Bengaluru: Welcoming the orders of Supreme Court, former JD(S) state chief H Vishwanath on Thursday morning told reporters that the disgruntled MLAs will now be returning to the state.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday morning ordered the disgruntled MLAs of Karnataka to appear before the assembly speaker in the evening at 6.pm on Thursday and submit resignation in person.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday asserted that he will not resign from the post of the CM amidst political crisis in the state.

 The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the latest status report with regard to the ongoing mediation proceedings in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya land dispute case within a week.

Former captain Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman said India committed a "tactical blunder" by demoting Mahendra Singh Dhoni to number seven in the World Cup semi final against New Zealand, a move that left them baffled.

As the stage is set for a major political showdown starting Thursday in the wake of a spate of resignations threatening the existence of the coalition government in Karnataka, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Alok Kumar has issued prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, restricting the gathering of more than five persons and any form of protests within the two-km area around the Vidhana Soudha.

The US lawmakers Wednesday passed a Bill aimed at lifting the current seven percent country-cap on issuing Green Cards, a development which would benefit thousands of highly-skilled Indian IT professionals.

 The CBI is carrying out searches Thursday at the offices of Lawyers Collective, an NGO run by noted lawyer Anand Grover, officials said.