Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Thursday announced former India coach Gary Kirsten as their head coach and mentor for the upcoming edition of the cash-rich league.

 The police personnel in Mangaluru City and DK district will be recruited like that in Bengaluru, said ADGP Kamal Pant.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh and a government job for Swapna Barman, India's first-ever Asian Games gold medal winner in heptathlon.

A gang of criminals on Thursday shot dead the guard of a van belonging to a private cash collection agency and looted Rs 52 lakh cash in Bihar's Samastipur district, police said.

Mangaluru University students today staged a flash protest against the alleged attempt to harass and sexually assault students at Mangaluru University Campus by an unidentified person today.

Private bus owners and staff members of Kasaragod district have come forward to help victims of flood in Kerala.

They have decided to send the amount of ticket collection and employees' salary for Kerala Chief Minister’ relief fund. Consequently, the conductors of these private buses are taking buckets instead of tickets before the passengers. This drive of fund collection has been named as 'Karunya Yatra.'

The Supreme Court today held that a member of a Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe community cannot claim the benefit of reservation in government employment in other states if his or her caste is not notified there.

England won the toss and opted to bat in the penultimate game of the five-match Test rubber against India at the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground here on Thursday.