The Karnataka High Court was Monday told by the Centre that the Lingayats were treated as Hindus since the first census in 1871 following which it disposed of pleas challenging the recommendations of a panel to grant religious minority status to the sect.

The anti-rowdy squad police on Monday arrested two persons in related to chain snatching.

"Let the BJP discuss development issues instead of doing politics. The government will give them befitting reply to them", said Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar.

"We are ready to repay the loan availed for Kingfisher Airlines. So, we are appealing against closing United Breweries Holdings Limited (UBHL)", Vijay Mallya counsel appealed the Karnataka High Court.

Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Govind Mathur expressed serious concern Monday on keeping three times more prisoners in Uttar Pradesh jails than their capacity.

Bodies of Noted social activist K Abdul Khader alias Emirates Khader and his father in law MK Abdul Khader Bava (Basarikatte S Kodi Bavaka) who died in a road accident near Dammam in Saudi Arabia on Dec 6, were laid to rest at Jubail on Monday evening.

Abdul Sami of Moodbidri in Dakshina Kannada District who is now an NRI in UAE has won first place in two races of second round in Bahrain Super Sport Championship held at Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain.

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dissuade RBI Governor Urjit Patel from leaving, saying his resignation would be wrong for the government, economy and the institution at this time.