In a major relief for last-minute shoppers ahead of Eid, Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy on Thursday announced that shops have been granted permission to operate till 12 midnight.

The State Moon Sighting Committee has decided that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on March 21 across the state.

Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in Bhatkal on March 20, Chief Qazis Maulana Abdul Rab Khatibi Nadwi and Maulana Khwaja Akrami Nadwi announced here on Thursday evening.

Eid-ul-Fitr will be observed on Friday, March 20, across coastal Karnataka following the sighting of the Shawwal crescent moon on Thursday evening.

Equity investors' wealth eroded by Rs 12.87 lakh crore on Thursday as stock markets went into a tailspin, with the benchmark Sensex plunging over 3 per cent, pressured by a spike in crude oil prices due to increasing attacks on energy infrastructure in West Asia.

Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag on Thursday said Sanju Samson's void cannot be filled in his side, likening the challenge to replacing stalwarts like Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli.

The BJP on Thursday announced its candidates for the upcoming Assembly bypolls in Karnataka’s Bagalkote and Davangere South constituencies, which have fallen vacant, necessitating fresh elections.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said there is no legal impediment to issuing a notification for the Upper Krishna River Phase-3 project, including raising the height of the Almatti dam, and indicated that the state would soon take a decision after consultations.