Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel Monday claimed Hindu Mahasabha leader Vinayak Damodar Savarkar had first sown the seed of the two-nation theory which was later taken forward by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the late founder of Pakistan.

Bengaluru: A case has been registered against the editor of a Kannada daily and its editorial staff for publishing a report about trouble within JDS chief and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda's family after the Lok Sabha election drubbing.

Mumbai: Three women doctors at a BMC-run medical college and hospital here, accused of driving their 26-year-old colleague to suicide after tormenting her with casteist slurs, have sought a "fair probe" in the case.

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday decried the "misconception" being created that BJP was a Hindi heartland party and said the Lok Sabha poll results testified to its victories across India, stressing "chemistry has triumphed over arithmetic".

London: Senior South Africa batsman Hashim Amla termed "fasting during Ramadan" as great mental and spiritual exercise, expressing his delight that the World Cup is starting during the holy month.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Urban Development and Housing U T Khader on Monday told reporters that he was ready to step down from the ministerial post if it is required to save the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in the state.

Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah Monday asserted that the JDS-Congress government was a 'strong' one and ridiculed state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa for repeatedly claiming that the coalition will collapse.

Mangaluru: Mangaluru MLA Vedavyadas Kamat on Monday assured the families of bringing back the 35 people from Mangaluru who have been stranded in Kuwait after an reported recruiting company’s fraud.