JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Wednesday defended the decision of aligning with the BJP for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, stating that it was aimed at saving the party, and assured that he and his political outfit will stick to its secular credentials and never let minorities down.

A 26-year-old man died after he was allegedly tied to a pole and thrashed by some people who suspected him of being a thief in northeast Delhi's Sunder Nagri, police said on Wednesday.

A girl, around 12 years of age, was found bleeding on a street in Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh, and her medical examination confirmed that she had been raped, police said on Wednesday.

A 24-year-old worker from Uttara Kannada district was allegedly attacked with lethal weapons and killed at a building under construction in Silver Town in Hubballi city, while the suspects in the incident are absconding.

Three people on bikes were killed on the spot as their motorbikes collided head-on near the HP petrol bunk in Mangalawada village of the taluk on Tuesday night.

The Film Federation of India has officially selected the Indian film "2018-Everyone is a Hero" as India's entry to the Academy Awards 2024, commonly known as the Oscars. This multi-starrer survival drama, directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, was chosen from a pool of 22 films, including notable entries like "The Kerala Story," "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani," and "Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway."

With Gram Panchayats in the state being awarded the Gandhi Grama Puraskar and the Vishesha Gandhi Grama Puraskar on October 2 every year for their service to the people, 233 Gram Panchayats have been selected for the Gandhi Grama Puraskar and four for the Vishesha Gandhi Grama Puraskar.

Indian sailor Vishnu Sarvanan won a bronze, the country's first-ever medal in the men's dinghy ILCA-7 event at the Asian Games here on Wednesday.