Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen wondered why women activists were so eager to enter the Sabarimala shrine, which opened for a two-month long pilgrimage season Friday, and said instead they should visit villages where women face several issues.

Professor Anju Seth became the first woman director of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) in the five decades of its existence.

Food and Civil Supplies and Minorities and Wakf Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan said that land would be identified at Adyar on the outskirts of the city and Hajj Bhavan would be constructed shortly.

A grand procession depicting the culture and tradition of the land was taken out prior to the inauguration of the 15th edition of literary and cultural extravaganza ‘Alva’s Nudisiri’ organized by Alva’s Education Foundation, Moodbidri in Sundari Ananda Alva campus in Moodbidre.

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and former prime minister and JDS supremo HD Deve Gowda arrived in Mangaluru on Friday evening. They landed at the Mangaluru airport at 5.30 pm.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday alleged that under the Modi government "fast entry gates" of ministries "open for those who possess fake degrees".

Newly elected Congress MP from Karnataka's Ballari, V.S Ugrappa Friday said he would focus on drinking water, health and infrastructure in the remaining five months of his tenure.

The Sabarimala temple opened Friday evening for the two-month long pilgrim season amid tight security in the backdrop of the standoff over the entry of women in menstrual age.