Mangaluru Diocese priest Fr. Alexander Lobo passed away here on Monday. He was 85. His funeral will be held at Valencia Church on Wednesday at 3.30 pm.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised the use of tariffs as a negotiating strategy, the day before European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker was to visit the White House.

With parliamentary proceedings broadcast live and public expecting a discussions on its problems and plans for the country's development, it is the Parliaments responsibility to make efforts in fulfilling the citizens' aspirations, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Tuesday.

Global software major Wipro's chief Azim Premji on Tuesday said India needs lower income tax rate for better compliance.

 The Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Rules, 2006 will be aligned with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) laws by July-end, a senior official said on Tuesday.

 A 25-year-old Muslim man was beaten up by a group of people at a Ghaziabad court where he had gone to marry a Hindu woman, police said on Tuesday.

 Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence on Rafale deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that he had personally re-negotiated the deal with France and none of the four "revolving" Defence Ministers knew anything about it.

Taking exception to the unilateral decision of the Dakshina Kannada District Bus Owners Association to increase the bus fare without taking permission from the District Transport Authority, Deputy Commissioner and Authority Chairman Sasikanth Senthil directed the association to slash the bus fare increased by it.