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The Karnataka High Court recently ruled that properties that were mortgaged to a bank could not be attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). In the order dated October 17, a division bench of Justices D K Singh and Venkatesh Naik noted that attachment could only be with regard to property which was the fruit of crime, and not those properties which were offered as collateral. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case for criminal conspiracy and corruption against several people, including senior officials of a Syndicate Bank branch in Mandya, based on a complaint from…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday mocked the Mahagathbandhan after a press conference poster displayed only Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, claiming that Congress and Rahul Gandhi were sidelined. BJP spokesperson Shehzaad Poonawala took to X and wrote, “Joint PC? But only one picture…. Rahul Gandhi & Congress ka ‘samman chori’ ….. Showed Congress & Rahul his place?” Tejashwi Attacks Double-Engine Govt The INDIA bloc appeared set to formally announce Tejashwi as its chief ministerial candidate after key discussions in Patna on Wednesday. Congress leaders, including…

A Sanskrit school teacher in Karnataka was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly brutally assaulting a nine-year-old student. The incident in Chitradurga district, believed to have taken place many months ago, came to light recently after a video of the teacher hitting the student went viral on Monday. The police have arrested Veeresh Hiremath, the teacher at the Sanskrit Vedadhyayan school in Nayakanhatti, Challakere taluk. In the video, Hiremath can be seen hitting the student’s head and back before pushing him with his foot after the boy reportedly contacted his grandmother by phone, said an officer. According to the officer, Hiremath…

LONDON (AP) — The only British soldier ever charged in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre will learn his fate Friday in a Northern Ireland courtroom.Judge Patrick Lynch is due to deliver his verdict in Belfast Crown Court on whether the former paratrooper identified only as Soldier F committed murder and attempted murder in the deadliest shooting of the three decades of sectarian violence known as “The Troubles.”Prosecutors said the lance corporal, who has not been named to protect him from retaliation, killed two people and tried to kill five others when he and other troops fired at fleeing unarmed civilians…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola. Officials urged residents of flood-prone areas to seek higher ground.Dozens of people were already in shelters in the Dominican Republic, and schools, businesses and government agencies were closed in the nine provinces under alert. Dozens of water supply systems were out of service Wednesday, affecting more than half a million customers.In Jamaica, officials said 881 shelters would be made available as needed. Courts were ordered closed and schools were to…

On Tuesday, Shiv Sena (Shinde)-BJP union leader Ravindra Dhangekar targeted Medha Kulkarni, accusing her of disturbing the peace and harmony of Pune. “She is an MP and comes from Kothrud, but to date, she has not spoken against the Ghaiwal gang that is spreading menace there. She is also silent about the Jain trust property going to a developer. But she has shown her aggression in trying to disturb the harmony in the city,” Dhangekar told the media.Not only Shiv Sena, but also the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) has attacked Kulkarni, with leader Rupali Thombre calling for a police complaint…

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders meeting at a summit Thursday are aiming to greenlight a new raft of sanctions against Russia and press ahead with plans to use Moscow’s assets that are frozen in Europe to fund Ukraine’s war effort and economy for at least the next two years.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will take part in the one-day summit in Brussels, as he and his European backers press for a ceasefire to halt almost four years of fighting.“Both support for Ukraine and pressure on Russia remain the two necessary requirements to achieve a just and lasting peace,” EU Council…

Bengaluru Weather Today October 23: Bengaluru residents  must brace for another day of rain and traffic snarls. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), has forecast light to moderate rain and thundershowers in most places over Bengaluru (Rural) and Bengaluru (Urban) as well as Chamarajanagara, Chikkaballapura, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Kodagu, Kolar, Mandya, Mysuru, Ramanagara and Tumakuru districts. The latest bulletin on Karnataka weather from IMD reads: “Heavy rain/thundershowers with gusty wind (30-40 kmph) likely to occur at one or two places over Shivamogga, Vijayanagara, Ballari, Chitradurga and Davanagere districts.” An IMD advisory read that there could be temporary disruption of traffic flow due…

Bihar Elections: The rift within the opposition INDIA alliance in Bihar appears to be easing, with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress reportedly reaching an agreement on the leadership issue. According to RJD sources, Tejashwi Yadav has been chosen as the chief ministerial candidate of the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections in 2025. The formal announcement is expected soon. Leaders from all constituent parties of the Mahagathbandhan are likely to officially endorse Tejashwi Yadav’s candidature at a meeting on Thursday. Once approved, his nomination as the alliance’s CM face will be announced publicly. New…

BhubaneswarOctober 23, 2025 09:00 AM IST First published on: Oct 23, 2025 at 09:00 AM IST It was in the late 1990s that two friends bearing the same surname – Panda – became active members of the Youth Congress in Odisha’s Berhampur. About two-and-a-half decades later, on October 6, one of them – BJP leader and noted lawyer Pitabash Panda – was shot dead by two bike-borne assailants. As expected, his friend and former BJD MLA from Berhampur, Bikram Panda, reached his friend’s house to console the bereaved family. Bikram also demanded the strictest punishment for his friend’s killers. The…