With a section of Congress leaders pitching AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge for the chief minister post amid a "leadership tussle" in Karnataka, his son and Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday dismissed such calls as "irrelevant."
Hong Kong leader John Lee has said that 36 people were reported killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex on Wednesday, and that another 279 people were reported missing.
KM Haidar, who taught at Alia Arabic College here for more than five decades, passed away on Wednesday night at a private hospital in the city following illness. He was 78.
Vokkaliga seer Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji on Wednesday said it was both his personal view and the sentiment within the community that D K Shivakumar should become the next chief minister of Karnataka.
The Delhi Police on Wednesday told a court here that a few protesters, arrested for allegedly using pepper spray on police personnel during a demonstration at the India Gate over pollution, are supporters of banned Radical Student Union.
