Day: January 23, 2021

Leopard killed, meat consumed; 5 arrested

7:32 pm January 23, 2021

Idukki: A full-grown leopard was trapped,killed and portion of its meat consumed by five villagers here, police said. The five, hailing from Mankulam in the high-range Idukki district, were arrested on Friday, forest officials said. The animal’s skin, teeth and claws have been recovered from the arrested, Mankulam Range Forest officer V B Udayasooryan, told […]

Adani Group says being targeted through false propaganda, manufactured online campaign

3:36 pm January 23, 2021

New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s Adani Group on Saturday said it is being targeted through false propaganda and a manufactured online campaign of malicious lies about its operations and will take actions such as filing court cases to protect its interests. Without referring to any particular allegation, the Adani Group in a statement posted on its Twitter handle said some attacks […]

Lockdown in Karnataka extended till June 7, says CM

Illegal quarrying or mining will not be allowed in the state: Karnataka CM

3:32 pm January 23, 2021

Bengaluru: After the explosion at a stone quarry near Shivamogga which led to loss of lives, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Saturday said illegal quarrying or mining will not be permitted in the state and necessary action will be taken against such activities. ”I’m going for spot inspection. Our Deputy Commissioner(of the district), […]

Police head constable arrested for accepting bribe in Rajasthan’s Bikaner

3:25 pm January 23, 2021

Bikaner: A police head constable was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a man for not arresting him in a case lodged against him in Bikaner district of Rajasthan on Saturday, the ACB said. The accused head constable Ramdev, posted with Panchu police station of Bikaner, had demanded the bribe from one Rewat Ram for not arresting […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump shuns ‘ex-presidents club’ — and the feeling is mutual

3:21 pm January 23, 2021

Washington : It’s a club Donald Trump was never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause. Members of the ex-presidents club pose together for pictures. They smile and pat […]