Meerut: Former India pacer Praveen Kumar and his son had a narrow escape when his SUV collided with a trailer truck in Meerut on Tuesday night.

Makkah: LGM Umarabba, a prominent figure and former president of Newpadpu Twaha Juma Masjid, breathed his last in a hospital in Makkah on Tuesday. Umarabba, who was residing in Kandak, in Bunder, had embarked on the Hajj pilgrimage along with his wife.

Davanagere: In a press interaction during his visit to Davanagere for MP Siddeshwar's birthday celebration, former minister KS Eshwarappa made bold predictions regarding the longevity of the current Congress government in Karnataka. Eshwarappa claimed that the government's days were numbered, comparing its fate to that of the Ajit Pawar episode in Maharashtra.

The BJP attacked the Congress government in the Assembly on Wednesday, alleging that it deceived the people with their "misleading poll guarantees", which are now replete with conditions.

The opposition BJP on Wednesday withdrew its protests inside the Karnataka assembly over the alleged non-implementation of the five 'guarantees' promised by the ruling Congress in its poll manifesto, after Speaker U T Khader gave them time to raise their issue post Zero Hour.

A house near the Someshwara Railway Station collapsed on Tuesday night due to heavy winds and incessant rainfall for three days in the area, but no fatality has been reported.

A disturbing incident unfolded in Hemapur village of Ramanagar district as a teacher from a scheduled caste faced verbal and physical abuse, including death threats, from a group of upper-caste youngsters. The incident occurred during a recent village festival when the teacher, identified as Manjunath, accidentally touched the 'arati plate' during prayers to the local deity.

The factional fight of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has reached the doorstep of the Election Commission with the group led by Ajit Pawar filing over 40 affidavits of MLAs and MPs in his support.