Opposition parties on Saturday approached the Election Commission alleging display of party name only under the BJP symbol on EVMs during a mock poll in West Bengal's Barrackpore constituency, but the poll panel has maintained that the same insignia was used for the party in 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
The Islamic State has claimed the three militants who blew themselves up during a fierce gun battle with security forces in Sri Lanka's Eastern province, a media report said on Sunday.
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has set up a five-member expert panel to probe any negligence in the death of Karnataka IPS officer Madhukar Shetty. The government took this decision after his family and friends raised suspicions over the medical treatment he received before he died in December last year.
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets to end their home campaign on a winning note and theoretically keep alive their play-off chances in the ongoing Indian Premier League here Saturday.
Bengaluru: Congress and BJP tonight named their candidates for the May 19 by elections to Chincholi and Kundgol.
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has rescheduled the Common Entrance Test (CET) – 2019. The test, which was earlier scheduled to be held on April 23 and 24, will now be conducted to April 29 and 30.
New Delhi: Over 200 employees of Jet Airways took out a candlelight march near Jantar Mantar here appealing to the lenders of the airline and the Centre to "Save Jet Airways".
Unnao/Barabanki: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination seeking re-election from Varanasi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Saturday accused him of not visiting a single village there.
Shimla: A private bus fell into a 200-feet-deep gorge near the Panchpula bridge in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district Saturday evening, leaving at least 12 passengers dead, officials said.
Bengaluru: A journalist was arrested here Saturday for allegedly circulating a "fake letter,"purportedly written by home minister M B Patil to Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi in 2017 on religion tag to the Lingayat sect.
