Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a party helpline number and a website to reach out to the masses and address their grievances.
Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader and Virajpet MLA, KG Bopaiah, will take charge as the Karnataka Assembly Speaker on Tuesday morning.
Lahore: Pakistan has opened a 1,000-year-old Hindu temple in eastern city Sialkot for "worship" for the first time since partition on the demand of the local Hindu community, officials said on Monday.
Rio De Janeiro: At least 52 inmates were killed in a prison riot in northern Brazil on Monday as rival gang factions fought each other, an official said.
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday asked Discovery channel to specify the timings of shooting its special episode of "Man Vs Wild" featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Bengaluru: The newly formed Karnataka government on Monday announced that it will waive loans of fishermen taken from Co-operative societies and co-operative banks.
Bhopal: With 526 tigers, Madhya Pradesh has regained the coveted "tiger state" tag after losing it to Karnataka nearly a decade ago, thanks to its focus on conserving the wildlife outside the protected areas of reserves.
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday cancelled all nominations to government boards,corporations, authorities and commissions in the state.
Damoh (MP): A crocodile came out of a flooded river and crawled into a house at a village near here in Madhya Pradesh, causing panic among local residents, police said on Monday.
Mumbai: Indian captain Virat Kohli on Monday categorically refuted rumours of a rift with his deputy Rohit Sharma, saying "people feeding off lies" are being disrespectful to the players' personal lives.
