The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a USD 75 million (around Rs 532 crore) loan for a water supply project in four coastal towns of Karnataka.
Former India stumper Farokh Engineer Tuesday expressed disappointment over not getting the coveted Col C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed by the BCCI.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee would visit the house of former union minister CK Jaffer Sharief who died on Sunday, on Wednesday at 3 pm and console the family members.
Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan Tuesday urged that there is a need for a judicial complaints authority on the lines of Lokpal to deal with complaints against judges.
In order to check exam malpractices in exam centres, the Secondary Education Examination Board has prohibited the students attending the exams with watches.
Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar said that former MP and actress Ramya was unable to attend the funeral of former minister and senior actor Ambareesh due to her leg injury.
A miffed Tamil Nadu Tuesday demanded that the Centre withdraw its permission to Karnataka for preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for a proposed balancing reservoir-cum-drinking water project at Mekedatu across the Cauvery.
Former taluk panchayat member Ibrahim Manjanady (42) died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Mysuru on Tuesday. He is survived by his wife and a daughter.
In another incident of mob lynching in Uttar Pradesh, a youth was beaten to death by members of a certain community in Shamli district. The deceased youth has been identified as Rajendra.
The police arrested six accused including three minors in related to gang-rape incident occurred at Thota Bengre on the outskirts of the city recently.
