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The Bengaluru police on Tuesday booked a case on a complaint filed by actress and former Congress MP Ramya against 43 social media accounts for allegedly sending vulgar and threatening messages to her over a social media post on the Renukaswamy murder case, in which popular Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa is an accused. A Central Crime Branch (CCB) officer of the rank of deputy commissioner of police will supervise the investigation, officials said. In her complaint filed on Monday, Ramya claimed that the social media accounts were being operated by Darshan Thoogudeepa’s fans. Darshan was arrested on June 11 last…

The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal has directed all the  District Election Officers (DEOs) to conduct sampling of one per cent of Form 6 disbursed in the past one year to check if any “fictitious” voters were added to the electoral rolls.West Bengal will go to the Assembly polls early next year. In a letter to the DEOs and DMs, CEO Manoj Agarwal directed them to form a team of senior officers to check the disbursed Form 6 in their respective districts and submit a report by August 14. “Sample checking of less than 1 per cent Form…

MOSCOW (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck Wednesday off Russia’s Far East coast, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, cutting power to a few areas and sending some panicked residents fleeing buildings but causing only a few injuries.Regional authorities say they were prepared for the 8.8-magnitude quake and the subsequent waves, and moved quickly to keep residents safe. They introduced a state of emergency in some areas, but said there was no major damage.Here is what to know about the Russian areas hit by the quake and tsunami:Kamchatka peninsulaDubbed the “land of fire and ice,” Kamchatka is…

Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj is just one wicket away from completing 200 wickets in international cricket. He achieved this milestone during the fifth and final Test against England at The Oval in London. After a hard-fought draw at Old Trafford, Team India will be looking to level the series 2-2 and end the tour on a high. Siraj, one of the side’s most reliable workhorse bowlers, will be key to India’s chances. Recent Form In the fourth Test at Old Trafford, Siraj endured a challenging outing. He conceded 140 runs in 30 overs and managed just one wicket, the dismissal…

NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can make it hard to survive. Scientists know that tiny microbes prosper there, but less is known about evidence of larger marine life. Researchers traveling along the Kuril–Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean used a submersible to find tubeworms and mollusks flourishing at over 31,000 feet (9.5 kilometers) deep. The deepest part of the ocean goes down to about 36,000 feet (11 kilometers).Scientists…

Indian women’s cricket team’s star spinner Rajeshwari Gaikwad has opened up about her incredible journey from poverty to international recognition in a candid interview with NewsFirst Cricket.Hailing from Bijapur, Karnataka, Rajeshwari’s early days were filled with struggle. After the untimely death of her father — her family’s pillar of strength — life took a harsh turn. “Our own people threw us out of the house,” she revealed, describing the emotional and financial turmoil that followed. With no cricket gear of her own, she attended selection trials without proper shoes or a white jersey.Also read: RCB end trophy drought as women’s team…

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Hyderabad Bench’s order on Tuesday allowed YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy to cancel the transfer of his and his wife Y S Bharathi’s shareholdings in Saraswati Power and Industries to his sister Y S Sharmila and their mother Y S Vijaya Lakshmi.How is the order likely to affect the warring siblings and will it have a bearing on the political landscape of the state? What does the order say? The NCLT Bench, comprising judicial member Rajiv Bharadwaj and technical member Sanjay Puri, observed that the intended transfer of shareholdings…

In a landmark development for medical science, a previously unidentified blood group antigen named ‘CRIB’ has been discovered in a 38-year-old woman from Kolar, Karnataka. The discovery was made when the patient, admitted for cardiac surgery, showed unexpected incompatibility with all standard O-positive blood units, despite being classified as O Rh positive.Also read: Karnataka sees record blood wastage, discards 44,776 units in 2024-25The anomaly prompted her case to be referred to the Advanced Immunohematology Reference Laboratory at the Rotary Bangalore TTK Blood Centre. Detailed serological analysis revealed her blood was ‘panreactive’, showing immune responses to all tested donor samples. Tests on…

Since February, multiple news reports have alleged that a significant number of agents at Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)—the Department of Homeland Security’s investigative wing that focuses on transnational crimes like child exploitation, human trafficking, and drug cartels—have been pulled from child exploitation cases and reassigned to immigration enforcement and arrests.US senator Ron Wyden urged DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari on Tuesday to “promptly” launch an investigation into the veracity and extent of these reports about HSI, in a letter shared exclusively with WIRED. Inspector General Cuffari has the authority to conduct audits or investigations into any activities or operations at…

In a new development in the ongoing Dharmasthala buried secrets investigation, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has recovered a PAN card, a debit card, and a red blouse from the first excavation site (Point-1). These items were found while digging at a location identified by the anonymous complainant, marking the first tangible evidence in the case after earlier digs yielded nothing.Also Read: SIT digs further in Dharmasthala buried secrets case; retired cop’s name surfacesThe digging resumed on the banks of the Netravati River today, following two unsuccessful excavation attempts at other marked points. While Point-2 and Point-3 had shown no…