New Delhi: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Thursday announced it will acquire iconic British toy-maker Hamleys for 67.96 million pounds (around Rs 620 crore) in an all-cash deal.

Mumbai: A Shiv Sena MLA from Satara district has written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, urging him not to release water from Koyna river to Karnataka, saying the stock in Koyna dam is low due to scanty rainfall last year.

Mysuru: Four unidentified assailants gang raped a woman when she was commuting with her friend on a bike at Srirampur Ring Road on the outskirts of Mysuru city on Wednesday. She has allegedly been roughed by the miscreants following which her leg has been fractured.

Dharamshala: Congress leader Sam Pitroda on Thursday said the BJP-led government at the Centre had failed on all sectors and challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a debate with him as he is also a "Gujarati".

Mehsana: A Dalit man's act of riding a horse on the occasion of his wedding resulted in the social boycott of the Schedule Caste (SC) community at a village in Mehsana district of Gujarat, police said on Thursday.

Hubballi: The Congress is preparing to file a complaint against BJP leader B Sreeramulu, who alleged that Minister CS Shivalli died due to the harassment given by Congress-JDS alliance government led by Chief Minister Kumaraswamy.

New Delhi: Congress' social media strategist Divya Spandana on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly taking Canadian citizen Akshay Kumar with him on board Indian Navy warship Sumitra.

Hubballi: Remembering Former Minister Late CS Shivalli, Minister DK Shivakumar got emotional while addressing Congress activists during campaigning for Kundagol bypolls.