Tollywood sex racket busted in US Investigating agencies of the United States have busted a sex rackets involving trafficking of Tollywood and Kannada actresses to America on the pretext of attending Telugu and other Indian conferences. The international racket was run by a Telugu businessman identified as Kishan Modugumudi, 34 and his wife Chandra. The couple, both natives of Hyderabad but illegally living in the US, took Tollywood actresses and models to USA in the name of various conferences and ‘star nights’ but conducted a prostitution racket instead. According to the complaint filed, the offences took place from May 11, 2017 to January 22, 2018. The news broke on Wednesday after the Chicago media reported the police had filed a charge sheet in the case. _________________  Flight tickets to go up to compensate zero cancellation charges Airlines are likely to increase ticket prices by a few hundred per flight in order to curb loses to be occured after governme...

Toronto ‘white van’ road rash kills 10, 16 injured At least 10 people were reported dead and 16 were declared injured after a white van struck pedestrians on a busy Yonge street and Finch Avenue in Toronto, on Monday. The car fled from the scene but was roped at an intersection and the driver was taken into custody. The incident occurred as Cabinet ministers from the major industrial countries were gathered in Canada to discuss a range of international issues in the run-up to the G7 meeting near Quebec City in June. “Our hearts go out to anyone affected,”Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said to media agencies, expressing his grief. _______________ Karnataka Polls 2018: Yeddyurappa son’s will not contest elections BJP’s Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Karnatala Assembly elections, BS Yeddyurappa on Monday announced that his son BY Vijayendra will not be contesting polls for the Varuna constituency seat, quashing possibility of a highly anticipated face-of...

Government to increase printing of Rs 500 notes by 5 times After a cash crunch crisis hit the entire nation on Tuesday, S C Garg, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, while briefing the media, said that the government has taken steps to increase the printing of Rs 500 notes by five times.Explaining the situation Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the situation is only temporary and will be tackled soon. “Overall there is more than adequate currency in circulation and also in the bank. The temporary shortage caused by ‘sudden and unusual increase’ is being tackled,” Jaitley was quoted in media reports. The ‘cash crunch’ situation has gripped the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana since many months but by Tuesday it had spread to Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Gujarat, Chhatisgarh, and Delhi. Junior finance minister Shiv Pratap Shukla has given a 3 days period for the cash to be back in ATMs. ____________________ Andhra Pradesh family claims Surat rape victim is...

Rohit Sharma scores the fastest century in T20 history Rohit Sharma on Friday equaled David Miller’s record of hitting the fastest century in T20 history, registering India for a win against Sri Lanka. Rohit’s knock of 118 (43 balls) was studded with 10 sixes and 12 boundaries. India completed an 88-run win over Sri Lanka in the second T20I in Indore. With the win, they also took a 2-0 unassailable lead in the three-match series. ________________ BJP lies are for everyone to see: Rahul Gandhi on 2G verdict Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday found fault with the foundational structure of BJP, which he claimed was based on lies. "The whole architecture of BJP is about lying. If you see the Modi model in Gujarat it was a clear lie, when we went to Gujarat the people said there is no model, they said what is going on is stealing of people's resources," said Rahul. He was speaking after chairing the first meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the...