Konaje: A tragic road accident killed a youngster on Thursday morning when his bike collided with a bus at Tiblepadavu near Asaikoli here.

Ahmedabad: As Cyclone Vayu advances towards the Gujarat coast and is expected to make landfall Thursday afternoon, the state government has shifted around three lakh people from low-lying areas of Saurashtra and Kutch regions, officials said Wednesday.

Mandya: In an unfortunate accident reported from Manigere village of Madduru Taluk in the District, three people died of electrocution when they reportedly were trying to rescue the victims of a road accident whose car crashed into a electricity pole here on Wednesday night.

Mangaluru: The four-lane Thokkottu flyover joining Mangaluru-Kasrogod was inaugurated this morning by Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel. The project was long due and was being postponed, halted and delayed for several reasons over the years.

Indore: Confusion prevailed at the BJP- controlled Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) when the recital of the national anthem 'Jana gana mana' was abruptly stopped by its members on Wednesday for singing of 'Vande Mataram'.

Local police on Wednesday arrested five people in connection with attack on a Dalit man earlier this month.

 The Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.

A couple and their 11-year old son committed suicide here Wednesday allegedly upset over the inability to pay the boy's schools fees, police said.