BJP fields Navneet Rana from Amravati Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra; Govind Karjol from Chitradurga in Karnataka.

BENGALURU: A chartered accountant has been arrested for allegedly duping 11 private companies by giving them fake electronic bank guarantees worth Rs 168 crore, Bengaluru police said on Wednesday. The accused, 45-year-old Noida-based Ashish Roy alias Ashish Saxena, was detained by the immigration officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi after he returned from Kuwait, they said.

Kerala's Industries and Law Minister P Rajeev has extended an open invitation to IT firms in Bengaluru, enticing them to consider establishing their operations in Kerala, which boasts abundant water resources unlike the water-strapped Bengaluru.

Kolkata: In a bizarre accident at the Kolkata airport on Wednesday, an IndiGo aircraft grazed the wings of an Air India Express plane, leading to both aircraft sustaining damage on their wings, officials said.

Kokrajhar (Assam): A viral picture purportedly of a suspended United People's Party Liberal's (UPPL) member sleeping with currency notes has triggered a controversy in Assam ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

New Delhi: A recent investigative report published in Himal Southasian magazine has highlighted the issue of exotic wildlife smuggling into India through the porous borders of the northeast region. The report, authored by M. Rajshekhar, reveals that while many consignments of trafficked wildlife have been intercepted by law enforcement agencies and relocated to zoos, a significant number have found their way to Vantara, an initiative by Reliance Industries aimed at the 'rescue' and sheltering of wildlife.

New Delhi: In a diplomatic response to the recent comments made by the United States regarding the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, India summoned a senior US diplomat to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to express its displeasure and lodge a "strong objection."

Renowned economist Parakala Prabhakar, husband of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has predicted that the "Electoral bond issue" will significantly impact the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming elections.