Rents in India’s technology hub of Bangalore have nearly doubled since the start of last year, making it the country’s hottest residential market. Anarock’s data shows rents in various Bengaluru neighborhoods have jumped by double digits since 2019. (Representative) Landlords in the city, often referred to as India’s Silicon Valley, now charge the highest proportion of their...

BENGALURU: The Congress leadership has informally asked candidates and functionaries to refrain from attacking PM Modi and getting into Hindutva-versus-secularism debates during the campaign for the May 10 Karnataka assembly elections, reports Anil Gejji."If we say anything against Modi, it will be blown out of proportion and efforts will be made to change the poll narrative..." is the message learned...

THANE: A fresh political slugfest began in the state after Uddhav Thackeray alleged that a 35-year-old woman activist of Shiv Sena (UBT) was assaulted by over 20 supporters of CM Eknath Shinde, including former corporators, Monday evening for putting up an "objectionable" post on social media against Shinde.The CM-led Shiv Sena denied the attack and said their activists had only "peacefully advised" her...

DEHRADUN: The Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samitihas threatened to block traffic on April 27, the day the Badrinath yatra is scheduled to start, if their demands were not met."The situation in Joshimath is the same as it was two months ago. We demand complete scrapping of NTPC's under-construction Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Helang bypass road," said Atul Sati,group's convenor, on Tuesday.The...

THANE: A video has gone viral showing an unidentified suburban railway commuter being thrashed by fellow passengers at Diva station in Thane. Police said the incident occurred late Monday evening and are now trying to locate the victim before registering a complaint.It is learnt that the incident was reported when the 7.10pm Karjat local pulled into platform number 3 at Diva. Few commuters who probably...

KOLKATA: A youth in his late 20s turned up at Narayanpur police station in Rajarhat near Greater Kolkata in West Bengal’s North 24 Pargana district claiming he had killed his mother and that the body was lying at home. Police immediately arrested Somnath Santra who was ready to surrender and found the lifeless body of Lakshmi Santra (49) at the bed of his home.The incident happened early on Tuesday...

RANIPET: A 22-year-old man from Chennai was charred to death when his two-wheeler caught fire after a speeding tipper truck hit him from behind and trapped him with his bike under the heavy vehicle near Kaveripakkam in Ranipet district. The accident happened on the Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway. The deceased has been identified as R Manu Kashyap from Mambakkam, Chennai, a designer in a private firm...

FARIDABAD: An 18-year-old class 12 student was stabbed to death while he was sleeping in his house in Sanjay colony in Haryana’s Faridabad, police said on Tuesday. Hearing him scream, the younger brother of the victim woke up and tried to chase the assailant but lost him, PTI quoted police as saying.According to a complaint filed by the victim's father, Santosh Bhagat, Vishal, his elder son, was...

MUMBAI: Mumbai Airport on Tuesday said both its runways will remain temporarily closed for operations for five hours on May 2 as part of the facility's monsoon contingency plan. The scheduled temporary runway closure is an annual exercise and a contingency plan on the same will help maintain operational continuity and ensure passengers' safety, PTI quoted the private airport operator as saying in a...

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