Bengaluru: Providing a welcome respite from the prevailing hot and humid conditions, portions of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are anticipated to receive bouts of rainfall on August 28 and 29, according to a report by The Weather Channel citing the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the BJP might conduct the Lok Sabha polls in December itself, claiming that all choppers have been booked by the saffron party for campaigning.

New Delhi: A Puducherry court has sentenced a local resident S Pradeep to five years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the suicide of MBBS fourth-year student Priyadarshini with whom he was in a relationship, officials said here on Monday.

Nagpur: A New Delhi-bound Vistara flight was diverted to Nagpur due to a medical emergency involving a 14-month-old baby with a heart problem who was attended by a group of doctors travelling in the aircraft and later admitted to a hospital, an airport official said on Monday.

Taipei: China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result for incoming travellers starting Wednesday, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after a three-year isolation that began with the country's borders closing in March 2020.

Arakalagud: The Hassan Police has arrested a man for allegedly poisoning his parents, who fell seriously ill and subsequently died after consuming contaminated food in the Taluk’s Bisinahalli area.

Kolar: In the second reported case of honor killing within a span of about two months in Kolar district, a grim incident unfolded as an autorickshaw driver allegedly suffocated his 19-year-old daughter to death.

Ramanagara: In a tragic incident, five passengers were killed on spot after a car they were traveling in collided with a Karnataka state road transport corporation (KSRTC) bus near Kemmale Gate of Kanakapura Taluk on Monday.