The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the challenge to Article 35A in the absence of a judge of a three-judge bench that was hearing the case and directed the next hearing on August 27.

It also said that on its next hearing it will decide whether the matter should be referred to a five-judge Constitution Bench.

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NR Vishu Kumar on Monday took charge as the Director of Information and Public Relations Department.

Primarily an officer of the Department of Information and Public Relations, NR Vishu Kumar served as the Director of the Kannada and Culture department.

US President Donald Trump has admitted his son met a Russian lawyer in June 2016 "to get information on an opponent", but argues it was legal.

Two passengers were killed on the spot in the crash between a car and a bus at around 9:30 pm near Kokkada village within the limits of the Uppinangady police station.

The deceased have been identified as Dinesh P (32), son of Veerappa Malekudi, a resident of Dharmasthala; and Sandesh (30), a resident of Dharmasthala.

 Key equity indices - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- touched fresh all-time highs on Monday, supported by healthy buying in banking, consumer durables and auto stocks.

Both the Sensex and Nifty50 hit their all-time highs of 37,801.78 points and 11,427.00 points respectively.

Saudi Arabia announced that it was expelling the Ambassador of Canada and froze new trade deals with the country after Ottawas criticism of human-rights violations in the Islamic Kingdom.

 A militant was arrested here with eight hand grenades intended to be used during Independence Day here and in the national capital, police said on Monday.

Irfan Hassan Wani, a militant from south Kashmir's Pulwama district, was arrested on Sunday near Convent Crossing in the city's Gandhi Nagar area.