Udupi: Congress candidate from the Udupi-Chikmagaluru constituency K Jayaprakash Hegde has clarified that, contrary to the allegation made against him in certain media reports recently, he had not made derogatory statements on his BJP rival Kota Srinivas Poojary's knowledge of language.

Puttur: A 45-year-old woman, Eshwari, from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu has been arrested by the Puttur Town Police in a case of theft of gold jewelry in town about one and a half months ago and jewelry worth approximately Rs 6 lakh has been confiscated by the police.

Jaipur: Skipper Sanju Samson smashed an unbeaten 82 in 52 balls as Rajasthan Royals posted 193 for four against Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.

Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday rubbished the Karnataka government's claim that the Centre was not releasing its due share of special grants' as recommended by the 15th Finance Commission.

The Tamil Nadu BJP on Sunday alleged that state Fisheries Minister and DMK leader Anitha R Radhakrishnan publicly uttered an expletive against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said it would approach the police and Election Commission seeking action.

Delhi BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Sunday hit out at the Aam Aadmi party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, calling his instruction from ED custody to the water minister scripted and his arrest a cause of celebration for the people of the city.

The BJP on Sunday criticised the Left government in Kerala for its move to approach the Supreme Court against President Droupadi Murmu saying that it reflected the Marxist party's discrimination towards women and tribal communities.

A consumer commission here has directed the Axis Bank and the New India Assurance company to pay an insurance claim of Rs 30 lakh along with interest to a policeman who suffered injuries with permanent disabilities after an accident in 2017.