Bengaluru: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has commenced the option entry process for UGNEET aspirants seeking admission to medical degree courses. The deadline for submitting preferences has been extended until 6 PM on July 22, announced KEA Executive Director H. Prasanna on Sunday.

Chamarajanagar: In a heart-wrenching incident, a newborn baby girl, aged around 10 to 15 days old, was found abandoned on the roadside between Sagade and Thamadahalli in Harave Hobli of Chamarajanagar taluk.

Nahan/Shimla (HP): Two brothers of the Hatti tribe tied the knot to a woman in Shillai village of Himachal Pradesh, with hundreds of people witnessing the marriage solemnised under the anachronistic tradition of polyandry.

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday rejected reports about a meeting between Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray in a hotel.

Bareilly (UP): A 37-year-old home guard on traffic management duty was dragged on a car for nearly 5 kilometres in Bareilly on Saturday night, a police official said on Sunday.

Mysuru (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday offered 'baagina' (a traditional ritual offering) to the Kabini River, a tributary of the Cauvery, which is currently flowing at full capacity—a symbolic show of unity amid murmurs of discord between the two leaders.

Kottayam (Kerala): Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan on Saturday alleged that the Muslim community would soon become the majority in Kerala.

Raichur: In a major turn to the recent case of a newly-wed woman pushing her husband off a bridge into the waters of the Gurjapur barrage here while taking photographs, the man is now facing allegations of child marriage.