India-born Nobel laureate Professor Venki Ramakrishnan has been awarded the prestigious Order of Merit by Britain's King Charles III in recognition of his distinguished service to science.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took apparent potshots at the ruling TRS in Telangana, saying it has 'betrayed' the people and asserted the 'Lotus will bloom' everywhere in the state.

In a multi-agency operation led by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), officials are carrying out searches at around 200 locations in the state linked to more than 100 firms, and questioning people for suspected tax evasion and similar offences, sources said.

A 45-year old woman was allegedly raped by four men in front of her husband in Rajasthan's Sirohi district, police said on Saturday.

According to a timesofindia.com report, public bus passengers in the city are facing severe inconvenience as 2,400 BMTC buses and 2,100 KSRTC buses had been reserved to transport BJP activists to the event venue, in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bengaluru.

An all Legislative party meeting chaired by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday said it "rejected" the 103rd Constitutional Amendment providing 10 per cent EWS quota by the Centre, saying it created "caste-discrimination" among the poor.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Saturday that India has become the focal point of the world's expectations as "we are scripting a new development story".

Bidar: A lecturer, who was deceived after she invested her money online, allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well in Islampur village of Basavakalyana taluk, Bidar district.