An otherwise silent General Post Office in Bengaluru is witnessing an unprecedented rush of women hurrying to open India Post Payment Bank accounts, anticipating a monthly deposit of Rs 8,500 into their accounts if the INDIA bloc comes to power at the Centre.
All arrangements, including heavy security, are in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 45-hour stay at the famed Vivekananda Rock Memorial here on Thursday, as he would sit on meditation at the place named after the revered Hindu saint.
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexually abusing several women, will be arrested as soon as he arrives at the airport here.
The incident dates back to May 2023 when the five teachers were arrested while accompanying 59 children from Bihar to Maharashtra. The children were en route to Pune and Sangli to pursue studies in Islamic theology. However, suspicions were raised by Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials and an NGO, leading to their intervention at Bhusawal and Manmad stations.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP would scrap the Constitution if it came to power.
The Western Railway has cancelled or rescheduled several trains following the derailment of a goods train at Palghar railway station in Maharashtra and the restoration work is on more than 15 hours after the incident, officials said on Wednesday.
Two youths were killed and a woman injured after being hit by a vehicle that was allegedly in the cavalcade of BJP candidate from Kaiserganj Karan Bhushan Singh here on Wednesday, police said.
The Maharashtra government has set up a committee to probe the conduct of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) members and check if norms were followed while issuing orders in the Pune car crash case, an official said on Wednesday.
The Gujarat police have arrested one more partner of the Rajkot-based TRP game zone where a fire last week killed 27 persons, while another accused died in the blaze, officials said on Wednesday.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sex scandal involving MP Prajwal Revanna has stepped up its efforts, focusing on evidence gathering in Hassan.
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