Top Stories

Bengaluru, Oct 31: A vegetable vendor in Bengaluru has been fined for traffic violations amounting to more than the purchase cost of his scooter. Arun Kumar, a resident of Madivala here, has been fined Rs 42,500, way more than the cost of his second-hand scooter. On Friday, he was stopped by traffic police for not wearing a helmet, but he was shocked to get about a two-metre-long bill for the Rs

Bengaluru, Oct 31: In view of festival season, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Bengaluru Division on Friday launched 'Meri Saheli' or 'Nanna Sakhi' initiative for the security of women passengers in trains. "An initiative of RPF, the strategy entails interaction with lady passengers especially those travelling alone by a team of young lady RPF personnel at the originating station. These

Moscow, Oct 31: Retired mixed martial arts champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on Friday denounced French President Emmanuel Macron as a "brute" and invoked God's wrath against him. Nurmagomedov, one of the world's most popular Muslim athletes, issued the strongly-worded statement against Macron for his defence of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed based on the right of freedom of expression. "May God

New Delhi, Oct 31: At least 26 people were killed and more than 700 injured in Turkey and Greece on Friday after a powerful earthquake levelled buildings and caused flooding. As many as 196 aftershocks were felt with 23 hitting over magnitude 4.0, news agency ANI said quoting Turkish media. According to the US Geological Survey, the major earthquake hit 14 kilometres (nine miles) off the Greek

Riyadh, Oct 31: Video footage captured the dramatic moment a car was driven at high speed across the courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, before finally smashing into one of the doors on Friday night. Saudi security authorities then arrested a man who was pulled from the car, state news agency SPA reported. Reports suggest the car was driven at high speed on a road surrounding the southern

Bengaluru, Oct 30: A total of 3,589 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Karnataka taking the total count of cases to 8,20,398. The state Health and Family Welfare Department said 8,521 persons were discharged taking the total discharges to 7,49,740 while active cases in the state stand at 59,499. It said 49 more persons succumbed to the disease taking the death toll to 11,140. India's total

Abu Dhabi, Oct 31: Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) batsman Chris Gayle has been fined 10 percent of his match-fee for breaching the Indian Premier League's (IPL) Code of Conduct during his team's match against Rajasthan Royals at Abu Dhabi on Friday. Rajasthan Royals pacer Jofra Archer had ended Gayle's stint at the crease as the 'Universe Boss' missed his century by a run. After getting out Gayle flung

Mangaluru, Oct 30: At least four people suffered injuries in a shootout between two gangs of miscreants at Falnir in the heart of Mangaluru at around 5:30p.m today. Among the injured, the condition of two is said to be critical. They have been admitted to a private hospital in the city. Two others have been admitted to Govt Wenlock hospital. According to sources, a fight broke out between two

Kevadiya, Oct 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated 'Arogya Van', a garden housing medicinal plants and herbs, near the Statue of Unity in Kevadiya village of Gujarat's Narmada district. Arogya Van (health forest) is spread over an area of about 17 acres, displaying a wide range of medicinal plants which play an important role in the well-being of human beings, said a release by

Bengaluru, Oct 30: A senior Indian Police Service officer has resigned from service accusing 'a few individuals' of harassing him indirectly. Dr P Ravindranath, who is serving as Additional Director General of Police in the Forest Cell, tendered his resignation to the Chief Secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar through the Director General of Police Praveen Sood on October 28. The officer was booked on