A migrant worker was killed and another sustained injuries after soil caved in on them here on Wednesday while they were constructing a 'retaining wall', police said.

Amid escalating protests in Kerala against implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, the state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Wednesday decided to pursue legal measures aligned with the state government's stance against the contentious law.

The Election Commission has received details from the State Bank of India (SBI) related to the electoral bonds and will share all relevant information in time, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said here on Wednesday.

Deputy Commissioner Sathyabhama C ordered a temporary closure of the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway stretch in the district as a precautionary measure against mishaps, as a gas tanker overturned on the road in the Shiradi Ghat area on Wednesday, resulting in a gas leak too.

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa expressed faith in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Board member BS Yediyurappa ensuring his son Kanthesh was selected as the party candidate from Haveri constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

A Nigerian man, who had ingested 71 capsules containing cocaine worth Rs 15.61 crore, has been arrested by customs officials at the international airport here, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda' on Wednesday secured a vote of confidence in Parliament, as the country struggled to maintain political stability amid the shifting of alliances.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart the BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign in Karnataka by addressing a public meeting in Kalaburagi on March 16, the party's state general secretary V Sunil Kumar said on Wednesday.