Maharashtra: 40 held in connection with Parbhani violence; MVA slams sacrilege to Ambedkar statue (Ld)

IANS | December 11, 2024 11:24 PM

Parbhani (Maharashtra), Dec 11 (IANS) At least 40 people have been detained for their alleged involvement in the large-scale mob violence, stray arson, stone-pelting, and vandalising public or private properties that were witnessed during a shutdown call here to protest the desecration of a statue of B. R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of Indian Constitution, officials said here on Wednesday.

Five more maternal deaths in Karnataka

IANS | December 11, 2024 12:05 PM

Bengaluru, Dec 11 (IANS) Amid furore over a series of maternal deaths in Karnataka, five more casualties have been reported from Raichur and Chitradurga districts.