Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday dismissed speculation about his nephew and senior party leader Ajit Pawar's next political move and said no meeting of NCP MLAs has been called by anyone.

Karkala: Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Mutalik on Tuesday filed his nomination as an independent candidate for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections. Pramod will contest the polls from Karkala Aseembly constituency.

A letter by Atiq Ahmad with instructions to send it to the Uttar Pradesh chief minister and the chief justice of India in case of his death is being dispatched to them, the slain gangster-turned-politician's lawyer said on Tuesday.

Udupi: A fisherman from Andhra Pradesh, identified as Pukalu Kameya, was rescued alive after he accidentally fell off a boat and stayed afloat for 14 hours in Malpe, Udupi.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on April 24 a plea seeking an independent probe into the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.

Bengaluru: A 2.5-year-old boy named Karthik died on Monday after falling into an uncovered pit that had been dug up by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) in Magadi.

As the Assembly elections in Karnataka approach, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is dealing with the challenge of having 72 first-time candidates and the resignation of several senior leaders, including Jagadish Shettar, from the party. Despite this setback, the BJP has expressed confidence in its ability to field new candidates as instructed by the party high command and has maintained that the departure of senior leaders will not affect its chances in the upcoming polls.

A businessman Mahesh Patel was caught on camera, pointing a gun at sanitation workers and threatening to shoot them on Monday here in Indore. The video of the incident is since being shared widely across social media platforms.