Leaders of opposition parties stand united with farmers in ensuring their good future, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday said and called for a farm loan waiver, asserting that peasants are asking for what is due to them and not a "free gift".

Former Union Minister and Odisha MLA Dilip Roy, and senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra resigned from the party on Friday.

Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the newly-constructed Kannur International Airport (KIA) on December 9, the airport's managing director V Thulasidas announced Friday.

Bill Gates during one of his several visits to India as part of the AIDS prevention programme of the Gates Foundation couldn't hold back his tears on hearing the story of a sex worker whose daughter committed suicide after being harassed and ostracised by her schoolmates, says a new book.

Udupi: All of us, including the chief minister, are helpless about the Vishnuvardhan Memorial. Wherever we are going to make the memorial, a dispute is arising there. We too have a pain that even after passing these many years, the Vishnuvardhan's memorial was not built. Hence, all of us are standing by Bharathi, stated Women and child development, Kannada culture, and district in-charge Minister Jayamala.

A professor of Jammu University triggered a controversy by allegedly referring to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh as a "terrorist", prompting authorities to set up a panel to probe the matter.

Udupi: Chairman of the Mohammadiya Educational Trust and member of the Board of Trustees of Salihath Group of Educational Institutions Ismail Saheb has been honored with the District Rajyotsava Award for the achievements in the field of education.

Supporting the farmers' march in New Delhi, former prime minister H D Deve Gowda Friday said, along with "ease of doing business", India should also better itself in "ease of doing agriculture".