Veteran actress and director Vijaya Nirmala died in a Hyderabad hospital early this morning. She was 75. Her son, actor Naresh, announced her death on Twitter and revealed that the last rites will be held tomorrow. Those wanting to pay Vijaya Nirmala their last respects can do so at the family residence in Hyderabad. No cause of death was given; Naresh wrote simply that Vijaya Nirmala died of 'sickness.'

Bantwal: In a shocking case reported from Pilatabettu village in Bantwal Taluk, a father has been arrested for allegedly raping his minor daughter. The accused was arrested by Punjalakatte Police Station.

Mangaluru: Income Tax Department (IT Department) sleuths on Thursday afternoon raided two leading jewellery outlets of the city.

One person was killed and two others injured Thursday in a blast in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. 

Bengaluru: Noted writer S L Bhairappa on Thursday asserted the two of the most epic stories of Indian history, Ramayana and Mahabharata are partly fictitious and stories.

Delhi Waqf Board chairman and AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan Thursday said the panel will give Rs 5 lakh and a job to the wife of 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari who was lynched in Jharkhand.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held talks Thursday during which they discussed a range of issues of mutual interest, the first meeting between the two leaders since the start of Japan's Reiwa era.

 Two brothers were beaten to death by a group of 12 people in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district, with police suspecting it to be case of enmity.