New Delhi: Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his statement that loan of only 800 farmers was waived off by the Karnataka government, former prime minister and JDS supremo HD Deve Gowda said that total 60,000 farmers of the state were benefited from the loan waiver scheme of the coalition government.

Bengaluru: Food and civil supplies Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan said that total 304 hostels and 129 residential schools were functioning under the Minority Welfare department in the state.

Bengaluru: Urban Development Minister UT Khader said that the Apex Committee of the Central government has approved the Rs 4,952 crore annual action plan for Karnataka under the central government sponsored Amrut scheme for which 27 cities were selected.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said mob lynchings in the name of cow protection were "totally condemnable," saying such incidents do not reflect well on a civilised society.

Bengaluru: Academician and author K S Bhagawan has been booked for allegedly insulting Lord Ram and Mahatma Gandhi in his book, police said Tuesday.

Uppinangady: District Minister UT Khader on Tuesday visited the houses of three students who drowned in the Nethravathi river yesterday and consoled the family members.

Hyderabad: The women's wing of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board Tuesday alleged that the triple talaq bill is anti-women and asked Rajya Sabha members to send it to a Select Committee for legal scrutiny.

Thiruvananthapuram: In a first, over 35 lakh women stood shoulder-to-shoulder across the national highways in Kerala, creating a 620 km-long human 'wall' from the northern end of Kasaragod to the southern tip here Tuesday as part of a state-sponsored initiative to uphold gender equality.