Bengaluru teenage boy thrashes mother with broomstick, video goes viral

The boy reprimanded his mother after she found pictures of him smoking a cigarette. (Photo: Screenshot from a YouTube video) A video of a 17-year-old boy thrashing his mother with a broomstick has gone viral on social media. The video was recorded by the boy’s sister. In the video, the boy is seen hitting his mother for bad mouthing him and discussing him with their neighbours. The teenager could be heard threatening his mother, saying “you will be beaten again if you don’t stop doing this [bad mouthing and discussing…

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Minister’s PA Did It? 3 Arrests Over Chemistry Paper Leak in Bengaluru

Students protested in Bengaluru over cancelled exams following a question paper leak BENGALURU:  Three men have been arrested for the leak of the Class 12 chemistry exam paper in Bengaluru – not once but twice – and among them is a minister’s top aide. Oblaraju, personal assistant to Medical Education Minister Sharanaparakash Rudrappa Patil, was arrested in the afternoon. The police say he accessed the question paper easily and circulated it. The others arrested are Rudrappa, an office manager, and Manjunath, a physical education teacher and insurance agent. They both…

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Ola, Uber Bike Taxis Seized by Regional Transport Authority in Bengaluru

The Karnataka government on Saturday seized five two-wheeler taxis belonging to app-based cab aggregators Uber and Ola for violating the Motor Vehicles Act and operating without requisite permissions. “They (UberMoto and Ola Bike) did not make any application so it is a violation of the Motor Vehicles Act. That’s why we have taken action against them. We have seized some vehicles – four to five,” said Karnataka transport commissioner Dr. Ramegowda. The transport commissioner said companies interested in launching two-wheeler taxis or similar services must first make an application to…

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