Medical tests of the two Bengaluru cafe blast case accused were conducted at a state-run hospital before their production at a metropolitan court here on Friday.

Six-time world champion boxer M C Mary Kom on Friday stepped down as India's chef-de-mission for the upcoming Paris Olympics, saying she is "left with no choice" due to some personal reasons.

The leader of the opposition, R Ashok, has come under criticism for his reaction to Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao's statement regarding Patanjali's medicines. Following the Supreme Court's concerns about the quality of Patanjali products, the state government has been instructed to conduct quality testing of these medicines.

A case has been booked against BJP state President and Coimbatore candidate K Annamalai and a few members of his party over an alleged poll campaign time violation, police said here on Friday.

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed "severe displeasure" over the Election Commission (EC) not furnishing a reply to an RTI plea that had asked the poll panel about the action taken on a "representation" given to it by eminent citizens, raising questions on the credibility of EVMs and VVPAT machines during elections.

Delhi Cabinet minister Atishi on Friday alleged that a big political conspiracy is being hatched by the BJP-led central government to impose President's Rule in the national capital.

The arrest of two accused in Bengaluru's Rameshwaram cafe blast case from West Bengal on Friday triggered a political slugfest in the state with the opposition BJP claiming that the TMC regime has turned the state into a safe haven for terrorists.

Congress candidate for Lok Sabha Elections from Kalaburagi, Radhakrishna Doddamani, on Friday filed his nomination papers to District Election Officer here in the city.