Opposition Congress-UDF on Friday retained the Puthuppally Assembly constituency in Kerala as its candidate Chandy Oommen won by a margin of over 36,000 votes in the bypoll, Election Commission sources said.
Well-known Tamil actor-director, G Marimuthu, died here on Friday following cardiac arrest, the South Indian Artists Association said.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed confidence that India, all set to host the leaders' summit during its G20 presidency, will do "everything possible" to ensure that existing geopolitical divides are overcome and the crucial gathering of world leaders concludes with "possible results."
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda said he would not attend the G20 dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday due to health reasons.
The Union Environment Ministry has set up a new Central Empowered Committee (CEC), replacing an ad hoc expert panel with the same name which assisted the Supreme Court in matters of forest and environment issues.
Three persons, including the director and principal of a blind school and children's home in Kolkata's Haridevpur area, were arrested on Thursday following complaints of rape of a minor girl at the institution, police said.
A fire broke out in a residential building at Kurla here early on Friday, but there was no report of anybody getting injured due to it, an official said.
Ibrahim bin Fahim Shahbandri, a young talent from Bhatkal represented India at the International Qur'an Memorization Competition organized by the Saudi government in Makkah and secured the second position in his category.
The elections for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and 4 other committee members of the 24th term of the Mangaluru City Corporation will take place on September 8th at 12:00 PM, announced the MCC in a release.
Karnataka Governor Tavar Chand Gehlot is set to embark on a visit to the Dakshina Kannada district on September 8 (Friday), as announced by his office in a press release.
