Bengaluru: City police investigating the sensational triple murder of a techie’s family have approached a local court seeking permission to conduct brain mapping tests on the prime accused, M Shwetha, 24, and her live-in partner, Kenneth J, 25.Kenneth stabbed Shwetha’s mother, M Muthulakshmi, to death when she was asleep on a sofa at his Seegehalli…
Former Mumbai Police officer MN Singh has revisited one of the most controversial chapters of the 1993 Mumbai blasts investigation — the arrest of Sanjay Dutt — recalling the pressure, politics and legal complexities surrounding the case.Speaking to Hussain Zaidi on his YouTube channel, Singh said the case stood out because “before this, no film…
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday said there was no plan to increase retail prices of petrol and diesel despite oil refiners incurring losses amid volatile crude prices in the international market due to the West Asia conflict.Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in the petroleum and natural gas ministry, said the government has kept pump prices…
Nicole Kidman made a playful confession about Rihanna while sitting with ASAP Rocky at the Chanel Cruise presentation in Biarritz, France, on Tuesday, April 28. During a joint interview, Kidman and Rocky were asked what they would do if they swapped lives for one day. Rocky focused on Kidman’s closet, while Kidman said she would…
Bengaluru: The fight between Bengaluru’s restaurants and online food-delivery platforms has become a matter of survival and customer engagement.While restaurant owners accuse food service platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato of imposing high commissions and running promotions without their consent, a majority are worried about the exorbitant prices that would only burden the customer.“How is…
The music was loud, the streets were crowded and a troupe of glamorous dancers swayed through the festival in sparkling outfits and heavy makeup. To most people in the crowd, they looked like part of the entertainment. But hidden beneath the wigs, dresses and bright lipstick were undercover Thai police officers waiting for the right…
CEC Gyanesh Kumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha on Friday submitted to RS secretary general a fresh notice seeking to move a motion to remove Gyanesh Kumar as chief election commissioner on the ground of “proven misbehaviour”.Earlier this month, notices submitted by opposition MPs in both LS and RS were rejected…
Hero MotoCorp has finally launched its flex-fuel commuter motorcycles in India: the Splendor+ Flex Fuel and HF Deluxe Flex Fuel. The motorcycles were unveiled by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri. Both motorcycles are capable of running on ethanol blends of…
AAP state vice-president Vivekananda Salins addresses reporters on Thursday. Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has questioned the state govt’s approach to tourism development in the coastal region, while welcoming the decision to make Tulu the second official language in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. The party, however, said…
Udupi: Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, has carried out its first full gender-affirming surgery for a transgender woman. The surgery went well, and the patient is now recovering under the hospital team’s care. The hospital says this is an important step in its efforts to ensure every patient feel welcome and well cared for.The plastic surgery department…
