President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the triple talaq bill passed by Parliament, making it a law, a government notification said.

Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka will kick-start preparations for the by-elections in 17 constituencies, necessitated by the disqualification of rebel legislators, by holding a meeting of senior leaders on Thursday, top party sources said Wednesday.

Mangaluru: Kadri Police on Wednesday seized three trucks and four men while carrying illegal sand worth lakhs of rupees, in Mangaluru.

Lucknow: The son-in-law of a UP minister is among the 10 booked for murder in the case pertaining to the road accident of the 19-year-old Unnao rape victim's car killing her two aunts and injuring her critically.

New Delhi: The Congress alleged that "tax terrorism" under the Modi government has claimed the life of Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha, whose body was found on the banks of the Netravathi river in Karnataka on Wednesday.

Mangaluru: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel on Wednesday morning seized four live bullets from a passenger at Mangaluru International Airport, a day after seizing foreign currency worth 4.15 lakh rupees.

Uppinangady: Two students of Indraprasad PU College Uppinangady were awarded National Geographic Explorer Award at the Google Science Fair 2018-19 that was held in California, USA at Google headquarters.

Mangaluru: Local fishermen on Wednesday braced up for venturing into the sea as they prepared their equipment, food and other basic necessities as August 1 will see lifting of the ban on fishing which was imposed two months back by District Administration.