Mangaluru: Sadbhavana  Vedike Jeppu Circle on Friday, submitted a memorandum to the President of India through Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner condemning the dastardly terrorist attacks on Churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing over 250 people including tourists.

Hindaun City: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said over Rs 1,000 crore had been released in advance for the states affected by Cyclone Fani.

Jamshedpur: A BJP office in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district was partially damaged in an IED blast triggered by suspected Maoists on Friday, police said. No one was injured in the blast, they said.

Udupi: Karnataka Chief Minister, HD Kumaraswamy who was undergoing naturopathy and ayurvedic treatment course since last five days at Sai Radha heritage resort in Muloor near Kaup will complete the treatment course and leave for Chikmagalur on Friday afternoon.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear next week a review plea filed by 21 Opposition leaders seeking further increase in random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs in the ongoing general elections.

Karwar: Nearly five months after a fishing boat ‘Suvarna Tribhuja’ went missing after sailing into sea for fishing in December last year, the Indian Navy reportedly found its wreckage on May 1 near Malvan in Maharashtra.

Shimla: An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district early Friday, the meteorological said. The tremors were felt at 4.32 am and the epicentre of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kilometre in northeast of Mandi, Shimla Meteorological Centre Director Manmohan Singh.

Washington: A group of 25 influential American lawmakers has urged the US Trade Representative not to terminate the GSP programme with India after the expiry of the 60-day notice on Friday, saying the country's companies seeking to expand their exports to India could be affected.