A prisoner ended his life by hanging himself inside his cell in Karwar jail on Thursday, June 21, police sources said.

Umesh (38), a resident of Karkala is the prisoner who took the extreme step.

Katerra, a technology company revolutionizing the design and construction industries, and KEF Infra, an offsite manufacturing technology specialist, announced a merger today that will jointly expand their geographic reach, manufacturing capacity, and market expertise. Known as KEF Katerra, it will operate in the India and the Middle East markets.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP of doling out cash to win elections and said such practices by the Centre's ruling party will soon be the reason for its downfall.

Cricketer Team India opening player KL Rahul and his family members visited the temple here on Thursday.

Along with Rahul, his father KN Lokesh, his mother Rajeshwari Lokesh visited the temple.

The minimum standards of education need to be raised for the majority of students, Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia, said on Thursday, adding there is a growing confidence that government schools are the solution to the country's educational levels.

A Hindu woman married to a Muslim got her passport on Thursday, following External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's intervention, barely 24 hours after a passport officer rejected her application on the grounds that she had not changed her surname.

A teacher died of cardiac arrest while doing Yoga during the Yoga Day programme at Teradala in Rabakavi-Banahatti taluk on Thursday.

Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari's recent push for promotion of cruise tourism could boost employment in the sector, the promoter of a Goa-based culinary training institute has said.