An Indian expat in UAE has won a whopping USD 2.7 million in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi raffle draw, becoming the fourth Indian to have won it in a row.

The UAE Thursday honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the prestigious Zayed Medal for giving a "big boost' to bilateral strategic ties.

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Congress spokesperson A.C Vinay Raj on Thursday challenged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to have an debate over the development of the Dakshina Kannada constituency where it is being voted to power for last 28 years.

 The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to field Hasmukh S Patel from Ahmedabad-East Lok Sabha constituency, thus replacing actor-politician Paresh Rawal. Patel was the BJP MLA in 2012 and in 2017.

Lucknow: BJP leader Smriti Irani Thursday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi, saying his decision to contest from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala was an "insult" to the people of Amethi.

Mangaluru: Rowdy sheeter Charan alias Sharan has been arrested in the rape case of a minor girl that was reported on January 7 at Pandeshwar women’s police station here in the city.

AICC president Rahul Gandhi Thursday filed nomination from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.

Gandhi, accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi and senior Congress leaders including K C Venugopal and Mukul Wasnik, submitted the papers before the district Collector A R Ajayakumar at the district headquarters here.

The Reserve Bank of India Thursday cut benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent for the second time in a row to bring interest rate to the lowest level in one year on softening inflation.