The BJP has suspended Khanpur MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion from the party on charges of indiscipline.

Champion's three-month suspension follows preliminary investigations by the party into charges of indiscipline against him and that of threatening a journalist, Pradesh BJP general secretary Naresh Bansal told reporters late on Saturday evening.

Four militants were Sunday killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Daramdora area of Shopian, following information about presence of militants there, an Army official said.

Kane Williamson's latest World Cup 2019 batting masterclass proved just enough to trump a stunning century from Carlos Brathwaite as New Zealand beat the West Indies by five runs in a World Cup thriller on Saturday.

Bengaluru: Ruling out any mid-term polls, Karnataka BJP President B S Yeddyurappa Saturday said the Congress-JD(S) coalition government would not survive for long because of internal differences and asked it to quit if they were not able to govern the state.

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists Association on Saturday awarded Journalist Mohammed Arif of Vijaya Karnataka with the Sukesh Kumar ‘Brand Mangaluru Award’.

Southampton: India defeated Afghanistan in a nail biting low scoring contest in a final over finish as Mohammad Shami bagged four wickets including a hat-trick to bundle out Afghanistan for 213 runs here on Saturday.

Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily Saturday said the party would have won 15 to 16 seats in the Lok Sabha polls had there been no tie up with JD(S) and that trusting the alliance was a 'mistake."

Mangaluru: Mangaluru Rural Police on Saturday after raiding at Adyar, seized illegal sand worth Rs. 55,000 and also took a JCB and three trucks worth Rs. 45 lakhs. It later informed that the sand and vehicles belonged to Surendra Kambli, a resident of Adyar.