Under pressure, Karnataka govt orders CID probe into suicide case with Kharge son ‘link’

BENGALURU: The Congress government in Karnataka handed over to the CID on Monday a probe into the suicide of Sachin Panchala, a contractor who died last week after leaving a note alleging threats from a key aide of the minister. Priyank Kharge. Priyank is the son of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge.The decision came amid intensifying…

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Homebuyers body seeks targeted guidelines against misleading ads by real estate players | India News

NEW DELHI: Highlighting how more than a third of real estate advertisements examined by the advertising industry’s self-regulatory body were found to be misleading, a pan-India home buyers’ organization has urged the consumer affairs department to issue specific guidelines for Real estate advertising protects the interests of consumers.The Forum of Popular Collective Efforts (FPCE) has…

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‘Anna university case offender seems to be habitual but never attended by police’: NCW chief Vijaya Rahatkar | India News

NEW DELHI: National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Vijaya Rahatkar on Monday said the offender in the alleged sexual assault case of a 19-year-old student at Anna University appears to be the habitual offender and has committed such crimes before but was not dealt with by the police. The horrific incident took place on December…

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Army installs Shivaji statue at Pangong lake, Ladakh councillor questions relevance | India News

Image Credit: X Indian Army NEW DELHI: Konchok Stanzin, Ladakh councilor has questioned the relevance of the statue of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji, installed by the Indian Army on the banks of Pangong Lake.Stanzin, a local resident, criticized the lack of local involvement in its construction and called for a shift in focus toward projects…

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‘Nitish’s B-team’: Tejashwi Yadav’s veiled dig at Prashant Kishore’s Jan Suraaj Party | India News

NEW DELHI: In a veiled dig, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday accused the Jan Suraaj Party led by election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishore to function as ‘B team’ of Nitish Kumar’s ruling NDA alliance. After the police used force to disperse the protesting students, the former deputy CM said the protesting students were “tricked” into…

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‘Water cannon, lathi charge in this harsh cold inhuman’: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slams Bihar govt over BPSC protests | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi on Monday lashed out at the bihar government after police charged lathi charge against protesting Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants demanding re-examination of 70th BPSC preliminary exams.“Students were tortured for the second time in three days in Bihar. It is the government’s job to stop…

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