Bengaluru: Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday directed the Chief Secretary and the Secretaries that any correspondence from the government to the Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot as sought by the latter, should be sent only after its consent.

Shimla: Facing flak over minister Vikramaditya Singh's announcement on mandatory display of names by street vendors, the Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday said no such decision has been taken.

Tel Aviv: A far-right partner in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has threatened to quit the coalition if a permanent cease-fire is reached with Hezbollah.

Patna: At least 43 people, including 37 children, drowned and three others went missing while taking holy dips in rivers and ponds in separate incidents during the 'Jivitputrika' festival in Bihar, the state government said on Thursday.

Kanpur: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday announced his retirement from T20 Internationals with immediate effect and also said that the second Test against India will be his last if his country's board doesn't give him a farewell match against South Africa at home.

 A 50-year-old school teacher Cristalino, of the Santa Annamma School in Virajpet, who had been grievously injured in an accident on Wednesday near Bannikuppe in Hunsur, Mysuru district, died in a hospital on Thursday morning.

Israel sent a truck filled with decomposed bodies of nearly 90 Palestinians to Gaza on Wednesday, which the territory's health ministry refused to bury, citing Israel’s failure to disclose information about who they are and where they were killed.

The Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi has expressed strong disapproval of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who they referred to as the ‘last hope of Indian democracy,’ for allegedly emerging as a brand ambassador of unregulated and illegal tourism in Wayanad. The committee accused Gandhi, along with Minister P.A. Mohammad Riaz and MLA T. Siddique, of promoting tourism projects that are causing severe environmental damage and undermining the livelihoods of farmers and tribals in the district.