Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the Modi government of wiping out the rights of the poor as he slammed it for doing away with the MGNREGA and "finishing off the right to work".
Four people travelling in a car were killed in a head-on collision with a lorry in this district on Saturday, police said.
Senior Congress leader K C Joseph on Saturday criticised the public tussle by party supporters over the Kerala chief minister post, warning that taking internal matters to the streets could have dangerous consequences.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday dismissed reports that Congress MLAs from Tamil Nadu had been shifted to a resort in Karnataka amid post-election political developments in the neighbouring state, saying he was unaware of any such move.
With Suvendu Adhikari taking oath as West Bengal Chief Minister, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday hit out at the BJP, alleging that the saffron party kept up its tradition of giving power to corrupt people.
Two brothers died after drowning in a village lake near Paccharamakalahalli in Srinivaspur taluk of Kolar district.
In a major fire accident that occurred in a hotel located at Nagarbhavi on Friday, one person, identified as Rajkumar (45), was killed and four others sustained severe burn injuries.
Police have arrested five people in two separate cases where betting for the IPL cricket matches was going on, and have confiscated various equipment used by the arrested men for the illegal activity.
Yogendra Upadhyay has triggered discussion after reportedly raising objections to the popular English nursery rhyme “Rain Rain Go Away,” saying its message may not align with Indian cultural values.
A case under POCSO Act was registered against Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son here following allegations of sexual harassment of a minor girl, a charge denied by the accused who alleged extortion and criminal intimidation by the teen and her parents.
