Mumbai: After the official announcement of Kiran Rao’s directorial Laapataa Ladies being selected as India’s entry for the Oscars, the makers of Randeep Hooda-starrer Swatantrya Veer Savarkar caused controversy by claiming on social media that their film was also officially submitted for the prestigious award, IndianExpress reported.

Bengaluru: The discovery of the dismembered body of 29-year-old Mahalakshmi in her rented home in Bengaluru's Vyalikaval neighborhood on September 21 had shocked the city, sparking a wave of misinformation and communal propaganda. Mahalakshmi, who worked at a costume outlet in Malleshwaram, was found inside a refrigerator at her residence in Vinayaka Nagar, where she had been living alone after separating from her husband.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday decided to stick to its decision to completely reject the Dr K Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats.

New Delhi: The Union government on Thursday announced a hike in minimum wage rates for workers up to Rs 1,035 a day by revising variable dearness allowance.

Mumbai: A case was registered against a man who called up the office of Haji Ali Dargah Trust and claimed a bomb was placed at the heavily-patronised place of worship, a Mumbai police official said on Thursday.

Kolkata/Patna: A purported video of two CISF job aspirants from Bihar being heckled by some people in West Bengal has kicked up a row, with political parties in Bihar denouncing the incident and TMC asserting that candidates from other states have always been welcome and if there was a "stray local incident", the party will look into it.

Hassan: More than 20 students fell ill after reportedly consuming food contaminated by a lizard at a school in Ragimaruru village in Arkalgud taluk on Thursday.

Chikkamagaluru: A farmer lost his life after stepping on a broken electric wire in a paddy field in Karlagadde near Kundur village of Mudigere taluk. The incident took place on Thursday following heavy rain and strong winds the previous night.