BJP working president J P Nadda has been accorded with 'Z' category security and he will be guarded by the commandos of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) round the clock, officials said on Thursday.

Manjeshwar: A young man preparing and training for Army recruitment was stabbed by assailants while he was jogging on Thursday at Uppal in Manjeshwar here.

Unidentified miscreants killed a 55-year-old journalist by slitting his throat near Dubouli village in Kushinagar district on Thursday morning, police said.

A 17-year old girl died after she was allegedly set ablaze by a man at her house early on Thursday near here, police said. The youth who professed love for her allegedly committed the crime after she spurned his proposal.

Tamil Nadu has said Karnataka's proposal to construct a reservoir across river Cauvery at Mekedatu was "untenable and ought to be rejected outright" and urged the Centre against giving its nod for the project following a fresh appeal by the upper riparian state.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said defamation cases filed against him were an attempt by his political rivals deperate to silence him.

 India were 168 for two in their first innings at tea on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa here on Thursday.

Bengaluru: Reacting to the IT raids in Tumkuru and Bengaluru on former Karnataka Dy.CM’s educational organisation and his Bengaluru residence respectively, former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah added that the IT department was targeting Congress leaders.