Seven people were killed in a multi-vehicle pile-up on the outskirts of Hoskote near Bengaluru early on Friday, police said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday warmly greeted Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman on his “decisive victory” in Bangladesh's parliamentary elections and said he looked forward to working with him to advance common development goals.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday said he has initiated a substantive motion against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he was “hand in glove” with “anti-national” forces.

A court here on Thursday ordered seizing the government car of Raichur Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer over non-payment of outstanding dues related to the construction of class rooms that were carried out in 2009-10.

 The Education Department has suspended a headmaster after students of a government school were allegedly taken for a study visit in goods vehicles. Police have also registered a case against the drivers of the vehicles involved.

A principal of a private school was booked for allegedly assaulting a Class eight student, abusing his mother here, police said on Thursday.

The Chikkaballapura district administration has announced that Nandi Hills will remain closed to visitors on February 14 due to law and order and public safety concerns.

The Editors Guild of India on Thursday condemned the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) decision to order the removal of a cartoon featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi from The Wire’s Instagram page, calling the move an attack on freedom of expression and media independence.