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A three-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Karnataka's Bengaluru on Tuesday. The victim was the child of a single mother, a worker at a garments factory, who has been in a relationship with the accused for over a year. She lived alone with her daughter. The incident was reported from Kamakshipalya police limits in the western part of the state capital. The accused reportedly raped and murdered the child when her mother wasn't home. He has been arrested, and a case filed against him under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bengaluru-man-rapes-and-murders-girlfriends-3-year-old-daughter-arrested-3741555

A day after accusing Congress state president DK Shivakumar of being involved in a conspiracy behind the sex scandal that led to his resignation as minister in 2021, BJP leader Ramesh Jarkiholi on Tuesday held a lengthy discussion with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, sources said. Jarkiholi had on Monday demanded that the sex scandal case should be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation as a "big racket" is involved in which politicians and bureaucrats are honey trapped and blackmailed. Calling for the arrest of the young woman in the case and her accomplices including two people from Mandya, the BJP MLA had charged that Shivakumar was behind the scandal. "Today, Ramesh Jarkiholi had a long meeting with the Chief Minister. He met him at his residence for 10 minutes, then travelled with him in the flight till Hubballi," sources close to the Chief Minister told PTI. The sources also said the meeting revolved mainly around the sex scandal and the alleg...

A month after announcing a new political party "Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha", former Karnataka Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy on Tuesday announced that his wife Aruna Lakshmi will contest the upcoming assembly polls from Ballari city assembly constituency. Reddy's brother G Somasekhara Reddy currently represents the segment from BJP. "You are aware that I'm a candidate from Gangavathi assembly segment. I'm today announcing my wife Aruna Lakshmi as candidate from Ballari city assembly constituency," Reddy said addressing a gathering during his party's yatra (tour programme) here. Reddy's brothers, G Karunakara Reddy and G Somashekar Reddy are BJP MLAs from Harapanahalli and Ballari city assembly segments, and his close friend Sriramulu is also BJP MLA from Molakalmuru in Chitradurga district and a Minister. They have made it clear that they are with the BJP and have nothing to do with Janardhana Reddy's new party. If BJP ag...

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday warned that it would be forced to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the Chief Secretary if the State fails to implement its order of providing land for graveyards in all villages and towns within two weeks. A Division Bench of the court is hearing a civil contempt petition filed by one Mohammed Iqbal who has alleged that the State has failed to follow an earlier order of the High Court in 2019 that had directed it to provide land for graveyards in all villages within six weeks. In September 2022, the State had informed the High Court in a compliance report that it had handed over 23,815 burial grounds to local authorities and the process of handing over 3,765 burial grounds was still pending. The government was also in the process of identifying and purchasing land for burial grounds in 516 places where there were no government land available. On Tuesday, the State sought two more weeks to complete the process. The division bench...

Visakhapatnam will be Andhra Pradesh's capital, and Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy will shift there "in the months to come", he announced today, apparently sticking to the three-capital plan — other two being Kurnool and the existing capital Amaravati — despite the High Court having ruled last year that it can't make a law for that. The case is pending in the Supreme Court on an appeal by Mr Reddy's YSRCP government. Mr Reddy, who made the assertion about Visakhapatnam while marketing an investment summit to be held there, has consistently favoured the coastal city as the Executive Capital. He has said in the past too that he would work from there.  "Here I am, to invite you, to Visakhapatnam, which is going to be our capital in the days to come," he said, announcing the global summit scheduled for March 3 and 4. He did not set out a timeline, but added, "I myself will be shifting over to Visakhapatnam in the months to come." When Telanga...

The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu has slammed BJP's state chief K Annamalai for tweeting a short video clip of its leader TR Baalu's speech on temple demolition, accusing it of selectively cutting out a part of his longer speech to make him sound like he took pride in demolishing temples. While in the portion that Mr Annamalai shared, Mr Baalu appears to brag about temple demolition in his constituency, the complete speech shows him explaining his model -- how as union minister he had rebuilt temples, that were demolished for highway projects, after convincing devotees. The DMK has called the former IPS officer "cut and paste Annamalai". "I've demolished a 100-year-old temple, this same TR Baalu in one place at my constituency demolished Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Parvati temples on the GST road. I know this won't fetch votes. But I also know how to get votes," Mr Baalu could be heard saying in the clip tweeted by the BJP leader. DMK men take pride in dem...

A Kerala court on Monday sentenced a man to three life terms, for the remainder of his life, for repeatedly raping and impregnating his minor daughter. Manjeri Fast Track Special Court judge Rajesh K convicted the man for offences of rape, aggravated sexual assault and penetrative sexual assault as well as intimidation of the victim under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, special public prosecutor (SPP) A Somasundaran said. The convict was sentenced to the three life terms for the offences under the POCSO Act and the court directed that he shall remain imprisoned for the rest of his natural life, the SPP said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 6.6 lakh on him, he said. Giving details of the case, the SPP said that the first incident of rape occurred in March 2021 when no one was at home. The then 15-year old girl had online classes due to COVID-19 pandemic and was studying when her father dragged her into his bedroom and raped...

Seeking inclusion of government nominees in the collegium system on appointments to the higher judiciary is tantamount to interfering in Judiciary's independence and hence improper, DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said. On the 'rift' between Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and the Supreme Court over the collegium system, Mr Stalin said it is unhealthy. The long-time demand is the representation of all sections of the society in the judiciary, a key pillar of democracy. "The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) also desires only that," he said on Monday in his 'One among you answers' (Question and Answer) series. Seeking inclusion of government nominees in the collegium system on appointments to the higher judiciary is tantamount to interfering in judiciary's independence and hence improper, he said. In the matter of appointment of judges, the opinion of the State government itself is not respected in the present scenario, he sa...

Close to 100 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Lakkidi area of Wayanad district of Kerala developed vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain over the last few days, prompting the State Health Department to visit the place and intensify preventive measures. With a large number of students from the boarding school hospitalised over the weekend at the Vythiri Taluk hospital, there were reports of a suspected case of food-poisoning. Subsequently, an expert team of the Health Department carried out an inspection, a release issued by the district administration said. The team collected drinking water samples from the institution and sent them for a test at the Kozhikode Regional Public Health Lab. Stool and blood samples of the children were sent to the Alappuzha Institute of Virology, and the Bathery Public Health Lab respectively, the release said. It further said one child had symptoms of being ill on January 24, 11 on January 27, 20 on January 29 and 66 on Monday of the total ...

An Andhra Pradesh government plane with Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy onboard returned to the Gannavaram airport here about 24 minutes after the take-off as it faced a technical glitch, according to an official statement. The chief minister was going to the national capital to attend a preparatory meeting for the Global Investors' Conference. "The flight with CM and his team of officials onboard took off at 5:03 pm for their visit to Delhi. After a while, the pilot noticed a technical problem in the plane and the flight was diverted back," the statement said. The Vijayawada-Delhi flight returned to the parking bay at 5:27 pm. The CM has reached his Tadepalli residence, the statement said. Officials are making alternative arrangements for the chief minister's visit to Delhi, it added. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) source https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/jagan-mohan-re...

The YSR Congress on Monday demanded a nationwide caste-based economic census at an all-party meet convened by the government ahead of the Budget session of Parliament. It is necessary to know the economic status of the backward castes who are "lagging behind" on social and development indicators, the party said. YSR Congress leader Vijaysai Reddy said backward castes are over 50 per cent of the total population, and the census will help find their economic status. The ruling party in Andhra Pradesh has joined the likes of the JD(U) and the RJD, both of which have demanded a caste census. The grand alliance government in Bihar has rolled out a state-wide caste census. Mr Reddy said his party also demanded the women quota bill for ensuring reservation for them in Parliament. Parties including the TRS, TMC, and the BJD also supported the demand.  (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) source https://www.ndtv.com/ind...

Singer Kailash Kher faced heckling at a concert in Karnataka's Hampi on Sunday allegedly for not singing any Kannada song. A bottle was thrown at him from the crowd that was angry with the singer for singing only Hindi songs during the closing ceremony of the Hampi Utsav, said police. Two locals - Pradeep, 22, and Surah, 21 - were arrested in this regard and their statements have been recorded, said police. Mr Kher could be seen performing when the bottle flies towards him but misses by a whisker, and drops on the stage behind him. Not distracted by this, the singer continues with his performance. Seconds later, an official was seen removing the half-filled water bottle from the stage. The three-day Hampi Utsav, which began last Friday, is an annual festival organised by the Karnataka government to commemorate the heritage of the former Vijayanagara Empire. source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/video-bottle-thrown-at-singer-kailash-kher-during-karnataka-show-3735117

A leopard that got trapped in a chicken coop at Manarakkad died on Sunday after being stuck inside it for more than six hours, forest officials said. The animal was in the cage for a long time and died out of shock, the officials added. The leopard suffered minor injuries while it tried to free itself from the coop early Sunday morning. "However, as per the post-mortem report, the animal died due to shock. The injuries are not that serious or anything suspicious," a senior forest official of the district told PTI. The big cat was trapped inside the coop of a house near Mekkalapara after which the owner of the house locked it from outside. The forest officials reached in the morning to capture the animal and were ready to tranquilise it but around 7 am, they found it motionless. "We found it dead and after the post-mortem conducted as per the guidelines issued under the National Tiger Conservation Authority, it was cremated," the official said. (Except for the...

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Saturday recalled the words of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, founder of the Aligarh Muslim University who was said to have urged to call him a "Hindu" over a century ago. While speaking at a Hindu conclave in Thiruvananthapuram, the Governor quoted the reported words of Sir Syed Khan that "you must call me a Hindu" which he had made during an Arya Samaj meeting. The Kerala Governor said Sir Syed was given a reception by the Samaj members when he completed his tenure in the Legislative Council during the colonial regime. Recalling the words of the reformer-educationalist, Mr Khan said he had asked the Samaj members why they didn't call him a Hindu and made it clear that he did not consider "Hindu" as a religious term. "But, my serious complaint against you (Arya Samaj members) is that why don't you call me a Hindu? I do not consider Hindu as a religious term...Hindu is a geographical term," the Governor sai...

The website of Makkal Needhi Maiam, a party floated by actor-politician Kamal Haasan has been hacked, the party said on Friday. Hours after the website was hacked, MNM's Twitter handle announced that the "official website of the party has been hacked by some miscreants" and that the party would not be cowed down by such threat and would give a befitting reply. The official website of Makkal Needhi Maiam has been hacked by miscreants who thrive on stifling the voice of Democracy ! Unruffled, we will react appropriately and continue to stand tall ! — Makkal Needhi Maiam | மக்கள் நீதி மய்யம் (@maiamofficial) January 27, 2023 Many eyebrows were raised and the party workers were surprised over a statement posted on the website proclaiming to merge MNM with the Congress on January 30. The statement has since been withdrawn and a party spokesperson said, "no such decision was made (on the merger) and that it was the handiwork of the hackers." MNM had announced...

A man was arrested for selling fake university degree certificates for the past many years, the Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru (CCB) said. As many as 6,800 fake certificates of 15 universities, 22 laptops, computers and 13 mobile phones were seized from the man, the CCB said in a statement here on Friday. The CCB said it carried out simultaneous raids at New Quest Technologies, System Quest, Aruhi Institute, Vishwajyoti College and Benaka Correspondence College as part of its investigation in the case. Interrogation with the arrested person revealed that he ran a systematic network where he used to issue fake degree certificates of various universities, the CCB said adding that its investigation into such activities will continue. Police said they seized graduation and post-graduation degree certificates of Bangalore University, Annamalai University, Sikkim University, Venkateshwara University in Arunachal Pradesh and Mangalore University. (Except for the headline, this story h...

Senior BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal has said that BJP high command has has asked him not to speak against party's Karnataka strongman B S Yediyurappa, and that he would not be making any remarks publicly against the former Chief Minister anymore, claiming that he has lot of respect for him. The former Union Minister had been an open critic of Mr Yediyurappa, who is now BJP's top parliamentary board member. "They (High Command) have told me not to respond to petty issues and people. They told me - you command certain respect, we are aware of you, good things will happen. They have told me not to speak against Yediyurappa in the days to come, as he is a senior leader, I have agreed," Mr Yatnal said. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, in response to a question, he said, "When high command has instructed, I have to be soft (on Yediyurappa) right? Can I be angry all the time?" "To say I have reached a compromise with Mr Yediyurappa, there was no prope...

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea against an Andhra Pradesh High Court order holding that the state of Andhra Pradesh had no authority under law to appoint an executive officer to the Ahobilam mutt temple. "Let the religious people deal with it," the Supreme Court said. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and A S Oka said Andhra Pradesh has no authority, jurisdiction or entitlement under law to appoint an executive officer of the 'Sri Ahobila Mutt Parampara Aadheena Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam' (Ahobilam Mutt Temple). "Let the religious people handle this. In every case under Article 136 (special leave to appeal by the Supreme Court), we need not try to settle the law. Sorry," the bench told the lawyer appearing for the state that had challenged the high court order. One petition before the high court stated that the Ahobilam temple, situated in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, has been under the control of Sri Ahobilam Mutt,...

Former Goa minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dayanand Mandrekar on Friday equated Karnataka's attitude on the Mahadayi river dispute with that of Duryodhana from the epic "Mahabharata", who refused to give any territory to the Pandavas and "bullied everyone". The former water resources minister was addressing a gathering of former legislators on the Mahadayi water diversion issue, where Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar was present. "Goa and Karnataka are neighbours. In our village, we maintain good relationship with our neighbours as we rely on them in good and bad times," said Mr Mandrekar, who was a minister in the Manohar Parrikar-led cabinet between 2012 and 2017. Goa and Karnataka have been embroiled in a dispute for several years now over the distribution of the Mahadayi river water. Goa has taken objection to Karnataka's proposal to construct dams on Kalasa and Banduri tributaries of the Mahadayi river. "But looki...

A rice-loving wild elephant, which frequently strays into human settlements allegedly in search of the grain, destroyed a ration shop in an estate in this Kerala district in the early hours of Friday, villagers in Idukki complained. The rogue elephant, known as "Arikomban" among local people due its love for " ari " (rice), has been a nightmare for those in Santhanpara in this high range district for some time. " Ari " means rice and " komban " means elephant in local parlance. However, wildlife officials said the shop is located on the traditional route of the elephant and they are yet to confirm whether the same elephant was raiding ration shops. The elephant raided the ration shop, located in Panniyar Estate, four times in the last 10 days and destroyed it completely this morning, Antony, the shop owner, said. The shop was already in a dilapidated condition due to the frequent elephant attacks and it was completely ruined in the latest ou...

Two men were arrested near here on Thursday for alleged sexual assault of a girl for the last two years, police said. According to the police, a 27-year-old man, deserted by his wife, lured the 10-year-old girl in the neighbourhood, sexually assaulted her and threatened her of dire consequences if she revealed the abuse to anybody. As he continued the torture, his friend came to know of it and he sexually abused her, too, said the police. The incident came to light on Wednesday when the girl ran out of the house screaming. This attracted the notice of the neighbours, who caught the two men and handed them over to the police. (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/tamil-nadu-man-sexually-assaulted-10-year-old-after-leaving-his-wife-cops-3727321

Home Minister Amit Shah will be arriving in poll-bound Karnataka's Hubballi-Dharwad and Belagavi on January 28 to attend various events and take part in a road show organised by the BJP. The visit to what is known as Kittur-Karnataka (Mumbai-Karnataka) region, where BJP is considerably strong, is the second such by Amit Shah to the state within a month. The Karnataka unit of BJP hopes this tour and more such visits by the BJP leadership in the days to come, will help the party in mobilising its cadre base and achieve its mission 150 target (winning at least 150 out of 224 seats) in the assembly polls due by May, and come back to power. "Amit Shah will be arriving and staying in Hubballi on January 27, and on January 28 morning there are two progrmammes, one is KLE's BVB college's 75 years anniversary and inauguration of an indoor stadium, then he will laying foundation for Forensic Science Laboratory in Dharwad," Karnataka BJP General Secretary Mahesh Tenginkai...

The Congress unit in Kerala is screening the controversial BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi in Thiruvananthapuram today even though the central government has banned it in India saying it's false and motivated "propaganda". The public showing of the two-part series — which speaks about the 2002 Gujarat riots and PM Modi's politics, among other things — is one of many such events organised by several Opposition parties and free-speech activists across the country. The Congress is in the opposition in Kerala, too, but the ruling CPM has also taken a stand against banning the documentary. In Kerala, the documentary is at the centre of row even within the Congress as veteran leader AK Antony's son Anil K Antony recently quit the party alleging "intolerant calls to retract a tweet" in which he had defied the Congress stand and called the BBC documentary a "dangerous precedent". In response to Anil Antony's argument that it undermines India...

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday skipped the Republic Day celebrations held at the Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad, where Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan hoisted the national flag. The flag hoisting was followed by the national anthem. On the occassion of 74th #RepublicDay2023 hoisted our National Flag at Rajbhavan #Hyderabad . நம் இந்திய திருநாட்டின் 74-வது குடியரசு தினத்தை முன்னிட்டு தெலுங்கானா ராஜ்பவனில் தேசியக்கொடி ஏற்றி மரியாதை செலுத்தினேன். #RepublicDay @rashtrapatibhvn @PMOIndia @narendramodi @HMOIndia pic.twitter.com/NkDaMJW98i — Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (@DrTamilisaiGuv) January 26, 2023 The Telangana Governor also felicitated Golden Globes award-winning and Oscars-nominated 'Naatu Naatu' song's composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose at the Republic Day function in Hyderabad. Mr Keeravani is also among the recipients of Padma awardees. He was honoured with Padma Shri -- the fourth highest civilian honour in India -- on Wednesd...

The CBI has asked Lok Sabha MP from Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh Avinash Reddy to appear for questioning on January 28 in connection with the killing of Vivekananda Reddy, the younger brother of late chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, in 2019, officials said Wednesday. The agency had earlier summoned him on Tuesday but the MP sought more time, following which the CBI has given him a new date of January 28, they said. According to the CBI charge sheet, Vivekananda Reddy was allegedly seeking a parliamentary poll ticket for himself or Y S Sharmila (sister of Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy) or Y S Vijayamma (Jagan Mohan Reddy's mother) instead of the incumbent Avinash Reddy from the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency. Avinash is a cousin of Jagan Mohan Reddy. "Hence it is suspected that MP Avinash Reddy has got him (Vivekananda Reddy) killed through his henchman D Siva Shankar Reddy, a leader of the ruling YSR Congress party. Investigation on this aspect is still underway," ...

The Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the police against BJP national President J P Nadda, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, and MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi levelling allegations of offering bribes to appease voters in the ensuing assembly polls in the state. State Congress President D K Shivakumar, and legislature party leader Siddaramaiah who are signatories of the complaint have requested the police to register a case and conduct an inquiry. The complaint comes following an alleged announcement of Rs 6,000 per vote in the assembly elections due in May, by Gokak BJP MLA Jarkiholi. Jarkiholi, who was forced to resign as Minister in 2021 following his alleged involvement in a sex scandal, allegedly said in a recent rally in Belagavi if an incumbent Congress MLA there gives gifts and cash upto Rs 3,000, he shall give the voters the same worth Rs 6,000. The state unit of BJP, however, has distanced itself from the MLA's statement. "On January 22, 2023, a se...

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan, the founder of Makkal Needhi Maiam party, today offered unconditional support to the Congress candidate for the Erode East assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. He also gave a hint that the new move could lead to him joining the DMK-led alliance ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Asked whether the move was a shift in his strategy, considering that he had been critical of the ruling DMK and the Congress, Kamal Haasan told NDTV, "There is nothing called compromise when it comes to people. I am a centrist. Ideology shouldn't impede service to people". Talks about Kamal Haasan partnership with the Congress gained ground after the MNM leader was seen marching with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi recently. "It is our responsibility to reclaim the lost ethos of our Bharat. This (Bharat Jodo campaign) is a yatra that is beyond politics," the actor-politician had told reporters then. In an indirect reference...

A helicopter carrying spiritual leader and Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar made an emergency landing in Tamil Nadu's Erode district this morning due to bad weather. There were no reports of any injuries, officials said. The chopper took off after a quick check, officials said. "Everyone, including Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, is safe. The chopper took off after the weather improved," Erode Collector  MR H Krishnanunni told NDTV. A video from the site showed Sri Sri Ravi Shankar standing with his followers near the chopper and having a casual chat with the locals who assembled there. The incident took place around 10:30 am. Later, the Art of Living foundation, in a statement, said that Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was on his way to Kumbhabhishekham at Sri Brihannayaki Ambika Sametha Sri Andhra Kapaleeshwarar Swamy Temple in Tiruppur district when the incident took place. "Due to adverse weather conditions, the pilot decided to make an intermediate stop at Uginiyam. G...

The controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots when Prime Minister Narendra Modi helmed the western state was screened across Kerala on Tuesday by various political organisations including the pro-Left Students Federation of India (SFI), as the BJP youth wing went up in arms protesting against the screening. BBC's "India: The Modi Question" was screened in several parts of the state on Tuesday, prompting protest marches by the BJP's Yuva Morcha against the same. Tensions prevailed in some areas of Kerala including the state capital where police had to use water cannons and tear gas to disperse Yuva Morcha protestors. Yuva Morcha activists also gathered at Poojappura in Thiruvananthapuram where the documentary was screened. More screenings took place in some colleges in Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday evening. However, support came in for the BJP from unexpected quarters as senior Congress leader and former Kerala CM AK Antony's son, A...

Asking Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Ministers to "pack up" with assembly polls around, Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said his party will come to power and purify the 'Vidhana Soudha' with 'Ganjala' (cow urine), alleging that it was polluted by corruption during the BJP rule. Also, hitting out at the ruling BJP and Mr Bommai for leveling "false allegations" against previous Congress regime led by him, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah challenged the Chief Minister to constitute a Supreme Court Judge led inquiry commission to probe both tenures, if his government has the guts. "It's about 40-45 days left for your government, pack your tents and do whatever collection that is left and go. We will come with Dettol to clean Vidhana Soudha. I have even got some Ganjala (cow urine) for purification....people are wanting to get rid of this evil government," Mr Shivakumar said. Speaking to reporters, he said, ...

A student from Telangana has allegedly been shot at during a reported robbery attempt in Chicago, USA, according to his parents in Telangana's Sangareddy. K Sai Charan went to the US on January 11 to pursue Masters degree in Chicago, his father Srinivas Rao told Press Trust of India. The incident happened on Sunday and Sai Charan's friends informed them about it on Monday, he said. Sai Charan's friends also informed them that he has been admitted to a hospital and that he is said to be out of danger. "We got information about this incident...We are in shock," Mr Srinivas said, reported Press Trust of India.   (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) source https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/telangana-student-shot-at-in-us-days-after-he-goes-to-do-his-masters-degree-3719819

Several political groups in Kerala today announced they would screen the controversial BBC documentary "India: The Modi Question" in the state, prompting the BJP to urge Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to intervene and put a stop to such endeavours. CPI(M)'s youth wing, DYFI, kicked off the political storm in the state over the documentary by announcing on its Facebook page that it would be shown in the state. Following that, similar announcements were made by the SFI - a left-wing student organisation allied with CPI(M) - and various wings of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), including the Youth Congress. The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee's (KPCC) minority cell also said that the documentary would be screened in all district headquarters of the state on Republic Day. BJP termed such move as "treasonous" and asked the Kerala Chief Minister to urgently intervene and nip such endeavours in the bud. BJP state president K Surendran filed a compl...

Senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Monday claimed that Congress leader Siddaramaiah was allegedly doing drama by saying he would not contest the Assembly polls from Kolar segment as announced, and may go back to his home district of Mysuru instead. Ending speculations, Siddaramaiah had earlier this month announced that he would be contesting the polls from Kolar, if the party high command agrees. "Today itself I will say one thing, don't think I'm making a prediction, Siddaramaiah will not contest from Kolar for any reason, he is doing drama and is trying to go back to Mysuru," Mr Yediyurappa said. Speaking to reporters in Belagavi, the former Chief Minister said the Congress legislature party leader is aware that he would face a defeat and have to go home, if he contests from Kolar. "He is playing political circus and drama, according to me, he will not contest from there (Kolar) and may try to go back to Mysuru, if that happens we will do the strategy we ...

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday said recent measures to curtail borrowing capacities of the states have constrained their efforts in various social and infrastructure sectors. Reading out the policy document of the state government in the Assembly, the Governor said while fiscal discipline has to be enforced, there cannot be different yardsticks for the Centre and the states. Mr Khan said that for the body politic of the nation to be strong, it needs strong limbs and since states have heavy responsibilities in the social sectors, their fiscal position has to be strong. "Recent measures to curtail the borrowing limits of the States constrain the scope of their interventions in the health, education and infrastructural sectors. "While fiscal discipline has to be enforced in right earnest, there cannot be different yardsticks for state governments, which are not made applicable to the Union Government," the Governor said in the policy address marking the co...

An Air India Express flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Muscat, Oman returned shortly after take-off due to a technical glitch in its on-board computer system. The flight, IX 549, which took off from the state capital of Kerala at 8.30 AM returned to the international airport at 9.17 AM after one of the pilots noticed the technical glitch. "All 105 passengers and the cabin crew are safe," an Air India Express spokesperson said. The airline is attempting to arrange another flight for the passengers and it's expected to take off from here at 1 PM, he said. All passengers are being well taken care of, he added. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/air-india-express-flight-returns-to-kerala-airport-due-to-technical-snag-3715996

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday said Legislative Assemblies represent the will of the people and the spirit of legislation and the intention of the Legislature has to be protected. "My Government is committed to the constitutional value that the intention of the legislature should take effect as law," Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said in his policy address in the state Legislative Assembly, marking the commencement of the budget session. The Governor said this as the state government waits for his assent to a couple of bills which aim to remove him as Chancellor of Universities in the state. In his address, Mr Khan said that the Constitution has provided legislative space for the Union and the States and therefore, incursions into the legislative domain of the States "do not augur well for a cooperative federal setup". "Checks and balances in the system have to be scrupulously observed for the healthy functioning of our democratic polity. Legisl...

Former Union Minister EVKS Elangovan is the Congress party's candidate for the February 27 Erode (east) bypoll, the party announced on Sunday. The party chief Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Mr Elangovan for the bypoll, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee said, quoting an All India Congress Committee announcement. The bypoll was announced by the Election Commission days ago following the death of Erode (east) legislator E Thirumahan Everaa, son of Elangovan, on 4 January 2023. Everaa was 46. Though Erode district office-bearer Makkal Rajan urged the party leadership to nominate him, there was expectation that the high command may give the ticket to Sanjay Sampath, younger son of Elangovan, party sources said. A senior functionary said the party has chosen Mr Elangovan considering his seniority and popularity. The 74-year old Mr Elangovan is a former MLA and MP and was a Union Minister of State (Commerce and Industry) in the UPA regime. While the BJP is expected...

Five men were killed in an accident after the car in which they were travelling in collided with a lorry near Ambalapuzha in Alappuzha district in the early hours of Monday. The incident took place at around 1:30 am on the National Highway. The dead have been identified as Prasad, Shiju, Amal, Sachin and Sumod. The lorry loaded with rice was en route to Alappuzha from Andhra Pradesh when the accident took place. The car involved in the crash was headed toward Thiruvananthapuram. According to the police, out of the five people in the car four of them died on the spot and one person died during treatment at the hospital. The men were employed at the ISRO canteen in Thiruvananthapuram. Four of them were from Thiruvananthapuram while one was from Kollam. Bodies of the dead have been taken for an autopsy at the Alappuzha Medical College Hospital. The lorry driver and his helper have been taken into police custody. source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/5-men-employed-at-isr...

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday claimed that he and his party leaders will retire from politics and go home, in case they are not able to fulfill promises made to people, on coming to power in Karnataka, after the Assembly polls by May. The former Chief Minister assured that his party will fulfill the promises made to people, however difficult it may be. "If we come to power we will give 10 kg of rice, already we have promised 200 units of free power and Rs 2,000 to women-led households...you have trust in us right? However difficult it may be, we will fulfill our promise," Siddaramaiah said. Addressing a large gathering as part of Congress' ongoing "Praja Dwani Yatre", a state-wide tour here, he said, "in case we are not able to fulfill, we will retire from politics and go home." The Congress has promised that families below the poverty line will get 10 kg of rice for free, if the party comes to power. It has recently announced, ...

A minor boy at the viewer's arena, died after he was gored by a raging bull at the jallikattu event in Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri district, officials said on Sunday. According to district administration officials, the incident took place at Thadangam village where the event was organized on Saturday. The victim, Gokul, 14, a resident of Palacodde, was at the viewer's arena at the time of the incident. During the final stage of the event, a bull-tamer failed to reign in his bull and the raging animal sprung out of the Vaadivasal and pierced Gokul's left abdomen. The boy with bleeding injury was rushed to the Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital, where he died during the treatment. A total of 622 bulls and 700 contestants took part in the event, inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare MRK Panneerselvam. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) source https://www.ndtv...