Mumbai: Crisis-hit SpiceJet plans to hand out pink slips to at least 1,000 employees in the coming days as the airline works to significantly reduce costs and streamline operations of its depleted aircraft fleet, officials said on Monday.

Kochi, Feb 12: Two persons died and 15 others, including women and children, sustained injuries in a massive blast at an illegal firecrackers warehouse operated from a residential area at Tripunithura near here on Monday, police said.

Mangaluru: Sister Prabha, a teacher at Jerosa School in Mangaluru, has been suspended by the school board following allegations of making derogatory remarks about Hindu gods during a classroom session. The school's management board took this decision in response to public outrage, and the Education Department is set to conduct an internal investigation into the incident.

Haldwani: Haldwani, located in Uttarakhand's Dehradun district, continues to be under stringent police and paramilitary control, observing a fourth consecutive day of curfew and internet suspension following communal tensions sparked by the demolition of a mosque and madrasa. Despite the matter being sub judice, with the next hearing scheduled for February 14, the town grappled with violence resulting in at least five deaths, although the exact toll remains unconfirmed.

New Delhi: In a renewed show of defiance against the Modi government, farmers from Punjab and Haryana are embarking on a journey to Delhi for the 'Delhi Chalo' protest scheduled for February 13.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday condemned the arrest of farmers from the state in Bhopal when they were on their way to New Delhi to take part in a protest and urged the Madhya Pradesh government to release them immediately. 

Bengaluru: State Information Technology Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday said that the Karnataka government would provide all support to the US government for starting a consulate in Bengaluru.

Udupi: The Udupi police on Monday filed the chargesheet in the sensational case of the murder of a young air hostess and her family members, before a judicial magistrate's court near here.