India has become the world's largest rice producer, beating China, with a total output of 150.18 million tonnes, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Sunday, as he released 184 new varieties of 25 crops.

The Karnataka government has decided to make term insurance mandatory for all doctors, officers and staff under the Medical Education and Skill Development Department, Minister Sharan Prakash Patil said on Sunday.

Former Australia batter Damien Martyn has shown significant improvement after being treated for meningitis, with doctors bringing him out of an induced coma, offering relief to his family, friends and the cricketing fraternity.

A 29-year-old man was killed after being assaulted with a sickle by his father in Anegundi village of Mudigere taluk in Chikkamagaluru district, police said.

Renowned water conservationist Rajendra Singh on Sunday described the death of at least six persons due to contaminated drinking water in Indore as a "system-created disaster" and alleged that corruption lay at the root of the tragedy.

 Police have arrested 10 persons in connection with the clash that broke out in the Havambhavi area of Ballari city on Thursday night over the installation of a banner, a case in which Congress worker Rajashekhar was killed.

The Belthangady police have arrested a man for allegedly storing MDMA for illegal sale and seized narcotics and a car together valued at over ₹11.5 lakh.

Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet  Singh, convicted of raping two of his disciples and serving a life sentence for the murder of a journalist, has once again been granted parole, this time for 40 days. Approved on January 3, this marks the 15th temporary release he has received since his first conviction in 2017.