Mangaluru: Congress leader Ivan D'Souza will undertake a day-long fast tuesday against the merger of Vijaya Bank with the Bank of Baroda.

Udupi: No one can neglect the fishermen who struggle in water for their livelihood. From the very next day of filing missing complaint, on December 23, the search operation has been launched; Udupi district in-charge Minister Jayamala said.

New Delhi: The BJP Sunday appointed senior leaders Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley as the head of 20-member 'sankalp patra' (manifesto) committee and publicity wing respectively for the Lok Sabha polls as its president Amit Shah formed 17 groups in preparation for the elections.

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's king has abdicated, royal officials said Sunday, in a historic first for the country that ended weeks of speculation about his future after he took medical leave.

New Delhi: Rohit Sharma will join the Indian team in Australia for the One-day International (ODI) series on January 8.

Hyderabad: The Congress Sunday suspended former Union minister Sarve Satyanarayana from the party for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee chief Uttam Kumar Reddy and its state in charge R C Khuntia.

Preparations began at the Ramlila Maidan on Sunday for cooking 5,000 kg of "samrasta khichdi" for the "Bhim Mahasangam", a gathering of people from the backward classes organised by the Delhi BJP.

 In a U-turn, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh Sunday said his remark on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's prime ministerial prospects was made in jest, even as the opposition claimed that the statement reflected a "tacit understanding" between the TMC and the saffron party.