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Red Alert Issued In 4 Kerala Districts Amid Heavy Rain Forecast

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 19, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a red alert in Kerala's Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Alappuzha and Kottayam districts till May 20.

Heavy Rain Batters Tamil Nadu, Dams Under Surveillance In Kanyakumari

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 19, 2024, Chennai

Heavy rain hit south Tamil Nadu and dams were under surveillance in the Kanyakumari district, said officials on Sunday.

3 Arrested For Luring Indians Into Fake Jobs In Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand

Asian News International | Sunday May 19, 2024, Visakhapatnam

The Visakhapatnam police said it busted a cybercrime racket and arrested three consultancy agents for allegedly luring unemployed youths and sending them to Chinese-operated cybercrime rings in countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

"DK Shivakumar Offered Me Rs 100 Crore To Defame PM": Karnataka BJP Leader

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 18, 2024, Hassan, Karnataka

Arrested BJP leader G Devaraje Gowda alleged on Friday that Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar offered him Rs 100 crore to malign the names of former Chief Minister and JDS state President HD Kumaraswamy and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Boy, 17, Dies After Flash Floods Hit Waterfall In Tamil Nadu's Tenkasi

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday May 17, 2024, Chennai

A seventeen-year-old boy died after flash floods hit the Courtrallam waterfalls in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu.

After Mumbai Tragedy, Chennai Cracks Down On Illegal Billboards

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday May 16, 2024, Chennai

The Greater Chennai Corporation has removed 460 hoardings in a crackdown on unauthorised and illegal hoardings following the tragic fall of a large hoarding in Mumbai that killed 14 people at a petrol station.

Girl, 4, Taken For Finger Surgery, But Docs Operate On Tongue "By Mistake"

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 16, 2024, Kozhikode, Kerala

In what is believed to be another major goof-up at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, a four-year-old girl today fell victim to serious medical negligence, and a probe has been ordered.

Andhra Pradesh Cop Shoots Self While On Duty, Probe Launched: Police

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 16, 2024, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

A police constable died by suicide in a police station in Srisaliam town in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district today.

Tamil Nadu Speaker's Grand Plan To Provide Water To Drought-Prone Areas

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday May 16, 2024, Chennai

The 72-year-old MLA and speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly, M Appavu, is inspecting the final phase of his pet project - the interlinking of three rivers in his Radhapuram assembly constituency in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.

Neighbour Stabs Karnataka Woman, 20, To Death After She Rejects Advances

Reported by Pratiba Raman, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Bengaluru

A 20-year-old woman was stabbed to death in Karnataka's Hubbali, reportedly after she rejected the advances of a neighbour.

JDS Leader On The Run In Sex Tapes Case Back Tonight? Ticket Sparks Buzz

Reported by Pratiba Raman, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Bengaluru

Janata Dal Secular MP and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda's grandson Prajwal Revanna, who is at the centre of a political storm over Karnataka sex tapes case, could be returning to Bengaluru tomorrow.

Chandrababu Naidu's Party Candidate Injured In Andhra Post Poll Violence

IANS | Tuesday May 14, 2024, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)

In continuing post-poll violence in Andhra Pradesh, a TDP candidate from Chandragiri Assembly constituency was injured after he was attacked by a group of assailants in Tirupati on Tuesday.

Dog Mauls 5-Month-Old Baby To Death In Telangana Home

Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Tuesday May 14, 2024, Hyderabad

A five-month-old baby was mauled to death by a dog at Tandur in Telangana's Vikarabad district today.

Kerala Professor Arrested For Sexually Harassing Woman At Amusement Park

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2024, Kannur, Kerala

An assistant professor of the Central University of Kerala has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a woman at an amusement park in the district, police said today.

JDS Leader HD Revanna Released From Jail Day After Bail In Kidnapping Case

Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Tuesday May 14, 2024, Bengaluru

Janata Dal (Secular) MLA HD Revanna, who was granted bail by a local court in a kidnapping case on Monday, was released from jail today.