Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday registered 233 fresh coronavirus cases and six virus-related fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,42,068 and the death toll to 39,985.

Aurangabad: A few days after several leaders, mainly from the NCP and Shiv Sena, criticized Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari for stating that Samarth Ramdas was the guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Union Minister Raosaheb Danve waded into the controversy on Friday by backing Koshyari.

New Delhi: For 31-year-old Harjot Singh, an attempt to seek safety away from the war-hit Kyiv in Ukraine brought him under heavy fire and he thanks his lucky stars that he survived despite receiving four bullets, including one in the chest.

Melbourne: Leading International media house Fox News on Friday evening reported that Australian cricketing legen Shane Warne died of “suspected heart attack” aged 52.

Varanasi: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of seeking votes on the basis of "lies", and said he now does not talk about his poll promises of doubling farmers' income and generating jobs.

Peshawar: A powerful suicide blast ripped through a crowded Shia mosque during the Friday congregation here in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 57 people and wounding nearly 200 others, in one of the deadliest attacks in the restive province, bordering Afghanistan.

Mohali: A Twitter user named Shruti #100 is grabbing all the attention of Indian Cricket fans on the micro-blogging site after she exactly predicts Virat Kohli’s score in his hundredth test match, his mode of dismissal, and the star batsman’s reaction to his dismissal.

Gundlupet: In an incident reported on Friday morning, two people died after a quarry collapsed at Madahalli of Gundlupet here. Several other mining workers have also sustained injuries in the incident.