A day after surprising the Prime Minister with a hug, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said he would tackle Narendra Modi's "hate and fear" with love and compassion.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi's 'jaadu ki jhappi' moment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the parliament drew mixed reactions from the Indian film fraternity, who found the "theatrics" worth a comment or two.

Filmmaker Ananth Mahadevan tweeted: "No wonder Indian theatre audience is diminishing. We are no match for Parliament performances."

“I am an ordinary Muslim woman. Hijab is part of my everyday outfit. I never found it odd to wear it during competitions. No sports association has stopped me from using Hijab so far.”

South African spinner Keshav Maharaj on Saturday shattered a few records when he ripped through the Sri Lankan line-up in the first innings on Day 2 of the second and final Test at the SSC Stadium here.

Bantwal: The preference given to education sector in the twin districts of the Karavali is commendable, said Haj and Minority Welfare Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan. He was speaking after inaugurating the Maulana Azad English Medium School that was established by the minority welfare department at Farangipet on Saturday.

Twenty-one Indian-origin persons have been sentenced here to up to 20 years for their role in a massive India-based call centre scam which defrauded thousands of US residents of hundreds of millions of dollars, the Justice Department said.

The sentences which range from 4 years to 20 years were announced earlier this week, the department said in a press release on Friday.

Former BJP leader and two-time Rajya Sabha member Chandan Mitra and four Congress lawmakers in West Bengal on Saturday joined Trinamool Congress at its Martyrs' Day rally here.

Gadag: The 38^th Farmer Martyrs’ Day observed in Naragund today. Farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrashekhar and Raita Sena President Veeresh Sobaradmath and other farmers garlanded the statue of martyr farmer Veerappa Kodlikoppa.