San Francisco: Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, bringing the total number of terminated staff to more than 50, a group representing the workers said.

Kota (Rajasthan): Rajasthan minister Madan Dilawar on Tuesday said a uniform civil code is bound to be implemented in the country and it will not be possible for someone to "marry four women and beget 25 children", and avail the benefits of government schemes.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a speech on Tuesday, reiterated his criticisms against Muslims and accused the Congress party of attempting to extend reservation on the basis of religion, specifically for Muslims. Addressing a speech in Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, PM Modi accused the Congress of hatching a “deep conspiracy” to take away people’s wealth and distribute it among “select” individuals.

New Delhi: Delhi Police had briefly detained an eatery owner following a complaint that he had sold biryani on disposable plates purportedly having a picture of Lord Ram on them in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri, officials said on Tuesday.

Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka DK Shivakumar has approached the Karnataka High Court challenging the FIR filed against him at the RMC Yard Police Station in the city based on a complaint by a BJP member that he has been luring and threatening people to vote in favour of the Congress in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Vitla: Two manual workers, aged 40 years and 24 years, died of asphyxiation while working on placing the rings inside a 30-foot well sunk at Padibagilu of Kepu village on Tuesday.

Mangaluru: As an outbreak of avian flu has been reported in some districts of neighbouring Kerala, the border areas of Karnataka, including Mangaluru, have been put on high alert, officials of the Karnataka Animal Husbandry department here said.

Udupi: A motorbike rider, aged 22 years old, was grievously injured and died on the spot after his bike rammed into the divider on the National Highway near Kota in Brahmavar taluk a little past midnight on Monday.