1950) India became a Republic. And through these seven…

An Air India Express flight from Kannur to Jeddah made an emergency return to the airport just two hours after takeoff on Tuesday. (Representative image) KANNUR: An Air India Express flight bound for Jeddah returned to Kannur airport on Tuesday after pilots detected an engine-related warning nearly two hours after take-off, airport sources said to…

Chennai grapples with a surge in sexual assaults, with 12 incidents in 24 hours highlighting systemic failures CHENNAI: Poor political will, nondeterrent policing, unpatrolled neighbourhoods, unlit lanes, secluded spots. That’s why there were 12 sexual assaults in 24 hours in Chennai and its suburbs.Police arrested suspects in all 12 cases. But, the speed of the…

Actor-producer Arbaaz Khan was recently in Kolkata and experienced a security scare when an unidentified man allegedly managed to enter his vehicle. According to reports, the incident took place as Arbaaz was leaving an event in the city. Videos that have surfaced on the internet, show the actor making his way towards his car while…

Indian graziers were stopped by the Chinese army at Demchok in eastern Ladakh, a senior government official said. Often in India we worry about a two front war involving Pakistan and China acting collusively. Have we ever thought what is China worried about? We must. That will give us an idea of what China can…

Jalandhar: In Kewal Singh Dhillon, BJP’s Punjab unit got its second Sikh and first Jat Sikh president. He replaced a Hindu Jat, Sunil Jakhar, who happened to be the first Jat to hold the post in BJP.Dhillon, who took to the turban after joining politics, has been appointed as an outreach to the politically dominant…

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has busted an alleged Pakistan-backed terror-crime module operating in the Delhi-NCR region and arrested seven operatives accused of smuggling arms and narcotics from Pakistan, officials said on Tuesday. The accused were also reportedly involved in conducting reconnaissance of potential targets and sharing their photographs with handlers across the border, they added.The…

A quarter century after Lagaan became one of Indian cinema’s most celebrated films, actor and filmmaker Amin Hajee has made a candid admission about the impact the movie had on his career. While the Aamir Khan-starrer opened doors for many associated with it, Hajee says it “destroyed” him in an unexpected way.Speaking to PTI, Hajee,…

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