Durban, South Africa: In the upcoming three-match T20I series against South Africa, Suryakumar Yadav will continue to lead the Indian cricket team in the absence of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, and KL Rahul. The first T20I is scheduled to take place at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban on Sunday, December 10.

Bengaluru Rural: Veteran Kannada actress Leelavati was cremated as per Hindu traditions at her farm house, here at Soladevanahalli on Saturday.

Bengaluru: Janata Dal (Secular) [JDS] officially expelled CM Ibrahim, the former state president, from the party during a party executive meeting held at JP Bhavan in Bengaluru under the leadership of JDS national president HD Deve Gowda.

Kasaragod: In an incident reported from Goliyadka, Neerchal, a 23-year-old truck driver lost his life after being accidentally run over by his own truck on Saturday morning.

Hyderabad: The first session of the third Telangana Legislative Assembly began here on Saturday with the oath taking process of the newly-elected MLAs getting underway.

Bengaluru: In a display of growing internal discord within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), legislator SR Vishwanath has openly criticized party leader R Ashok, earning the BJP the nickname 'Bucket Janata Party' according to a Congress statement on social media.

Chikkamagaluru: A young man identified as Bharat, a resident of Bengaluru, has gone missing during a trekking expedition at the popular Rani Jhari Point in Durgadahalli Gudda, Mudigere taluk.

Tumakuru: Two unidentified people from Hassan and Chitradurga were killed on the spot in a truck-canter collision on the National Highway 48 near Oorukere here on Saturday morning.