Two persons were killed and over half-a-dozen injured when an illegal firecracker stockpile exploded on the outskirts of the Uttar Pradesh capital on Monday, police said.

Udupi: Hiriyadka sub-inspector DN Kumar (53), two cops, and three Bhajarang Dal activists have been remanded to the judicial custody in connection with the suspicious death of cattle trader Hussainabba at Jokatte near Perduru in Mangaluru.

The Heartfulness Institute on Monday announced plans to develop a mini-rainforest over 25 acres of land at Kanha Shantivanam, its global headquarters, on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

Having vacated his sprawling official bungalow day back following the Supreme Court's orders, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday hit the streets of the state capital on his high-end sports bicycle and went straight to the Gomti Rover Front, a dream project of his tenure, which now stands stalled.

The opposition disrupted the Kerala Assembly on Monday demanding a CBI probe into the alleged honour killing of a 24-year-old man in Kottayam district for which four policemen have been suspended.

Twelve people, including four policemen and eight civilians, were injured on Monday when militants hurled a grenade at a police team in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian town.

Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Corporation, which continued the clearance of Raj Kaluve encroachment, started the process from the morning at Kottar.

Bengaluru: KPCC President Dr. G Parameshwar has said that he does not know the reasons that led SR Patil to resign as the Karnataka North Congress President.