The Supreme Court Friday issued notices to the Centre and Karnataka government seeking their responses on a plea challenging the validity of a new state law allowing buffalo race, Kambala, in the state.

A team of miscreants abused and attacked a woman civic worker of the city corporation at Marnamikatte in the city on Friday afternoon.

Two days before Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was killed during mob violence in Bulandshahr, local BJP leaders had demanded his transfer after accusing him of creating obstacles for religious functions.

Mangaluru: Under the slogan 'Join hands for protection of constitutional rights', Samasta Shariat Protection Committee organised Shariat Protection Rally and convention at the Nehru Stadium here on December 9, Convention reception Committee convener UK Abdul Azeez Darimi said.

Rajasthan on Friday recorded a turnout of 72.62 per cent and Telangana 67 per cent as voting in these two states came to a close, the Election Commission said.

The last-wicket pair of Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah resumed India's innings on Day Two of the ongoing first Test against Australia here at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday carried out searches at the premises of three people linked to firms of Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, in connection with alleged commissions received by some suspects in defence deals, officials said.

Stating that there is no incident of mob lynching in his state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Friday termed the killing of a police inspector in Bulandshahr an "accident".