New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday cited the takeover of a cement company to allege that probe agencies were being misused by the BJP government to "enrich" a select few crony capitalists.

Phulbani (Odisha): An irate mob in Odisha's Kandhamal district on Saturday set a police station on fire during a protest against the alleged involvement of policemen in smuggling of ganja, a senior officer said.

Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy broke his party's silence on aligning with the BJP, asserting that their condition isn't desperate enough to join hands with the BJP.

Chandigarh: A case was registered against unidentified persons after some people allegedly threw stones at the gate of a mosque in Haryana's Rohtak, police said on Saturday, as Nuh and other parts of the state return to normal after communal clashes that left six dead.

Singrauli (MP): A cash reward of Rs 10,000 has been announced for information leading to the arrest of a BJP MLA's son accused of shooting and injuring a tribal in Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh two days earlier and absconding, a police official said on Saturday.

Mangaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) general secretary Kripa Amar Alva on Saturday questioned the BJP and its student wing ABVP for not raising their voice against the gangrape of a minor Dalit girl in Vittal in which youths from right-wing organisations are allegedly involved.

Kalaburagi (K'taka): The Karnataka government on Saturday formally launched 'Gruha Jyothi' scheme, one of the five poll guarantees of the Congress party, which promises to provide up to 200 units of free power to households in the state.

Raichur: In what has come as a major development, 15 panchayat members have tendered their collective resignation in RH 01 gram panchayat of Sindhanur taluk in the district. The mass resignation comes in the aftermath of a Muslim man being elected as the gram panchayat president.