Barabanki: Two men, including a journalist, have been arrested here for allegedly making objectionable social media comments on the Maha Kumbh and Hindu deities, police said on Wednesday.

Raichur: At least four persons including three students were killed and ten others injured when the vehicle they were travelling in overturned in the wee hours of Wednesday in this district, police said.

Yellapura: At least eight persons were killed and 10 others sustained injuries when the truck in which they were travelling fell into a 50-metre-deep valley near here in the wee hours of Wednesday, a police officer said.

US President Donald Trump said he likes both sides of the argument on H-1B foreign guest workers' visa, noting that he likes "very competent people" coming into the country and that he has used the programme.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday attended the maiden Quad ministerial of the new Trump administration along with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the United States, besides holding meetings with newly-appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.

Hubballi: Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar reaffirmed his commitment to his party, stating that he will perform his duties diligently and leave decisions about his future to the party leadership.

Kalaburagi: In a dramatic incident on Tuesday evening near Jafarabad Cross on the Ring Road, police opened fire on an accused linked to an extortion case registered at the Suburban Police Station. The case is associated with an incident near Vaishno Devi Temple in Kalaburagi.

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the Enforcement Directorate for initiating a money laundering probe against a realty developer without "proper application of mind", noting central agencies must conduct themselves within framework of law.