Kerala suspected Maoists encounter | Intensified vehicle checks continue at T.N.-Karnataka border

Kerala suspected Maoists encounter | Intensified vehicle checks continue at T.N.-Karnataka border

Intensified vehicle checks at Tamil Nadu’s border with Karnataka at three places in Erode district continued for the third consecutive day, to prevent suspected Maoists from escaping. A Kerala police special forces Thunderbolt team exchanged fire with suspected Maoists in the  Uruppumkutty forest in Karikkottakary, in Kerala on November 13, after which five suspected Maoists escaped into the forest area. Of the five, A. … Read more

Dalit man beaten to death in Maharashtra over suspected theft of two-wheeler

Dalit man beaten to death in Maharashtra over suspected theft of two-wheeler

A 25-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of stealing a two-wheeler in Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra, following which four persons were arrested on Sunday, police said. The incident occurred on Saturday night in Jawaskheda village, an official said. “Four persons caught hold of Siddharth Mandale on suspicion that … Read more

Goon’s death suspected to be a murder; lorry driver surrenders

Goon’s death suspected to be a murder; lorry driver surrenders

The Thiruvananthapuram rural police have commenced investigation into the alleged murder of a notorious goon who was run over by a tipper lorry near Marayamuttom a day ago. The driver of the lorry surrendered in the Neyyattinkara court on Monday after absconding for over a day. Renjith R. Raj, 30, of Thottavaram was killed after … Read more

Over 200 students of social welfare hostel students taken ill; food poisoning suspected

Over 200 students of social welfare hostel students taken ill; food poisoning suspected

Food dumped in the dust bins at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Gurukulam (Girls) residential hostel of Social Welfare Department at Ramakrishna Puram in Sattenapalli mandal in Palnadu district, on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: T. VIJAYA KUMAR At least 208 students at a social welfare girls hostel at Sattenapalli mandal of Palnadu district were taken ill on … Read more

Tamil Nadu police zero in on locations of suspected Islamic State operatives

Tamil Nadu police zero in on locations of suspected Islamic State operatives

Senior police officers told to search their premises if their activities in the recent past are found to be suspicious Senior police officers told to search their premises if their activities in the recent past are found to be suspicious As part of a Statewide operation, the Tamil Nadu police have zeroed in on the … Read more

Suspected North Korean hackers targeted Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca – ET HealthWorld

Suspected North Korean hackers targeted Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca – ET HealthWorld

By Jack Stubbs LONDON: Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as the company races to deploy its vaccine for the Covid-19 virus. The hackers posed as recruiters on networking site LinkedIn and WhatsApp to … Read more