In a recent statement, Nara Lokesh, the general secretary of the Telugu Desam Party(TDP) and son of former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, has reaffirmed the party's commitment to uphold the 4% reservation for Muslims among other backward classes in Andhra Pradesh.

Veteran media personality and Ramoji group chairman Ch Ramoji Rao, who revolutionised the news and entertainment industry, died at a hospital here early on Saturday.

A gas leak at a rummage (gujari) shop resulted in over 30 individuals falling ill on Friday evening near Old Kesare in Mysuru.

The Mumbai police have registered a case against more than 200 persons and apprehended 57 of them in connection with the incident of stone-pelting that occurred during the civic body's anti-encroachment drive in the city's Powai area two days ago, an official said.

More than 200 people belonging to the Meitei community have been evacuated from their villages in Manipur's Jiribam district and moved to a newly set up relief camp after violence broke out following the killing of a man allegedly by militants, officials said Saturday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar will leave for New Delhi to participate in the working committee meeting called at the Congress headquarters on June 8 at 11 am under the leadership of AICC president Mallikarjuna Kharge.

Kundapur: Amasebailu Police have arrested an individual accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl in a remote area.

Gaza: An Israeli air attack on a UN-run school sheltering Palestinians in central Gaza's Nuseirat camp resulted in the death of at least 40 people, mainly women and children, as reported by Aljazeera.com.