Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha opined that the demonetisation introduced by the Narendra Modi government at the centre was a failed experiment due to which unorganized labourers and small industries were affected.

District Minister SR Mahesh said that the state government has so far released total Rs 115 crore to take up relief works in the ravaged district.

The Priority Sector Lending Certificates (PSLCs) scheme is gaining popularity as the total trading volume of the platform stood at Rs 1,843.3 billion at the end of last financial year, up from Rs 498 billion in the previous year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Wednesday.

Karnataka would switch over to battery-driven electric buses in Bengaluru and phase out polluting diesel vehicles for public transport over the next five years, a senior Minister said on Wednesday.

The local police on Wednesday arrested another accused in the murder of Surendra Jain who was killed by his own brother for property and money two weeks ago.

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), student wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Wednesday said it had formulated a comprehensive startegy to use "nationalism" plank to attract young and first-time voters towards the BJP ahead of the 2019 elections.

The idea of creating a 'Hindu Rashtra' led to four activists being murdered by one nameless underground organisation. The organisation has members from Sanatan Sanstha, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and many other right wing organisations, according to the Special Investigation Team (SIT).

The Congress on Wednesday kept up its attack on the Rafale deal, alleging that Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was trying to cover up a "scandal with scandal" and asked why the government was "scared" for a JPC probe.