Ola, Uber, Rapido ordered to stop auto services in Karnataka from October 12

Bangalore, 11/10: Ola, Uber and Rapido have agreed to stop aggregating autorickshaws across Karnataka starting from Wednesday and failing to keep the word will attract a penalty of Rs 5,000 per vehicle, the Transport Commissioner announced on Tuesday. However, cab services will continue to remain available.     T H M Kumar, who took over…

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Surge of emotions as Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav cremated

UP, 11/10: The air reverberated with chants of ‘Netaji amar rahein’, emotions ran high and the surging crowds broke down barricades as the mortal remains of Samajwadi patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav were consigned to flames in his native village Saifai on Tuesday.     The last rites were performed by Samajwadi president Akhilesh Yadav, who…

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Bengaluru police arrest 19 Muslims for brandishing swords during Eid Milad procession

Bengaluru, 11/10: Bengaluru police have arrested 19 Muslims, including 14 minors, for brandishing swords and machetes during an Eid Milad procession on October 9.     The youth openly displayed the weapons during the procession in Someshwar Nagar in southern Bengaluru between 6.30 pm and 7 pm on Sunday, an officer from the Siddapura police…

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NIA raids multiple places in J&K in terror funding case

Kashmir, 11/10: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir, including the residence of a renowned religious preacher, in an alleged terror funding case.     Reports said the premier probe agency sleuths accompanied by police and CRPF personnel carried out separate raids at Poonch and…

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PM Modi launches veiled attack on Jawaharlal Nehru over Kashmir

Kashmir, 10/10: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel resolved issues of merger of other princely states, but “one person” could not resolve the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, in a veiled attack on India’s first PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.     Addressing a rally in Gujarat’s Anand district ahead of the state Assembly elections…

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Adani Group said to be in talks for Jaiprakash’s Cement unit for nearly Rs 5,000 crore

Ahmedabad, 10/10: Billionaire Gautam Adani-controlled Adani Group is in advanced talks with debt-laden Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd to buy its cement unit, people familiar with the matter said.     The ports-to-power conglomerate could pay about Rs 5,000 crore for a cement grinding unit and other smaller assets, one of the people said, asking not…

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