Mangaluru: Mangaluru airport customs officials on Sunday arrested two travellers who tried to transport gold illegally from Dubai to Mangaluru, at Mangaluru International Airport.

Hubballi: "BJP would not back the disqualified MLAs. But BJP would stand for protecting the democracy. The Supreme Court will give an answer to the decision of the Speaker", said Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Prahlad Joshi.

Nawada (Bihar): Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday defended Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's remarks against BJP MP Rama Devi in Lok Sabha, saying they were not taken in the right spirit.

Bengaluru: Veteran Karnataka Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa on Sunday asserted Veerashaivas and Lingayats are two faces of the same coin and hit out at his party colleague and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, accusing him of having tried to divide the community in the past.

Jaipur: Commenting on the current political situation in Madhya Pradesh, BJP's national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya here on Sunday said a "new mission" will be launched after the cabinet formation in Karnataka, where the Congress-JD(S) alliance lost the confidence motion recently.

Bengaluru: JD(S) patriarch H D DeveGowda on Sunday said the future of his party's alliance with Congress would depend on the decision of the high command of the grand old party, based on the advice of their Karnataka leadership.

Ranchi: A doctor who allegedly prescribed condom to a woman who was suffering from stomach pain is facing a probe.

Pune/Bengaluru: Rebel JD(S) MLA A H Vishwanath, who was disqualified by the Karnataka Speaker on Sunday, said the decision was "against the law" and he and other aggrieved legislators would approach the Supreme Court for redressal on Monday.