The Supreme Court Monday deferred till November 26 hearing on the plea of Zakia Jafri challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) to Narendra Modi, who was then Gujarat Chief Minister, in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

Bengaluru: The state government is committed to safeguard the interests of sugarcane growers.A meeting of growers, sugar factory owners and concerned officials has been convened to discuss the problems faced by sugarcane growers at 3 pm on Monday. I am confindent the meeting will yeild a firm decision in favour of the farmers, said CM Kumaraswamy.

The Supreme Court Monday asked CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma to file his response "as quickly as possible" during the day on findings of the CVC's preliminary probe report on corruption charges against him and made it clear that it will not adjourn the scheduled hearing on Tuesday.

Udupi: Rainfall in several places of Udupi district has been reported this morning.

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Modi refused to waive farmer loan. But the state government has a waived off Rs 49,000 crore loan of farmers. The BJP does not have any moral right to speak lightly about the coalition government. They do not have the authority to talk about the farmers. CM Kumaraswamy cannot speak lightly about farmers, Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Parameshwar said.

Former Union minister Arun Shourie Sunday said ex-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had a "great sense of remorse" for imposing Emergency, but the situation today is "graver" than it was in 1975-77.

President Donald Trump said there is no reason for him to listen to a recording of the "very violent, very vicious" killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which has put him in a diplomatic bind: how to admonish Riyadh for the slaying yet maintain strong ties with a close ally.

Bengaluru: The state government today announced a public holiday on November 20 in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on account of Meeladunnabi.