Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kannur MP A P Abdullakutty,who recently joined the BJP,has been appointed as the state Vice President of the saffron party's Kerala unit.

Ahmedabad: Two men allegedly involved in the sensational killing of Hindu outfit leader Kamlesh Tiwari were arrested by the Gujarat ATS on Tuesday evening, said officials.

Bengaluru: Over 16,000 surveillance cameras and GIS-based crime mapping for predictive policing are among the measures to be put in place in the city under a Rs 667 crore proposal for women safety under the Nirbhaya Fund, approved by the Karnataka Cabinet on Tuesday.

Mangaluru: An unidentified person died on the spot after being hit by a moving train while the person was crossing railway track near Thokottu under Ullal Police Station limits here on Tuesday.

Kolhapur: A day after a blast occurred at Hubballi railway station in Karnataka, police in Kolhapur in Maharashtra are investigating how the name of local Shiv Sena MLA appeared on a corrugated sheet stuck to the exploded bucket.

Bhatkal: Uttara Kannada District unit delegation of Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) on Monday visited the family of Affan Jabali, a 25-year old youngster who was found murdered in a private lodge in Bhatkal on Saturday night, in what turned into a sensational case in the region.

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena on Tuesday confirmed there was an attempt to cast bogus vote at Manjeshwar in Kasaragod where Assembly bypoll took place on October 21.

Bengaluru: As the strike by workers of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited entered the eighth day on Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court has restrained the Hindustan Aeronautics Employees Association from continuing their stir.