Jakarta: A major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia Sunday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

London: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Sunday won the toss and elected to bat against England in the World Cup 2019 final being played at Lord's.

Bengaluru: Asserting that the coalition government in Karnataka had lost majority, the state BJP Sunday demanded the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy immediately resign or seek a trust vote on Monday itself.

Bengaluru: The Congress on Sunday intensified efforts to persuade another rebel MLA Ramalinga Reddy to return to the party fold, in a desperate bid to save the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka teetering in the wake of resignation of its legislators.

Sullia: Three persons, including a woman, were killed in a collision between a bus and a car at Aramburu near Sullia.

Mangaluru: Negligence of Mangaluru prison authorities came to the fore when two accused were released from Mangaluru Central Jail, without getting bail or parole.  

Bengaluru: Efforts by coalition leaders to mollify rebel Congress MLA M T B Nagaraj seem to have failed as he has flown to Mumbai Sunday, according to sources.

Chandigarh: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who did not take charge of his new ministry after the cabinet reshuffle in Punjab last month, said today he has resigned from the state cabinet. He was stripped of key portfolios following a public fallout with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in the cabinet reshuffle.