Kasaragod: Amid heavy downpour across the district, as a precautionary measure Kasaragod District Collector K. Inbasekar has issued orders declaring a holiday for educational institutes in the district on August 1.

A delegation of UPSC aspirants met MCD Commissioner Ashwani Kumar at the agency headquarters here on Wednesday amid protests that have erupted following the death of three students at a coaching centre in the national capital.

 A five-year-old boy in Bihar reached his school with a handgun on Wednesday and opened fire on another child, leaving the Class 3 student injured, police said.

Hours after the assassination of senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran’s capital Tehran on Wednesday, the Palestinian Hamas group has accused Israel of being behind the attack, terming it a “grave escalation”. Hamas described Haniyeh as their “brother and leader” and alleged that he was killed in a “treacherous Zionist raid” in his residence, after attending the inauguration ceremony of the new Iranian president.

Mangaluru, July 31: Mangaluru International Airport, has upgraded its security infrastructure by providing advanced equipment to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

Former BJP MP from Mysuru-Kodagu, Pratap Simha, is facing severe criticism on social media for his controversial post on his personal 'X' account (formerly Twitter) in support of self-declared cow vigilante Puneeth Kerehalli. Kerehalli was recently arrested for spreading false news that dog meat was being transported to Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station in Bengaluru.

Tokyo Olympics bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) advanced to the quarterfinals of the Paris Games after clinching a comfortable win over Norway's Sunniva Hofstad here on Wednesday.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced a compensation of ₹5 lakh each for the Kannadigas who lost their lives in the recent landslide disaster in Wayanad, Kerala.