The Ayodhya district administration has denied permission to BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to hold a rally here on June 5, an official said on Friday.

In a press conference held at the Vidhansouda conference hall following the cabinet meeting, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah unveiled the Graha Lakshmi Yojana, a new initiative aimed at providing financial assistance to house owners. Under this scheme, a deposit of Rs. 2000 will be made to the accounts of eligible beneficiaries.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's assertion that the Indian Union Muslim League is a completely secular party drew a sharp response from the BJP on Friday as its leaders alleged that the Kerala party is guided by the same mindset which was behind Mohammad Ali Jinnah's All India Muslim League.

A case has been registered against five persons in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly producing forged documents in their bid to get jobs in the police department, an official said on Friday.

Mysterious underground sounds caused concern among local people residing in a tiny hamlet in Kottayam district of Kerala.

Tech giant Apple's contract manufacturer Foxconn has plans to start manufacturing iPhone units at its proposed Devanahalli plant near here by April 2024 and the state government would hand over required land for the company by July 1 this year, Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil has said.

Amid the protest by wrestlers demanding the arrest of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, BJP MP Pritam Munde has said cognisance should be taken of a complaint made by any woman.

Seven persons have been arrested in connection with the assault of three youths from Kerala who were in the company of girls of a different faith at Someshwar beach here, Karnataka police said.