Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday accused the Centre of doing injustice to Karnataka by allocating less funds to it in the tax devolution and said questions are needed to be raised about the state's hard-earned contributions being used to reward "misgoverned and corruption-ridden" states.

Dumka (Jharkhand): Two minor boys died on Saturday after getting buried beneath a mound of soil while playing at Jogia Mode in Dumka district, police said.

Dumka (Jharkhand): A 26-year-old woman killed herself allegedly by jumping in front of a train at Bagjhopa village in Dumka district on Saturday, police said.

Mehsana: Nine labourers, including two women, were killed and one person was injured after soil caved in during construction of a stainless steel factory near Kadi town in Gujarat's Mehsana district on Saturday, police said.

Udupi (Karnataka): Eight Bangladeshi nationals who were staying illegally in Udupi district here were apprehended, police said on Saturday.

Kalaburagi (Karnataka): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said the party was analysing the Haryana Assembly poll results, and has sought a booth wise report to determine what led to the defeat.

Ratnagiri: A tense atmosphere emerged on Friday evening during a march organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Ratnagiri. The incident drew strong reactions from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Kankavli MLA, Nitesh Rane, who condemned the actions of a few individuals he accused of attempting to disturb the event. Rane claimed that as long as people with a "jihadi mentality" exist in India, they would hinder Hindus from celebrating their festivals and obstruct nationalist organisations like the RSS from holding peaceful gatherings.

The Madhya Pradesh BJP is facing significant internal turmoil as several MLAs publicly express their dissatisfaction, putting the ruling government under pressure.