Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing “strong reservation” over the Centre excluding the state government from discussions with Bangladesh regarding Teesta water sharing and the Farakka Treaty.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has reduced the sentence of an accused in a POCSO Act case from life imprisonment to 10 years, emphasising the need for valid reasons when imposing the maximum penalty.

BJD president Naveen Patnaik held a meeting with his party's nine Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday and asked them to emerge as a "vibrant and strong" opposition in the Upper House of Parliament during its upcoming session that would begin on June 27.

During his visit to Dubai, Speaker UT Khader met with Padma Shri awardee Dr. Azad Moopen, the founder and chairman of Aster DM Healthcare Group. Dr. Moopen was recently undergoing treatment and was at his residence where Khader visited him.

A court here on Monday remanded JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna, who has been arrested in connection with a case of alleged sexual abuse of a man, in the custody of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) till July one.

In a tragic incident, an 11-year-old boy named Shahbaz Singh from Nawanshahr, Punjab, died after falling from a toy train at Elante Mall on Saturday night. The child sustained severe head injuries and succumbed to them despite receiving treatment at GMCH-32.

Rakibul Hussain, the Indian National Congress (INC) Member of Parliament from Assam, made a notable gesture during his oath-taking ceremony in Parliament. He held a pocket copy of the Indian Constitution while taking his oath.

In response to the forecast of heavy rainfall, the District Administration of Dakshina Kannada district has set up control rooms across each taluk centre to manage potential natural calamities. This measure comes after the Meteorological Department issued a red alert for the district, predicting widespread rain until June 26.