Chief Minister-designate Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar left for New Delhi on Friday to discuss with the party's high command regarding the Ministers to be inducted into the new Karnataka cabinet and allocation of portfolios.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his presence at the G7 Summit in Japan is particularly meaningful as India currently holds the G20 presidency.

A teenage girl was allegedly raped while returning from school in the Manjhanpur area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Friday.

After the Supreme Court refused to stay the Patna High Court order halting a caste survey in Bihar, the BJP termed it a setback of the Nitish Kumar-led grand alliance government and demanded that it convene an all-party meeting to discuss the matter.

The Jharkhand Assembly informed the high court that a seven-member legislators' committee has been formed to give a report on the allocation of a Namaz room in the assembly.

A 7.7 magnitude quake has been recorded in the far Pacific.

The Congress will provide 100 units of electricity free to households and subsequent units up to 200 at half price if voted to power in Madhya Pradesh, where Assembly polls are scheduled for later this year, the party's state chief Kamal Nath said on Thursday.

Bengaluru: After a series of extensive deliberations and numerous meetings, the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) has officially announced the highly anticipated dates for the swearing-in ceremony of Siddaramaiah as the Chief Minister and DK Shivakumar as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka.The momentous event is scheduled to take place on May 20 at 12:30 PM.