Author: Manish Suresh

Karnataka home minister Araga Jnanendra on Friday suspected there “might be some communication” from India that has prompted praise from Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al Zawahiri for a girl who had confronted a mob over hijab controversy earlier this year, reported news agency ANI. Noting Al-Qaeda’s absence in India, the minister said that the terrorist organisation released the video from somewhere else and the security agencies are looking into their “links in our country,” if any. “Al-Qaeda video regarding hijab row has already been released. They don’t have their presence in our country. They have released the video from somewhere. Regarding…

After the series of chaos regarding Hijab, Halal and Ajan the targets have now seemed to be shifted towards the fruit sellers. Recently, Hindutva groups in Karnataka are claimed to be targeting the Muslim mango traders and their involvement in the mango trade. Stakeholders have, however, decried the campaign as a move by “vested interests”.  According to times of India, Siddalinga Swami, the honorary president of the extremist right-wing outfit Sri Rama Sene, claimed that “mango markets are controlled by Muslim traders and it is high time poor Hindu mango growers and traders take over. This will also ensure Hindu…

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have never won the IPL but finished runners-up on three occasions between 2009 and 2016. Though with Their lack of success over the years, the fans and supporters are not giving up on the team and unfortunately, despite the presence of various notable players have earned them the tag of “underachievers”. The team holds the records of both the highest and the lowest totals in the IPL – 263/5 and 49 respectively. Royal Challengers Bangalore often abbreviated as RCB are a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, Karnataka that plays in the Indian Premier League…

Among new entrants, Gujarat Titans adds up to the IPL family. Gujarat Titans is a franchise cricket team based in Ahmedabad, as the name suggests, its representing Gujarat. The newbie team played their first match on March 28th 2022 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) the team has begun its journey starting from the 2022 season. The franchise was founded in 2021 and the team will play its home matches at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera. The franchise is owned by CVC Capital Partners. The team, Gujarat Titans had revealed the date of an inaugural event which was held…

In the wake of the extreme Sri Lanka economic crisis, the country’s army and police publicly clashed on Tuesday night after soldiers armed with killer weapons and rifles drove through a crowd of protesters in the capital, Colombo, where the protests were intense and the soldiers were alleged to have intensified anti-government demonstrations in the country. This led to a verbal confrontation between the armed soldiers and the police when the officials tried to stop them, prompting Army Chief Shavendra Silva to call for an inquiry. A group of masked soldiers holding assault rifles drove through the crowd on unmarked…

After hundreds of protesters gathered outside the residence of Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, at least 45 people were arrested and a curfew briefly imposed in most parts of Colombo city demanding his resignation for failing to address the worst economic crisis in the island nation. A foreign exchange crunch in Sri Lanka has led to a shortage of essential goods such as fuel, cooking gas, and power cuts that last up to 13 hours a day. According to local media reports quoting inspector general of police, the curfew was imposed in Colombo North, South and Central, besides Nugegoda police…

As soon as the House assembled, opposition members started the protest against the hike in fuel prices and demanded that it should be withdrawn. 

In the wake of continuous fuel prices hike across the country, Karnataka Congress leaders staged a protest on Thursday in Bengaluru.

After the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha, BJP activists of its youth wing allegedly attacked and damaged CCTV cameras at the chief minister’s residence, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, during a protest, alleging that the saffron party wants to “kill” Arvind Kejriwal. He said the “life-threatening attack” on Kejriwal was “properly planned”.   “Due to the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) victory and the Bhartiya Janata Party’s (BJP) defeat in the Punjab assembly elections, the BJP wants to murder Arvind Kejriwal. BJP goons were deliberately taken by the police to the residence of Kejriwal. They broke the CCTV cameras and barriers in…

There is a heart-breaking incident reported in Karnataka, wherein a 16-year-old girl student, who was writing her SSLC examination, collapsed and died due to a cardiac arrest at an examination Centre in T Narasipura taluk of Mysore district on Monday.  The deceased, Anushree from Akkuru village, who was studying at the Madapura Government High School — had gone to write the exam at Vidyodaya Junior College, which was her examination Centre. “It was just about 10 minutes since the exam had started and she collapsed from the desk. The invigilator, supervisor and the staff with the help of ASHA workers…