Revenue Minister Krishna Byregowda emphasized the need for collective efforts to enhance the quality of education in government schools. He expressed hope that in the near future, government schools would become the preferred choice even for those currently enrolled in private institutions.

A day after Left independent MLA P V Anvar made scathing allegations against the CPI(M), LDF and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the Marxist veteran on Friday denied the accusations and termed them as an "attempt to malign and defame" the ruling dispensation in the state.

Ahead of YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's planned visit to Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple at Tirumala Hills, the district police on Friday issued notice to several leaders and cadre of the party not to defy Section 30 of the Police Act which is in force.

Virtually ending his association with the ruling LDF, independent Left MLA P V Anvar on Thursday lashed out at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, accusing him of misleading the public and demanding that he give up the charge of the Home department.

India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl in the second Test against Bangladesh here on Friday.

Two brothers drowned in the Bhima river near the Dattatreya temple while attempting to rescue a fellow devotee. The deceased have been identified as Balaji (49) and Mahesh (47), residents of Udayagiri, Maharashtra.

Former BJP MLA from the Meja constituency in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, Neelam Karwaria passed away at a private hospital in Hyderabad. She was 55.

China was on Thursday miffed over Indian mountaineers naming a previously unnamed peak in Arunachal Pradesh after the 6th Dalai Lama, reiterating its territorial claims over the area.