Bengaluru: Former Minister V Somanna who lost the Assembly election against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Varuna constituency, on Friday appealed to the party leadership to make him the state president of the BJP.

Assam: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stirred controversy on Friday with a remark following former US President Barack Obama's recent comments on the protection of Muslims in India. Sarma claimed that there are many "Hussain Obamas" in the country and stated that the state police would act according to its priorities. The opposition criticized the Assam Chief Minister's statement.

Bengaluru: Kannada film actor B Shyamala Devi has filed a complaint against her son and daughter-in-law alleging assault and torture.

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has got mired in a controversy following the publication of the Preamble of the Constitution on the cover page of a school textbook allegedly without the words 'socialist' and 'secular'.

New Delhi: Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara and senior pacer Umesh Yadav were on Friday dropped from India's Test squad for the West Indies tour starting July 12 while three players got maiden call-ups.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday blamed the previous BJP government for 'financial indiscipline' that has caused problems for government contractors, and said it would take some time to fix the state's economy.

Patna: There will be no more elections in future if this "dictatorial" government returns, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee warned on Friday while asserting that leaders of all non-BJP parties have decided to unitedly fight the saffron party in 2024.

Shillong: At least 14 children fell ill after consuming wild mushroom in a remote village in West Khasi Hills district, officials said on Friday.