New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the intention of the central government has always been to bring petrol and diesel under GST, and it is now up to the states to come together and decide on the rate.

Mumbai: The Mumbai police have arrested two persons in connection with a burglary at actor Anupam Kher’s office this week, an official said on Saturday.

Bengaluru: A complaint has been lodged against the aides of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who was arrested along with 16 others in connection with Renukaswamy murder, for threatening the eye-witnesses in the case, police said in its remand note presented in a court here on Saturday.

Jodhpur: A communal clash erupted in a locality here in which two policemen were injured and two vehicles were damaged, police said on Saturday.

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday termed the enforcement of the anti-paper leak law a "whitewash" and asserted that the BJP cannot evade its responsibility in "promoting corruption and education mafia".

Hyderabad: In a significant move aimed at providing relief to farmers in Telangana, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced on Friday a loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh for farmers in the state. This decision follows a cabinet meeting and is a fulfillment of a promise made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a rally in Warangal on May 6, 2022.

Thane: Police have registered a case after 720 voter ID cards were found discarded in Maharashtra’s Thane district, an official said on Saturday.

Davanagere: The residents of Gollarahatti in Chikkammanahatti village, Jagalur taluk, caught and handed to the police a 30-year-old man who attempted to rape a married woman in the village and stabbed her with a knife when she resisted.