According to the RBI, external debt rose to $529.7 billion from $471.3 billion reported for the corresponding period of 2017

Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday met a group of Kashmiri students and exhorted them to join the Indian Army and serve the nation, an official statement said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met a group of tribal students from Maharashtra who had scaled Mt. Everest last month.

The Central government is likely to support a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of the practice of polygamy, nikah halala (a requirement for a divorced couple to remarry), nikah mutah (temporary marriage in the Shias) and nikah misyar (short-term marriage among Sunnis) among the Muslim community.

The JDS-Congress coalition government Coordination Committee meeting would be held under the chairmanship of former chief minister Siddaramaiah at Kumara Krupa guest house in the city on July 1 at 3 pm.

Announcing bumper gift for women on the auspicious occasion of Varamahalakshmi festival, state tourism minister S.R Mahesh has offered Mysuru silk sarees for Rs. 4,500.

Codava National Council president N U Nachappa urged the government to name Kushalnagar which reminds Tipu Sultan who was responsible for Devatparambu carnage, after Frazer Town or soldier Kulletira Ponnanna.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the country is witnessing an environment of honesty where many citizens are coming forward to make their contribution towards nation building.