Bengaluru: JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Wednesday termed BJP-led NDA's candidate for presidential polls Droupadi Murmu, as "suitable" and "non controversial".

Jammu/Srinagar: Heavy rains lashed Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, triggering flash floods and landslides, with authorities forced to shut schools in several districts including Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban and evacuate people from low-lying areas, while the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained blocked for the second day leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded.

Ahmedabad: Filmmaker Avinash Das has approached the Gujarat High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a case where is accused of sharing a photo of Union Home Minister Amit Shah with arrested IAS officer Puja Singhal on Twitter.

Bengaluru: Limiting the hike in fees for engineering courses in private colleges for the current academic (2022-23) at 10 per cent as against the demand for 25 per cent, the Karnataka government on Wednesday said from next year COMED-K entrance test will be merged with Common Entrance Test (CET).

New Delhi: A group of retired civil servants on Tuesday wrote an open letter to Chief Justice of India N V Ramana seeking intervention by the Supreme Court in alleged illegal detention, bulldozing of residences and police violence in Uttar Pradesh following protests against certain objectionable remarks made by two now-removed BJP functionaries.

Mumbai: Breaking his silence after his government was pushed to the brink of collapse by rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said he was ready to quit his post if the rebel MLAs tell him that they don't want him to continue as CM.

Kabul: A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the deadliest quakes in decades, the state-run news agency reported. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise.

Bengaluru: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner, Tushar Girinath on Wednesday said that the BBMP doesn’t own the Eidgah Maidan in Chamarajpet. He asked organisation seeking to organise event at the site can submit applications to Wakf Board.