Bengaluru: Factionalism in the Karnataka unit of the Congress came to the fore on Sunday with a meeting convened by senior party leader Madhusudan Mistry to decide the leader of the opposition seeing many contenders staking claim for the post.
Mangaluru: Strict action will be taken against those who indulge in 'bull fish trawling' and use of lights on mechanised boats, Karnataka Minister for Fisheries and Ports Kota Srinivas Poojary said on Sunday.
Mumbai: Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar was on Sunday detained when he tried to enter the Aarey Colony here in support of the activists who are opposing the cutting of trees in the area to make way for a Metro car shed.
Mumbai: Nomination forms of 798 candidates were rejected during the scrutiny for the October 21 Assembly elections for 288 seats in Maharashtra, an election official said on Saturday night.
New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday and discussed issues concerning the two countries.
Srinagar: In the first major political development post withdrawal of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, a 15-member National Conference delegation on Sunday met detained party leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah here.
New Delhi: Four-time Congress MLA Parlad Singh Sawhney joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday in presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Bagalkot: In a tragic incident three members of a single family died after their house collapsed on Saturday night owing to heavy rain and strong winds here in Bagalkot Taluk.
Vishakapatnam: Indian won the first test against South Africa by 203 runs to take lead in the series. South Africa was bundled out 191 in their second inning.
Bijnore: In a sordid turn of events, the saga of Ashwini Kumar, also known as Johny Dada and Tik Tok Villain, ended on Saturday when he shot himself dead in a roadways bus in Barhapur area in Bijnore in Uttar Pradesh.
