Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday warned of legal action against Congress leader K Siddaramaiah and JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy for making statements alleging the 17 disqualified MLAs were bought over by his party.

Amid BJP's attempt to distance itself from MP Pragya Thakur's comment in praise of Mahatma Gandhi's assassin, a party MLA here said Nathuram Godse committed a mistake but he was not a terrorist.

The BJP on Thursday retained the Pithoragarh assembly seat in Uttarakhand, defeating its nearest rival Congress by more than 3,000 votes.

Kadaba: A 15-year old student died in a tragic accident on Thursday morning when the bike he was travelling on as a pillion rider skidded on Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway-75 in Kadaba.

At least 15 people travelling on private bus sustained severe injuries when their bus overturned on road in Kallathigiri village of Tarikere Taluk here.

Bantwal: A 35-year old woman committed suicide on Thursday early morning by jumping into a well in Siddakatte under Bantwal Rural Police Station limits here,

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the TMC's victory in the Assembly by-polls was in favour of "secularism and unity" and a "mandate against NRC". The TMC chief said, the BJP is getting paid back for its "arrogance" and for "insulting" the people of the state, after the party won two seats and took an unassailable lead in another.

Puttur: Local police investigating the shooting case that was reported on November 26, evening has arrested one person in connection with the case. One person Abdul Qader had sustained severe injuries after being shot by four men who arrived on a car near his home on Tuesday evening.