New Delhi: Political activities across five poll-bound states namely Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Telangana have intensified, with parties leaving no stones unturned to secure victory in the elections. Meanwhile, the Congress party on Friday released the list of star campaigners for the Chhattisgarh polls.

Bengaluru: Former BJP MLA from Hiriyur assembly constituency, Poornima Srinivas, along with her supporters, officially joined the Congress party here at the KPCC office on Monday.

New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court on Friday extended by five days the judicial custody of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and human resources department head Amit Chakravarty, arrested in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that the news portal received money to spread pro-China propaganda.

New Delhi (PTI): Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said Rs 2,000 denomination notes are coming back and only Rs 10,000 crore worth of such notes are still with people.

Bengaluru (PTI): Openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh struck blazing centuries as Australia scored 367 for 9 in their World Cup match against Pakistan here on Friday.

New Delhi: The Popular Front of India (PFI) has approached the Supreme Court challenging a notification by the Ministry of Home Affairs designating it and its affiliated organizations as 'unlawful associations' under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA).

Baghdad (AP): Protesters gathered at Iraq's border crossing with Jordan on Friday to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and call for an end to Israel's blockade, while in Indonesia's capital, demonstrators marched from several mosques to the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy in Jakarta to denounce American support for Israel and demand an end to Israeli airstrikes.

Amaravati (PTI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday felicitated 11 sportspersons from the state who won medals at the recent Asian Games and disbursed cash incentives worth Rs 4.29 crore to them.