Karkala: In a tragic road mishap near Belman Jantra in Karkala a bike rider died on the spot here on Tuesday as he collided with another bike.

Bengaluru: BJP's Karnataka chief B S Yeddyurappa Tuesday said it would be "better" if the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition in the State dissolves the assembly and goes for fresh polls.

Three West Bengal MLAs, including BJP leader Mukul Roy's son Subhrangshu Roy, joined the saffron party Tuesday as it works to consolidate its position in the state following its impressive show there in the Lok Sabha polls.

Ajman: In line with its started strategic objective of expanding the network of partner universities worldwide, Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, has entered into an agreement with Ajman University (AU). The MoU was signed between both the universities at the GMU campus on 27^th May 2019, represented by Prof. Hossam Hamdy – Chancellor of GMU and Dr. Abdelkrim Seghir – Chancellor of AU.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) is planning to conduct a review of the quality of PhD thesis for which doctoral degrees have been awarded in last 10 years by varsities across the country.

After being incommunicado for a day, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday held a series of meetings with party leaders including his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot amid his insistence on quitting and also rumblings of discontent in the northern state.

Ajman: A group of 4^th year MBBS student of the College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman stood first in the “Education & Instructional Technologies” category of the 7^th Undergraduate Research Competition (URC), held recently at Abu Dhabi University under the Patronage of His Excellency Hussain Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education.

Two militants were Tuesday killed in an encounter with security forces in forests of Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said.