Mumbai: Indications of slowdown notwithstanding, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said three Bollywood movies generating business of Rs 120 crore on the October 2 holiday suggested the "sound economy" even as he dubbed "wrong" the NSSO report which had reportedly pegged unemployment rate at 45-year high in 2017.

Chikkamagaluru: Police on Saturday arrested one person in connection with a threat note that was written on a Rs. 50 note claiming that the writer was part of a group that had come to India from Pakistan and staying in Balehonnur. The note further added that they had come to India to carry out terrorist activities.

Fujisawa (Japan): A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast to be Japan's worst in six decades made landfall southwest of Tokyo, with streets, beaches and train stations deserted.

Shivamoga: After an audio of BJP Yuva Morcha District President, intimidating an officer of Forest Department went viral, police have booked the BJP leader who introduces himself as the aide of BJP MP B Y Raghavendra.

Hassan: Two labour workers died on Saturday when a borewell lorry came in contact with a high-tension electric wire when it was digging the ground to install borewell, here at Channarayapattana in Hassan District.

Bengaluru: Kerala wicket keeper-batsman Sanju Samson made a case for himself for the upcoming T20s against Bangladesh by hitting a blistering double century as Kerala thrashed Goa by 104 runs in their Elite Group A game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Saturday.

New York: At least four people died in a shooting early Saturday at a private social club in New York, US media reported.

Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition in the assembly Siddaramaiah on Saturday expressed reservations about Speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri's decision to restrict print and electronic media camerapersons from covering proceedings and said media restriction was 'fatal' for democracy.