Woman allegedly attempts to douse self with petrol at Collectorate

Woman allegedly attempts to douse self with petrol at Collectorate

A 45-year-old woman architect from Palluruthy allegedly attempted to douse herself with petrol at the office of the Department of Local Self Government at the Ernakulam collectorate on Monday (October 28). As an empanelled licensee for submitting building permits, she reportedly became distressed after officials informed her that her licence might be temporarily cancelled owing … Read more

US intelligence briefs Donald Trump on alleged assassination attempts by Iran

US intelligence briefs Donald Trump on alleged assassination attempts by Iran

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was briefed on Tuesday by US intelligence officials on alleged threats from Iran to assassinate him, Trump’s campaign said. “President Trump was briefed earlier today by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence regarding real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilise and … Read more

Woman stabbed to death by male friend, who later attempts to die by suicide in Karnataka

Woman stabbed to death by male friend, who later attempts to die by suicide in Karnataka

A 35-year-old woman was stabbed to death on Monday allegedly by her male friend at a house in Hosakote, who later tried to die by suicide on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Hemavathy, a native of Andhra Pradesh. According to the police, she was working as an attendant at a fuel station and was … Read more

Be alert against attempts to create communal tension: Kanthapuram

Be alert against attempts to create communal tension: Kanthapuram

Sunni leader Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar on Sunday called upon the State government to initiate stringent action against those who try to upset the communal harmony in the State in the wake of the Kalamassery incident. He also said the explosion during the convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses was a shocking and painful incident. Both the … Read more

Tribal couple records selfie video, attempts suicide alleging land grabbing

Tribal couple records selfie video, attempts suicide alleging land grabbing

Perturbed over the alleged encroachment of their land by some locals, a tribal couple allegedly attempted suicide by consuming pesticide after recording a selfie video at Suryabanda Tanda in Narmetta mandal of Jangaon district on Sunday. In the selfie video, the couple identified as Bukya Guru and Sunitha broke down while alleging that a former … Read more

Madrasa reform attempts in Karnataka

Madrasa reform attempts in Karnataka

Students with teachers at the Shaheen College in Bidar. | Photo Credit: special arrangement There have been three major attempts at madrassa reform in Karnataka in recent years. The first one was during the period of S.M. Krishna as Chief Minister and H. Vishwanath as the Minister for Primary and Secondary Education. Apart from recommendations … Read more

I will lodge complaint with police to ascertain attempts by state-sponsored attackers compromising my phone: Telangana BSP chief

I will lodge complaint with police to ascertain attempts by state-sponsored attackers compromising my phone: Telangana BSP chief

Bahujan Samaj Party Telangana chief R. S. Praveen Kumar waves to supporters in Ankushapur village of the Sirpur Kagaznagar Assembly constituency. Mr. Kumar on January 3 said he would be lodging a complaint with the local police soon to ascertain attempts by the state-sponsored attackers to compromise his mobile communications.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement … Read more

After cyberattack on AIIMS, ICMR website faces 6,000 hacking attempts in 24 hours – ET HealthWorld

After cyberattack on AIIMS, ICMR website faces 6,000 hacking attempts in 24 hours – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The website of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) faced around 6,000 hacking attempts over a span of 24 hours on November 30, about a week after online services of AIIMS-Delhi were crippled by a ransomware attack. A government official said hacking attempts on ICMR’s website were allegedly made from IPs originating … Read more