Udupi: The people of Karnataka should choose a double engine government in the State by voting for BJP in the May 10 Assembly elections instead of a reverse gear' government of the Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday.

New Delhi: Lt Rekha Singh, the wife of Naik Deepak Singh who was killed in Galwan Valley clashes with Chinese troops in June 2020, was on Saturday commissioned into the Army as an officer and has been posted to a frontline unit in eastern Ladakh, officials said.

Bengaluru: As elections near in Karnataka, a concerning development has emerged., with dummy candidates with the same names as real candidates being fielded in a bid to confuse voters. A total of 389 candidates are in the running for 28 assembly constituencies in Bengaluru, but most of them are not real contestants, according to a report by deccanherald.com.

New Delhi: Market Regulator SEBI has moved the Supreme Court seeking a six-month extension to complete its probe into the allegations of stock price manipulation by the Adani group and any lapses in regulatory disclosures.

Kolkata: Young Afghanistan keeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz slammed 81 off 39 balls but Kolkata Knight Riders managed a below-par score of 179 for 7 against Gujarat Titans in an IPL match here on Saturday.

Vijayapura (K'taka): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a swipe at former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah saying that the Congress leader was seeking votes in the name of his retirement from active politics.

New Delhi: A message circulating on WhatsApp is spreading false claims about the voting process in India, particularly regarding the concepts of "challenge vote" and "tender vote." The message advises voters to show their Aadhar card or voter ID and request a "challenge vote" if their name is not on the voter list, which is not true. Any person whose name is not on the electoral rolls cannot vote.

New Delhi: Poonam Devi, a member of a self-help group in Uttar Pradesh who was rushed to a hospital after she went into labour pain while attending the Mann ki Baat @100 Conclave here, gave birth to a baby boy.