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Bengaluru, Jul 12: A 34-year-old software engineer working in Bengaluru, has allegedly killed his wife and his father at his house in Kanthaiahanapalya in Kunigal taluk of Tumakuru district. The police said that the victims have been identified as Sowmya (25) and Eranna (65). The accused, Narayanaswamy (34) surrendered in Sira police station of Tumakuru district on Wednesday. Narayanaswamy used to

Kollam, Jul 12: One of the three Malankara Syrian Orthodox priests, accused of sexually abusing a woman, today surrendered before the police here. Father Job Mathew, the second accused in the case, surrendered before the Crime Branch office here and is being questioned, police sources said. The surrender comes a day after the Kerala High Court dismissed anticipatory bail pleas of three priests

Patna, Jul 12: BJP national president Amit Shah today had a brief meeting with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over breakfast, during which the two leaders are understood to have discussed the prevailing political situation in view of the Lok Sabha polls due next year. Shah arrived here from Ranchi this morning and was given a warm welcome at the airport by BJP workers and senior leaders

Damascus, Jul 12: The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday night carried out air strikes in Syria's Quneitra region near the border, in retaliation to Syrian drone infiltration. The Israeli military confirmed the attacks, saying they came in response to the drone infiltration, reported The Times of Israel. As per local media reports, the Syrian drone was shot down by the military after entering

Thiruvananthapuram, July 12: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins 2019 Lok Sabha elections it will create a condition leading to the formation of a 'Hindu Pakistan'. Addressing an event in Thiruvananthapuram, Tharoor further stated that the BJP will write a new Constitution which will pave the way for a nation, much like Pakistan, where rights of

Barmer, Jul 11: In a shocking case which highlights the lack of civic sense and sympathy, three people grievously injured in an accident succumbed at the spot as onlookers were busy clicking selfies. The incident was reported from Barmer district after pictures of onlookers clicking selfies with the accident victims in the background went viral. Three youths were reportedly riding a bike when they

Barmer, Jul 11: In a shocking case which highlights the lack of civic sense and sympathy, three people grievously injured in an accident succumbed at the spot as onlookers were busy clicking selfies. The incident was reported from Barmer district after pictures of onlookers clicking selfies with the accident victims in the background went viral. Three youths were reportedly riding a bike when they

London, Jul 11: Travelling by car in Delhi exposes people to black carbon levels five times higher than Europe and America, say scientists who found that Asian residents are exposed to nine times more air pollution than their Western counterparts. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about 88 per cent of premature deaths in low- and middle-income countries in Asia can be attributed to

Mumbai, Jul 11: The Navy was deployed to evacuate train commuters stranded at the Nallasopara station here due to flooding of railway tracks between Nallasopara and Vasai Road stations, officials said this today. Following a request from the Western Railway, the Western Naval Command deployed high-chassis vehicles that could traverse the flooded areas and reach the stranded commuters, a Defence

Washington, Jul 11: The United States today announced it was starting the process to slap 10 per cent tariffs on another USD 200 billion in Chinese export goods as soon as September, escalating the trade war between the world's two largest economies. President Donald Trump vowed to hit back on a growing list of products after China retaliated in kind for the first round of 25 per cent tariffs on