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Bengaluru: The Customs department at the Kempegowda International Airport on Friday issued a high alert for the public after detecting a fraud racket in which impostors posing as Customs officials are cheating people and extorting money from them. Fraudsters targeting citizens from economically weaker sections: Customs officials According to the Customs, fraudsters are targeting innocent citizens, particularly those from the economically weaker sections, by exploiting their fear and urgency through phone calls, social media and messaging platforms. The scammers falsely claim that a passenger arriving from abroad has been detained by Customs and demand immediate payment to “resolve” the issue. Also Read IndiGo delays go viral as Bengaluru passenger brings mattress to airport Warning the public against falling prey to such tactics, the Customs commissioner said, “Customs officials never contact people via phone, WhatsApp, or social media to demand payments of fines or penalties...

Hyderabad: In yet another targeted attack towards the Christian community, Hindutva members disrupted a prayer programme in Bengaluru’s Koramangala area, alleging forced religious conversion. A video of one of their member, Satyanishta Arya, visibly hyped up, is seen confronting a Christian priest and members of the congregation. He repeatedly interrupts the prayer meeting and questions the priest about Christian religious texts. When the priest responds that the Bible includes the Gospel of John, the man allegedly launches into a tirade, making derogatory remarks about Christianity and its scriptures. जैसे जैसे क्रिसमस का त्यौहार नज़दीक आ रहा है देश के कई राज्यों में इस तरह की हिंसक घटनाएं बढ़ती जा रही हैं, इस वीडियो में मौजूद अपराधियों के मन में ईसाइयों के प्रति कितनी नफ़रत भरी है। @narendramodi जी ये कैसा देश बना रहे हैं आप ?? क्या इन अपराधियों पर NSA जैसा क़ानून लागू होगा… pic.twitter.com/O2g8Oiir9T — Imran Pratapgarhi (@ShayarImran) December 23, 2025 The video furt...

Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh on Tuesday said that permission has been denied to hold the Vijay Hazare trophy match at the city’s Chinnaswamy Stadium on December 24, a day after a government appointed committee inspected the facility in light of the June 4 stampede that killed 11 persons during the RCB’s IPL victory celebrations. The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) had sought permission to hold the match without allowing spectators for now. State Home Minister G Parameshwara had constituted a committee to examine on giving permissions to hold cricket matches at the stadium. The committee had visited the stadium on Monday. Also Read VB-G RAM G act undermines MGNREGA’s rights-based framework: Kharge Matches were stopped at the Chinnaswamy stadium after the stampede outside it during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) IPL victory celebration on June 4. KSCA spokesperson Vinay Mruthyunjaya said that the Vijay Hazare trophy matches ha...

Bengaluru: The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, a right-wing organisation, has urged Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to withhold assent to a bill aimed at curbing hate speech and hate crime, terming it “unconstitutional” and a “serious threat” to freedom of speech and religious liberty. In a memorandum, the representatives of the organisation and other outfits opposed the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, and warned that its provisions could be misused, like suppressing dissent. It claimed that the bill is “vague, overbroad and unconstitutional, and poses a serious threat to freedom of speech guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, as well as to religious freedom.” The Samiti, on Sunday, flagged what it termed “excessively vague and broad” definitions of “hate speech”, “hate crime” and “bias-motivated interest”, cautioning that these could criminalise speech even “in the absence of intent or imminent violence”, thereby enabling arbitrary...

Hubballi: A pregnant woman died at a private hospital here, after her parents’ family allegedly attacked her over inter- caste marriage, police said on Monday. Police have arrested three persons, including the victim’s father, in connection with the incident that occurred on Sunday evening. The woman, aged about 20, succumbed to injuries allegedly caused by a pipe and agricultural equipment on Sunday night, they said. The incident happened at Inam-Veerapur in Hubballi Rural taluk. Also Read Karnataka: Shivakumar meets Siddaramaiah’s ‘loyal’ Rajanna According to police, the deceased woman had married a man from a different caste from her village in May, despite opposition from her family, and the couple were living in Haveri, fearing for their lives. They had returned to the village earlier this month. The woman’s family members allegedly tried to attack her husband and father-in-law on Sunday, while they were at their agricultural field, but they escaped. They then barged into...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday called on Congress MLA K N Rajanna at his residence here. The meeting assumes significance as Rajanna is considered loyal to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Madhugiri MLA Rajanna was cooperation minister in the Siddaramaiah government. He was sacked from the Cabinet after the Congress high command instructed CM Siddaramaiah to remove him for his “vote theft” remarks that embarrassed the party and its leader Rahul Gandhi. Also Read Drogue parachute deployment tests for Gaganyaan mission successful: ISRO Rajanna’s supporters had blamed Shivakumar for the conspiracy. Shivakumar, who is also Congress state president, said it was a cordial meeting with Rajanna. “Rajanna is our MLA. He was a minister with us. I met him and will meet him in future as well. Yesterday, I couldn’t meet him. He said he will meet me after a programme in the Governor House,” Shivakumar told reporters here. Asked about the reason behind the...

Bengaluru: A series of qualification tests for drogue parachutes, which have been carried out to develop a deceleration system for ISRO’s Gaganyaan crew module, were successful, the space agency said on Saturday. These tests were completed at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) in Chandigarh, on December 18 and 19, the ISRO said. The deceleration system of the Gaganyaan crew module comprises a total of 10 parachutes of four types, the agency said in a statement. Also Read India in 2047 will be superpower: Ex-ISRO chief Somnath According to ISRO, the descent sequence begins with the separation of two apex cover separation parachutes, which remove the protective cover from the parachute compartment. This is followed by the deployment of two drogue parachutes that stabilise and decelerate the module. “Upon release of the drogues, three pilot parachutes are deployed to extract three main parachutes, which further slow do...