Washington: US President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday he would give the State of the Union address after the ongoing government shutdown ends, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi effectively blocked him from delivering the annual speech in Congress.
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's royal families were electing a king Thursday after the last monarch abdicated following his reported marriage to a Russian ex-beauty queen, with a sports-loving sultan in pole position for the role.
Manglauru: The pontiff of Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple, Chitrapura Mutt, Sri Vidyavallabhartirtha Swamiji (80) passed away on Wednesday evening. He was being treated following kidney problems at a private hospital in Mangaluru.
Drought has hit the state again. About 100 taluks are reeling under drought as per government report. Drought situation is particularly worse in 72 taluks. Many more number of taluks are also affected by the drought. People’s lives are getting miserable. Drinking water has become scarce. Hundreds of villages are being supplied with water in tankers.
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow on Wednesday, with Turkey saying they will focus on Ankara's so-called "security zone" in northern Syria.
Bengaluru: Nusrat Raza, a beneficiary who was denied Hajj pilgrimage, alleged that both State Haj Committee and Minority Welfare Department have involved in irregularities in selecting Hajj pilgrimages for the present year.
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi set up various committees for the party's Maharashtra unit on Wednesday with senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge chairing the crucial coordination committee and former Union minister Sushil Kumar Shinde heading the campaign committee.
Bengaluru: Home Minister MB Patil said that Kampli MLA Ganesh would be arrested shortly related to an attack on MLA Anand Singh and his name would be included in the list of ‘Rowdy sheeter’ as per the law.
New Delhi: Piyush Goyal is likely to present the interim Budget on February 1 as he was Wednesday given the additional charge of finance ministry as Arun Jaitley is in the US for medical treatment, sources said.
Bengaluru: Saying that a minor mistake led to a clash between Congress MLAs Anand Singh and Kampli Ganesh at a resort, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that there was no question of protecting anybody.
