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New Delhi: The Congress Saturday slammed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the arrest of its Assam unit spokesperson, Reetam Singh, for a social media post, saying the action was worse than atrocious. The opposition party asserted that Singh's post, for which he was arrested,...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government Saturday placed DGP-rank officer K Ramachandra Rao on compulsory leave. K V Sharath Chandra, Additional Director General of Police (Recruitment), will replace him, the GO added. Rao's stepdaughter and Kannada actress Ranya Rao aka Harshavardhini Ranya, was arrested March 3 at...

Patna: RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav found himself at the centre of a fresh controversy Saturday when a policeman was commanded by the former Bihar minister to perform a 'thumka' (pelvic thrust) or face suspension. The lurid drama unfolded at the official residence of Yadav,...

Hyderabad: At least 60 Maoists laid down their arms and surrendered before the police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana Saturday, officials said. The district shares its border with the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. The mass surrender took place at the Kothagudem Superintendent of...

Amritsar: A blast occurred outside a temple in Amritsar around midnight when an unidentified attacker who came on a motorcycle hurled an explosive device towards the building, damaging a portion of its wall and shattering window panes, officials said Saturday. Punjab Police said it suspects...

Munger: An assistant sub-inspector died after he was assaulted by a group of people in Bihar's Munger district, and six persons have been arrested in connection with the attack, a senior police officer said Saturday. The deceased has been identified as ASI Santosh Kumar Singh,...

Bengaluru: Gold smuggling-accused actress Ranya Rao has alleged that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths repeatedly slapped and hit her during custody, and demanded she sign statements under threats that they will ‘expose’ her stepfather, DGP K Ramachandra Rao. Ranya Rao, whose bail plea...

Amritsar: In a daring incident, two bike-borne miscreants hurled a hand grenade at a temple in Punjab’s holy city Amritsar and triggered a powerful blast. However, no one was injured in the explosion. This was the 12th such incident in the past four months in...

Amritsar: Five people were injured when they were attacked by a rod-wielding man in the Golden Temple complex in Punjab's holy city of Amritsar, police said, adding the assailant was later arrested and the situation was under control. Panic gripped as the assailant began the...

Pune: On the occasion of Holi, the Grape Festival (Draksha Mahotsav) was celebrated at the famous Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Mandir in Pune Friday. The temple was adorned with 2,000 kg of chemical-free grapes supplied by Sahyadri Farms, Nashik. The Draksha Festival is an annual...