The Congress has consciously contested on a lesser number of seats in this Lok Sabha election as part of a strategy to keep the INDIA bloc together and defeat the BJP, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has said.

Senior Congress leader Iqbal Ahmed Sardagi has passed away at the age of 80. Sardagi, who served as a Member of Parliament for Kalaburagi Constituency from 1999 to 2009 and later as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from 2014 to 2020, breathed his last on Tuesday night in a private hospital following an illness.

Mumbai: The permanent registration of the luxury Porsche car involved in the accident in which two IT professionals were fatally knocked down by in Pune city was pending since March due to non-payment of Rs 1,758 fees by the owner, top officials of the Maharashtra transport department said on Tuesday.

New Delhi: After public outrage over a rich juvenile getting bail after a Porsche car allegedly driven by him knocked down two persons in Pune, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "creating" two Indias where justice is "dependent on wealth".

Bengaluru: The results of II PUC exam-2 for the academic year 2023-24 were declared on Tuesday evening and only 35.25% of students have passed the exam, the majority being girls, as usual.

Udupi: The Hiriyadka Police have arrested one accused among the two in connection with the case of supplying marijuana to an undertrial prisoner in Hiriyadka Jail using fruits and biscuits.

Bengaluru: JD(S) Karnataka unit President HD Kumaraswamy has demanded resignation of Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar alleging that, “he ( Shivakumar) is directly involved in the pen drive conspiracy that tarnishes the family of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, he (Shivakumar) should resign immediately.”

Mumbai: An Emirates flight from Dubai struck a flock of flamingos, resulting in the death of around 40 birds in Mumbai, an official said on Tuesday.