President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the death of veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar, remembering his "strong stand" against the Emergency, public service and commitment to a better India.

Around 40 passengers sustained injuries when the bus they were travelling in hit a house after the driver lost control over the vehicle at Rajapuram near here on Wednesday.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were not happy after his father's (Rajiv Gandhi) killer, LTTE chief Prabhakaran was killed, as they felt "the violence inflicted upon him had impacted others, including his children".

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday reassigned the Finance and Corporate Affairs portfolios to Union Minister Arun Jaitley, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said.

In a refreshing development, the hall attached to temple at Eravathur near Mala became the venue for the Eid prayers on Wednesday for the devotees from the nearby mosque which is still remaining flooded.

An aged woman who has been to the well to lift the water slipped accidentally into it and drowned at Kattu near Hemmadi village in the taluk on Wednesday.

Vishwesha Teertha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt on Wednesday announced Rs 10 lakh donation from the Pejawar Mutt Trust for taking up relief and rehabilitation measures in Kodagu and Sullia.

Senior journalist and author Kuldip Nayar died at a hospital here. He was 95, his family confirmed on Thursday. Nayar breathed his last at the Escorts Hospital at 12.30 a.m., and his cremation will take place at 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.