Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said everybody except Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman know that the Indian economy is "dead", as he alleged that the BJP-led government has destroyed the country's economic, defence and foreign policies.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has got evidence for his allegation regarding the modus operandi for "votes theft" during Lok Sabha polls in the state last year.

A 28-year-old man in Hakkimakki village near Arenooru of the taluk allegedly killed his mother while in a drunken state and later burnt her body late Wednesday night.

A 10-year-old boy from Narela in north-west Delhi was found dead on Tuesday, with injury marks on the neck. The police have suspected the boy’s father to have killed his son.

A woman fed poison to her toddler daughter, killing her, and attempted to die by suicide in western Bengaluru due to domestic issues, police said on Thursday.

MLA KS Basavanthappa on Wednesday instructed the authorities in B Hosahalli to take measures to control stray dog menace in Davanagere, following an incident of five people, including three children, being injured in a stray dog attack in the village.

A 22-year-old American student was detained at Chennai International Airport in the early hours of Thursday after airport security found a banned satellite phone in his luggage. The device, prohibited in India due to national security concerns, was detected during a routine baggage scan as the student prepared to board a flight to Singapore.

Areas designated as 'silence zones' in Bengaluru, primarily around hospitals and educational institutions, have emerged as some of the noisiest pockets in the city, often recording sound levels far exceeding permissible limits, especially during night hours.