It was a feast for fishermen at Yermal Tenka and Bada Sea shores on Thursday as they got plenty of fish of different varieties. Fish lovers rushed to the Yermal and took them away.

The Kerala government on Thursday announced it will provide free ration for three months to those who lost their livelihood due to the devastating floods.

China on Thursday rejected allegations by US President Donald Trump of trying to interfere in the country's upcoming midterm election and warned such "baseless accusations could harm bilateral ties".

The key equity indices slipped into the red for the second consecutive session on Thursday as investors turned cautious ahead of the expiry of September futures and options (F&O) contracts.

Welcoming the court order to begin the case hearing from next month, BJP MP Uma Bharti said, "It is an important day for me and I welcome the Supreme Court decision on Ayodhya. I hope for a verdict soon."

To cater to the demands of the upcoming festival season without adding to Delhi's high pollution levels, two power distribution companies (discoms) in the national capital -- BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd -- will provide temporary "Tatkal", or immediate, electricity connections for both community and private festivities, BSES said on Thursday.

Naseer Ahmed and M.C. Venugopal from the Congress and Ramesh Gowda from the JDS on Thursday elected unopposed to the Legislative Council from the Legislative Assembly.

The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Friday its verdict on the plea challenging the practice of prohibiting women in 10 to 50 age group from entering the Sabarimla temple having the deity of Lord Ayyappa in a "naishtika brahmacharya" (perennial celibate).