Kerala's worst floods in a century have claimed the lives of 324 people, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Friday evening. 

With the arrest of five people for having cocaine illegally, the Mangaluru CCB police busted a racket which has been selling cocaine in the city, on Friday and recovered the drug, vehicles, and cash worth around Rs 20 lakh from the accused.

As India celebrated its 71st Independence Day on Aug. 15, the southern coastal state of Kerala was being ravaged by the worst floods in nearly 100 years.

Four houses partially collapsed in Koppa and Chikmagaluru taluks as heavy rains continued in the Malnad region on Friday.

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy today called on Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar and obtained the information about the rescue and other relief works that are going on for the people who have been hit by heavy rains and floods in the Malnad and coastal regions.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Funeral Updates: Atal Bihari Vajpayee's adopted daughter Namita Bhattacharya is performing the last rites of the former Prime Minister at Smriti Sthal in New Delhi as Vajpayee, even in death, sends a message by going against the tradition of a male family member performing the duty.

A nationalist, a gifted orator and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Jawaharlal Nehru – here’s what the Indian newspapers had to say about Atal Bihari Vajpayee who passed away on Thursday, 16 August. International media, too, paid their tribute to the nonagenarian – calling him “instrumental in strengthening India’s international ties”.