Author: Rahul M

Bengaluru’s crop of crime and detective novels has been growing at a steady pace in the last decade or so. While the genre might be a relative newcomer, it already has a solid stable, from Zac O’Yeah’s Hari Majestic series to Harini Nagendra’s Bangalore Detective Club books, to name just a few. Last year, marketing professional Harish Vasudevan made his own entry in that list with Redemption, published by Westland Books. Those in the recent art circuit in the city may already be familiar with Vasudevan, who had served as the Acting Director at the Museum of Art and Photography.…

Indian envoy meets US Senator, appreciates support for Indo-US counter-terrorism efforts Washington, Oct 29 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, met US Senator Jacky Rosen, lauding her consistent support for enhancing India-US counter-terrorism cooperation and for addressing challenges to regional peace and security, including cross-border terrorism. He also briefed the Senator on the ongoing India-US trade engagement and the growing bilateral hydrocarbons partnership. “Had an engaging conversation with Senator Jacky Rosen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Near East, Central, South Asia and Counter-terrorism Sub-committee. Briefed her on our current trade engagement and increasing bilateral…

After the fatal Kurnool bus fire that killed 20 passengers, Karnataka’s Transport Department has banned the bulk transport of mobile phones in private buses and issued strict new safety guidelines.After the horrific Kurnool bus fire that claimed 20 lives, the Karnataka Transport Department has imposed a strict ban on carrying bulk mobile phones in private buses. Investigations revealed that over 100 mobile phones being transported for commercial sale exploded as the fire spread, worsening the tragedy.Transport Department Additional Commissioner M.P. Omkareshwari confirmed that this incident exposed serious safety lapses and illegal goods transport practices. The department has now introduced a…

Patna: Poll temperature has shot up in Bihar as Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, are set to address several public rallies on Wednesday in favour of their NDA and INDIA bloc nominees, respectively, in various parts of the poll-bound state. Union minister Rajnath Singh and several chief ministers of BJP-ruled states will also hold rallies in support of NDA candidates in different parts of Bihar. During the day, Shah will address public rallies in Darbhanga, Samastipur and Begusarai in favour of the NDA nominees, while Rahul Gandhi will join other…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch voters are going to the polls Wednesday in a knife-edge general election after a campaign that focused on migration, a housing crisis and whether parties will work with anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders if his Party for Freedom repeats its stunning victory from two years ago.The vote comes against a backdrop of deep polarization in this nation of 18 million and violence at a recent anti-immigration rally in The Hague and at protests across the countries against new asylum-seeker centers.Polls suggest that Wilders’ party, which is calling for a total halt to asylum-seekers entering the…

A historic change in Karnataka Police uniform, constables will now sport new navy-blue peak caps, replacing the seven-decade-old slouch hat for a more professional and comfortable look.In a historic makeover, Karnataka Police have said goodbye to their traditional slouch hats after nearly seven decades. The state government has introduced new navy-blue peak caps for constables and head constables, marking a major shift in the police uniform.Also Read:DK Shivakumar Urges Centre to Fund Bengaluru’s Metro Expansion Amid Tunnel Road DebateThe new cap was officially unveiled at a ceremony held at the Banquet Hall in Vidhana Soudha. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy…

North Korea responds to Trump’s meeting offer with cruise missile launch Seoul, Oct 29 (IANS) North Korea has remained tight-lipped about US President Donald Trump’s repeated offer to meet leader Kim Jong-un, responding only with a cruise missile test-fire, a move analysts interpreted as likely ‘rejecting’ the offer. The North’s state-run Korean Central News Agency reported it test-fired sea-to-surface strategic cruise missiles in the Yellow Sea on Tuesday after improving them for ship-based launches. The surprise missile test was reported hours before President Trump arrived in South Korea to attend Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation events in the southeastern city of Gyeongju…

Welcoming then Congress Satara district president Ranjitsinh Naik Nimbalkar into its fold in 2019, the BJP had thought it had found a way to breach Madha — the bastion of the undivided NCP led by Sharad Pawar. The incident has come as a big blow to Nimbalkar, who was looking to reassert his leadership in the region during the upcoming local body polls after losing the Madha Lok Sabha seat to the NCP (SP)’s Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil by over 1 lakh votes in last year’s polls. For the BJP too, this is bad news as it was relying on Nimbalkar…

India rejects ‘biased’ UN report claiming Pahalgam massacre influenced treatment of Rohingya refugees United Nations, Oct 29 (IANS) India has strongly denounced as biased and communal a human rights report on Myanmar that claims the Pahalgam terrorist massacre in April affected the treatment of Rohingya migrants. “I strongly denounce the biased approach adopted by the SR [special rapporteur] of the innocent civilian victims of the April 2025 terrorist attack in Pahalgam through biased communal lens”, BJP MP Dilip Saikia said on Tuesday. “The allegation that this terrorist attack impacted displaced persons from Myanmar has absolutely no factual bearing”, Saikia told…

Trump arrives in South Korea for high-stakes summits with Lee, Xi Seoul, Oct 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea Wednesday ahead of high-stakes summits with President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering in the southeastern city of Gyeongju. Trump, who is on his first Asia trip of his second term, comes to the US ally nation focused on securing deals in trade and investment following months of market turmoil and tensions over his threats to impose sweeping tariffs on imported goods. After departing Tokyo…