Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks during the Independence Day speech, asking where were the "achche din" and what happened as he had almost 10 years to get rid of corruption.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar held a meeting in Bengaluru at the Chief Minister's home office on Wednesday. The focus of the meeting revolved around preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

A person has complained he found a dead rat in a dish he ordered at a restaurant in Mumbai, following which the police arrested the eatery's manager and two cooks, an official said on Wednesday.

A junior athletics coach, who levelled sexual harassment allegations against Haryana minister Sandeep Singh, has been suspended from services over alleged violation of conduct rules.

The bodies of two boys who had allegedly gone missing after they went to wash cattle in the river on Wednesday morning were found in Rahmat Nagar. Two others, including a lady, are learned to have escaped being drowned in the river.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to put in place safeguards against cases of gross medical negligence in the state.

In a move to safeguard the interests of the state's farmers, Minor Irrigation Minister NS Boseraju has announced that the Karnataka government cannot comply with Tamil Nadu's request for the release of River Cauvery water.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is set to unveil a initiative on August 29, aimed at fostering a deeper understanding of the Constitution of India. The program, which will be launched in Mysuru, entails the reading of the Preamble of the Indian Constitution across all educational institutions in the state, including schools, colleges, and universities.