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3 Students Suffer Third Degree Burns On Face In Acid Attack Near Mangaluru

Press Trust of India | Monday March 04, 2024, Mangaluru

Three girl students suffered third degree burn injuries on their face after a youth threw acid on them at a government pre-university college in the taluka headquarters town of Kadaba in Dakshina Kannada district on Monday, police said.

PM Modi To Begin 5-State Tour Today, To Launch Projects Worth Rs 1,10,600 Crore

Press Trust of India | Monday March 04, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar on March 4-6 during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth more than Rs 1,10,600 crore.

Andhra Man Drags Mother By Hair, Slaps Father Over Land Given To Brother

NDTV Newsdesk | Sunday March 03, 2024

A man was seen mercilessly beating up his parents over a property dispute in disturbing footage from Andhra Pradesh.

"No One Knows Him": Kerala Leader PC George On BJP Ticket To Anil Antony

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 03, 2024, Pathanamthitta

Senior politician P C George, who recently joined the BJP, expressed his displeasure over the party fielding Anil K Antony as the candidate from Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency, and said the move has scuttled the party's chances to win

Kerala Man Arrested For Kidnapping Bihar Couple's 2-Year-Old Daughter

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 03, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala police on Sunday arrested a man from Kollam in connection with the recent disappearance of a two-year-old girl, the daughter of a nomadic couple from Bihar, from a wayside tent here in the state capital.

Rava Idli At 11:38, Blast At 12:56: Timeline Of Bengaluru Cafe Explosion

Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Samiran Mishra | Saturday March 02, 2024, Bengaluru

The blast at Bengaluru's Rameshwaram cafe on Friday left ten people injured. The entire sequence of events - the suspect walking into the cafe and the explosion taking place - happened inside 86 minutes.

Bengaluru Blast Suspect Caught On CCTV With Bag That Allegedly Had Bomb

Reported by Nehal Kidwai,Pratiba Raman, Edited by Samiran Mishra | Saturday March 02, 2024, Bengaluru

A day after an explosion at Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe, CCTV footage has emerged showing a man carrying a bag inside the cafe's premises in the Whitefield area of the Karnataka capital.

In Tamil Nadu, BJP Gets "Field Nirmala Sitharaman" Dare From AIADMK Leader

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday March 01, 2024, Chennai

Speaking at a party event Thursday, senior AIADMK leader KP Munusamy dared the BJP to field Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in this Lok Sabha election.

BJP's Mandarin Wish For MK Stalin Amid 'China Flag On Indian Rocket' Ad Row

Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni | Friday March 01, 2024, New Delhi

The Bharatiya Janata Party took a jibe at Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday by extending birthday wishes to him in Mandarin.

PM Modi, BJP On Warpath Over Tamil Nadu Minister's 'China Flag On Indian Rocket' Ad

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday February 28, 2024, Chennai

A newspaper ad hailing the creation of a second launch pad for India's space agency ISRO - in Tamil Nadu's Kulsekarapatinam - has triggered a furious row after what an image of the Chinese flag figured prominently on the rocket in the poster.

PM Modi's Big Praise For AIADMK's MGR, Jayalalithaa Months After Ally's Exit

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday February 28, 2024, Chennai

Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday invoked the legacy of AIADMK founder MGR and former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa while attacking the ruling DMK, months after the party ruled out joining forces with the BJP for the Lok Sabha polls.

Supreme Court Setback For Tamil Nadu In Probe Into Illegal Sand Mining

Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 27, 2024, New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed five district collectors of Tamil Nadu to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an ongoing money laundering probe pertaining to alleged illegal sand mining.

Telangana Student Dies By Suicide, Family Blames Loan App Executives: Cops

Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 27, 2024, Hyderabad

A 20-year-old engineering student died allegedly by suicide at his house in Hyderabad, even as family members alleged that he took the extreme step due to harassment from executives of an online loan app over repayment.

Water Supply Disruption In Parts Of Bengaluru For 24 Hours Starting Today

Reported by Pratiba Raman | Tuesday February 27, 2024, Bengaluru

Water supply to parts of Bengaluru will be disrupted for 24 hours starting 6 am because city officials need to do "essential maintenance work" and install Unaccounted for Water (UfW) bulk flow meters.

Telangana Man's Family Requests S Jaishankar To Help Bring Body From UAE

Asian News International | Tuesday February 27, 2024, Hyderabad

A man identified as Shaik Nizamuddin who is a native of Telangana's Medak died in UAE due to cardiac arrest on February 24. His son has now written a letter requesting External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to help bring back the body to India.