Mangaluru: The Rashtriya Dharma Sansad-2018 program is scheduled to be held on September 3 at Sri Ram Kshetra in Nithyananda city of Dharmasthala district. While Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy will inaugurate the programme, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar will grace the occasion, said MP Nalin Kumar Kateel.

Indian boxer Amit Panghal clinched gold in the men's light fly (49kg) boxing competition at the 2018 Asian Games here on Saturday. The 22-year-old defeated Uzbekistan's Hasanboy Dusmatov by a split decision in the final.

Jain monk Tarun Sagar passed away at a temple here early on Saturday after a prolonged illness, an official said. He was 51.

Mangaluru: Kuntikana’s AJ Hospital and Research Center, which is known for successful management of complex surgeries, has added one more feather in its cap.

One year after a part of the Ghazipur landfill caved in, killing two persons and prompting civic authorities in the city to promise a series of measures to control irregularities to avoid such disasters in the future, the national capital’s mountain of garbage has only grown taller.

At least 18 persons were injured as a plane skidded off the runway and caught fire during landing in Russia's Black Sea resort city of Sochi early on Saturday, a Ministry statement said.

Just at the time when criticism is flowing in from all corners about the currency ban that gave a massive jolt to Indian economy, Finance minister Arun Jaitley is attempting to escape from the responsibility that he should own in this. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had clearly said the intention of note ban was to unearth the black money that the illegal hoarders had in their possession. But as per the report given by the RBI, black money has not been unearthed at all through this. More than 99% currency notes have been returned into banking system.

Thirty-year-old Iram Habib has become the first Kashmiri Muslim woman to become a pilot. Habib will join a private airline next month.