Mangaluru: In a bid to create awareness regarding moral leadership and upgrading the teaching field, ulama's federation Sunni Jaiyayatul Ulama Karnataka will hold a Representatives Conference at Sagar Auditorium in Panemangaluru in the Bantwal taluk on November 10 at 9 am.

A Christian woman who was convicted of blasphemy and acquitted by Pakistan's Supreme Court last week, has been released from a jail in Multan and taken to Noor Khan Airbase, Rawalpindi, from where she would be shifted to the Netherlands, local media reported.

Describing demonetisation as an "ill-fated" and "ill-thought" exercise, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said on the decision's second anniversary Thursday that the havoc it unleashed on the economy and society is now evident.

Ballary: The CCB officials have intensified the investigation against BJP leader G Janardhana Reddy, who is accused of receiving 57 kg of gold in a bid to negotiate with ED officials to help Ambident Group. The CCB officers carried out a raid at Reddy's house in Ballary today morning.

Unemployment rate in the country rose to 6.9% in October, the highest in two years, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. Worse still, the labour participation rate – a measure of the proportion of adults willing to work – fell to 42.4%, the lowest since January 2016, CMIE said.

Delhi recorded its worst air quality of the year the morning after Diwali as the pollution level entered "severe-plus emergency" category due to rampant bursting of toxic firecrackers, authorities said on Thursday.

Puttur: A man was killed on the spot after a two-wheeler he was riding skid near Valamogru at around 10:30 am today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday wished BJP veteran L K Advani on his birthday, saying his contribution towards nation building is monumental.