Bengaluru: Amid speculations about leadership change in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said it is for the Congress high command to decide.

 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has defended BJP MLA Suresh Dhas after his meeting with NCP leader and state minister Dhananjay Munde sparked controversy.

Bengaluru: The power tussle within the ruling Congress in Karnataka seems to be intensifying with Cooperation Minister K N Rajanna on Monday hitting back at Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, urging him not to "misuse" the name of the AICC and the party high command.

 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday raised concerns over alleged foreign interference in Indian elections, citing reports that USD 21 million was allegedly sent by an US agency under the pretext of increasing voter participation.

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday said it has seized cash and jewellery worth Rs 2 crore and apprehended two accused wanted in a drugs case by the NCB during recent searches conducted in some northern states and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Indian Railways conducted autopsies of the victims of Saturday’s stampede at three city hospitals overnight and disbursed ex-gratia relief in cash to the bereaved families and injured passengers. According to officials, ₹10 lakh was handed over in cash to the kin of each deceased at the mortuaries, while three seriously injured victims received ₹2.5 lakh each and 12 others were given ₹1 lakh each.

The election for the post of the State Waqf Board chairman, which was scheduled to be held today (Feb 17) at 12 PM, has been postponed.

The official X (formerly Twitter) account of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was reportedly hacked and modified to resemble the Bihar government’s Water Resources Department profile.