A three and half year old boy died and his brother sustained severe injuries when a speeding train hits them at Mogral near Kumble on Sunday afternoon.

A 12-year-old boy had to ferry his ailing grandmother to a community health centre in a cart in the neighbouring Basti district as no ambulance was available, prompting the district administration to order a probe.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the way people across the world have embraced the International Day of Yoga celebrated on June 21, and hoped that more and more people will come forward to make the practice a part of their lives.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday denied emphatically that she discriminated against Jammu and Ladakh regions and wondered why none of the BJP ministers spoke about it till now if it was true.

The JDS-Congress coalition government has decided to give the cabinet rank to former chief minister and Coalition Government Coordination Committee Chairman Siddaramaiah. Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has decided to this effect.

An Army Major has been arrested for his alleged role in the murder of his colleague's wife whose body was found with her throat slit on a road in Delhi Cantonment.

Calling the Jallianwala Bagh massacre an "embarrassment to humanity", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to follow the path of "peace and non-violence, renunciation and sacrifice" as "violence and cruelty can never solve any problem".

Polling was underway on Sunday in Turkey's parliamentary and presidential elections where incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking re-election for a new five-year term which he says will bring prosperity and stability to the country.