Authorities here Wednesday refused permission to Amnesty International to hold a briefing on alleged misuse of the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA), which provides for detention of a person up to one year without trial.
A mild tremor was felt Wednesday in Banaskantha district of Gujarat, but no loss to life and property was reported.
Mangaluru/ Belthangady: Dakshina Kannada SP on Wednesday suspended a police constable accused of attacking a CFI worker in Belthangady when the organisation had organised a protest here.
Seven directors of a firm at the centre of an alleged financial fraud that left thousands of investors in the lurch here were apprehended Wednesday even as a 11-member special investigation team was formed by the Karnataka government to probe the case.
Uppinangady: In a tragic accident an electric lineman died after he was electrocuted accidentally on a electric transformer here near Bereke near Nakkiladi on Wednesday evening.
President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir will be extended for six more months beginning July 3 and the Union Cabinet Wednesday gave its nod in this effect, Union minister Prakash Javedkar said.
As journalist Prashant Kanojia was released on bail Wednesday, the fate of five others arrested for posting and sharing alleged objectionable remarks against Chief Minister Adityanath hung in balance.
Kadaba: A high school student hailing from Parane village near Savnur died after drowning in Kumaradhara River at Shantimogaru near Alankaru on Wednesday.
Flight operations at the Delhi International Airport were suspended as a severe dust storm hit the city on Wednesday evening, airport officials said.
Bengaluru: Karnataka Government on Wednesday issued notification declaring public holiday on fourth Saturday of every month, weeks after the Cabinet approved the proposal of 4th Saturday holiday.
