Thirty-six former judges on Saturday gave a call to people, including parliamentarians, to denounce opposition leaders' move to impeach Madras High Court judge Justice G R Swaminathan, saying such an attempt, if allowed to proceed, would cut at the very roots of democracy and independence of the judiciary.

The IMF has approved an emergency funding of USD 206 million under its rapid finance instrument to help Sri Lanka “address the urgent needs arising from the catastrophic Cyclone Ditwah and preserve macroeconomic stability”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Saturday for a visit to West Bengal's Nadia district, where he is scheduled to inaugurate national highway projects and address a public rally, amid heightened political tensions over the ongoing SIR exercise in the state.

Artificial intelligence is a force multiplier in the education sector but unethical use of AI tools for cheating, data and privacy breach is a matter of concern, according to educationist Shishir Jaipuria.

A new 55-bed palliative care centre for terminally ill patients, named the Nemmadi Centre for Palliative Care, will be inaugurated near Nelamangala on Sunday. The facility will offer all services completely free of cost.

 A Maharashtra-based voluntary organisation has appealed to the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development to establish an independent National Widows' Rights Commission to address "systemic and lifelong injustices".

A retired teacher was found dead in a pool of blood at her residence in Ponnekara here, police said on Saturday.

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.