Davanagere: With an eye on the upcoming assembly election in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the world's tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel in Gujarat will be a tribute to the sweat and toil of millions of Indian farmers.

Chennai: Karti Chidambarm, son of former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here on Wednesday.

Bhatkal: Bhatkal MLA Mankala Subba Vaidya said that whoever may be the person who attacked me, but the god, who is protecting me, is greater than the killer. "God's protection, poor people's blessings will always be there with me," he added.

Chandigarh: The ruling Congress on Tuesday won Punjab's cash-rich Ludhiana Municipal Corporation polls with an absolute majority by winning 62 out of 95 wards.

Konaje: Zareena Banu, a daughter of Mandadi's D Yusuf and Sofia, awarded two gold medals in M.Com at the Mangaluru University's convocation programme on Monday.

Mumbai: Indian-American singer and songwriter Avanti Nagral has unveiled a new track titled "Treated" that emphasises on kind humanitarian behaviour. She says that respect is the number one thing in any kind of a relationship.

Mangaluru: The accused of selling antiquated Jain Idols Ashton Sequeira (27), who was arrested on Saturday from Koteshwar near Kundapur, has been identified as the district secretary of NSUI. Embarrassed by this, Congress leaders suspended Ashton from his post.

New Delhi: In what may mark writer-activist Arundhati Roys return to controversies, the Booker-winning novelist is scheduled to address a gathering here on the topic "Waqt ki Aahat".