Bengaluru: Karnataka assembly speaker Ramesh Kumar Tuesday compared himself to a rape survivor having to undergo repeated questioning as he referred to repeated charges against him being part of the controversial audio tapes, over which government has constituted an SIT.

Chikamagaluru: A family alleged that Mudigere BJP MLA M.P. Kumaraswamy has been harassing and threatening the family and conspired to snatch seven acres of land from them using his political power and influence.

Bengaluru: The stand-off between the government and opposition continued in the assembly Tuesday over an SIT probe into an audio clip showing BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa in a purported conversation to lure a JD(S) MLA in his alleged attempt to topple the Congress-JDS government.

Ranchi: The Jharkhand government Tuesday banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the state to curb its anti-national activities and for keeping links with terror outfits like ISIS, a government notification said.

Mumbai: Shortage of pilots continued to hamper operations of IndiGo with the budget carrier Tuesday cancelling as many as 30 flights from across major airports and passengers allegedly being forced to buy last minute tickets at high fares, a source said.

Ajman (UAE): The 18th, week-long annual sports meet of the Gulf Medical University (GMU) of Ajman was inaugurated at its campus here on Feb 9.

New Delhi: The fifth floor of 'Hotel Arpit Palace', where a massive fire snuffed 17 lives, was being used as a rooftop restaurant which was "unauthorised", officials said Tuesday.

New Delhi: Udupi-Chickmagalur MP Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday lodged a complaint at the Parliament street police station, New Delhi, for being defrauded off Rs. 20 Lakh.