Police foil attempts to conduct Jallikattu

Police on Sunday foiled attempts to conduct Jallikattu in southern districts of Tamil Nadu, detaining several people even as ‘Mattu Pongal’, third day of the harvest festivities, was......

Yoga on high seas and difficult terrain

From ice-capped Siachen, the highest battlefield in the world, to the warships off South Korea, Indian armed forces on Tuesday joined the International Yoga Day celebrations. Coverage: Yoga Day......

'Why stop candidates from giving money to voters?'

'We have created fear in the minds of villagers so that they don't indulge in wrongdoing. We have already seized Rs 1 crore of bribe money,' Madurai Superintendent of Police Vijayendra Bidari tells......

2 live bombs recovered from site of explosion near Kudankulam plant

A day after an explosion at a village near the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Tirunelvei claimed six lives, police formed a team to probe it and stepped up security even as two live bombs were......

Ind-Eng tie: 2 held in betting racket in Bangalore

A betting racket, in connection with the India-England World Cup tie played in Bangalore on Sunday, was busted and two persons arrested thereafter, a top police official said. Eight other bookies,......

Bangalore police chief defends lathi charge

- World Cup coverage Bangalore police commissioner Shankar Bidari was vociferous in defence of his colleagues who used force to disperse the huge crowd that came to purchase tickets for the......

B'luru top cop slams decision to shift IPL venue

City Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari asked IPL to reverse its "unfair" decision on shifting venue from Bangalore to Navi Mumbai on security reasons, saying it was taken on the basis of "baseless......

Bomb scare delays CL T20 match in Bangalore

A Jammu and Kashmir cricketer was on Saturday detained after traces of RDX was found in his kit bag but was subsequently released for lack of any evidence, prompting nervous organisers of the......