Textile Minister Shivanand Patil has urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to issue an order directing the Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation (KHDC) to supply sarees for Anganwadi workers and helpers across the state.

The Centre has tightened procedures for verifying disability certificates used in government recruitment and admissions, directing relevant authorities to validate every certificate and Unique Disability ID (UDID) card through the UDID national portal.

The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted four persons, who were earlier convicted in a 35-year-old murder case over alleged political rivalry, saying the testimony of two "so-called eyewitnesses" was full of contradictions and inherent improbabilities.

The Sir Syed National Excellence Award 2025 was conferred upon Dr. Abdul Qadeer, Chairman of the Shaheen Group of Institutions, Bidar, during the Sir Syed Day Commemorative Ceremony held at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on October 17, 2025. The award recognises his transformative contributions to education and his work in empowering marginalized communities through inclusive learning initiatives.

The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal is planning a mega rally in Kolkata next month to oppose the proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, party sources said on Friday.

Delhi Police busted a factory, arresting two men for allegedly manufacturing counterfeit toothpaste in northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park, an official said on Friday.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged rural banks to increase agricultural credit disbursement to meet the growing demand of new rural India, while reviewing the business performance of Karnataka Grameena Bank (KaGB) here.

Benchmark Sensex spurted by 484 points and Nifty closed at a 52-week high on Friday, extending their winning run to the third consecutive day on buying in blue-chip banking and oil shares and foreign fund inflows.