Chitradurga (Karnataka),  The Karnataka Police will on Saturday question rape accused Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru in connection with the sexual exploitation of minor girls.

Police sources said a team of officers headed by Investigation Officer Deputy SP Anil Kumar will begin the grilling

Chennai,  The Tamil Nadu Department of cooperation will soon upgrade the state Public Distribution System (PDS) shops to meet international standards.

The shops will be upgraded so that they meet ISO 9000 certification in quality control, ISO 28000 for supply chain management and FSSAI for food quality.

Kolkata,  Three companies with Trinamool Congress's national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee's parents as directors or designated partners are currently under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the multi-crore coal smuggling scam in West Bengal.

The companies -- Leaps &a

Hyderabad, Hyderabad police have tightened security in parts of the Goshamahal constituency in view of a shutdown called on Saturday by supporters of suspended BJP MLA T. Raja Singh to protest his arrest.

The Sriram Yuva Sena gave the call for the day-long bandh in the constituency to protest his arrest and slappi

Hyderabad,  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expressing her anger at a District Collector in Telangana on not finding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photos at a fair price shop has sparked a row with the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) slamming her for "unruly conduct".

Duri

Patna,  Firebrand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister, Giriraj Singh has demanded a survey of madrasas and mosques in Bihar similar to that in Uttar Pradesh.

"We demanded from the Nitish Kumar government to conduct survey on the madrasas and mosques of Bihar, especially in Muslim-

Panaji,  Goa Congress President Amit Patkar has said that the state is heading towards 'Jungle Raj' like Uttar Pradesh (as crimes are taking place) and if this continues then BJP government will make Goa 'Gangs of Wasseypur'.

"Had you ever heard about a shootout taking place in Goa.

New Delhi,  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted searches at 16 locations in seven districts of Assam, including Kamrup, Nalbari, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Sadiya, Charaideo and Sivasagar, in connection with the ULFA recruitment case, said an NIA official

The case pertains to the activities o

Itanagar,  Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has informed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that in view of the onshore oil and gas exploration, development, drilling and production by the state-owned Oil India Limited (OIL) in Changlang and Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh, "no forceful evict

Panaji,  Subsequent to a viral video wherein top Hyderabad police official is stating that Goa Police is not cooperating to solve drugs-related cases, the latter on Friday evening clarified that no request was received for any assistance for the arrest of any of the accused persons from the former.

"