Pune: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said that the arrest of party leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik is "politically motivated" and attempts were made to connect him to fugitive Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim because he is a Muslim.

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a swipe at the Modi government over impending fuel price hike after assembly polls and asked people to get their petrol tanks filled as he said the "election offer" will end soon.

Bengaluru: Journalist Rana Ayyub has once again come under fire from the right-wing groups after an FIR was registered against her in Karnataka’s Dharwad over her remarks in the ongoing Hijab row.

A Delhi court on Saturday denied anticipatory bail to the former chief executive officer of National Stock Exchange (NSE), Chitra Ramkrishna, in the NSE co-location case and disapproved of the CBI's "lackadaisical" conduct, saying no action seems to have been taken against the main scam beneficiaries for last four year.

Mangaluru: Deputy Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly and Mangaluru MLA UT Khader on Saturday termed the CM Bommai’s annual budget as “Reverse gear budget” adding that it will take the economy of the state backward.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said the 'Inter-State Water Disputes Act' needs to be totally amended, as it creates more disputes than resolving them.

Mangaluru: In the wake of the Hijab row transpiring at the Dayanand Pai- Sathish Pai Government First Grade College for the past 2- 3 days at Car Street, the College has reportedly announced holidays for an indefinite period. Meanwhile, as per the directions given by the District Commissioner, all examinations have been postponed, it is learned.

Mangaluru: A Fish trader’s tempo was reportedly ambushed by a gang of masked men wielding swords, who robbed 2.15 lakh rupees from the victim on early Saturday morning at Adamkudru on the NH 66 here.