Dubai: Hours after the SP and BSP announced their alliance without the Congress in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party will fight the elections in the state with "full capacity".

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the constitutional provision to provide 10-per cent reservation in government jobs and education to economically backward section in the general category.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Saturday said he was "amused" at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "clerk" comment referring to him and clarified that he had never made such a statement.

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government will introduce free education for girls in all state-run institutions from the next academic session, Higher Education Minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati said Saturday.

Mangaluru: The central government is willing to privatise the New Mangaluru Port and Mangaluru Airport which was built by the far-sighted politician Ullal Shrinivas Mallya. Public awareness needs to be created to save them and respect the services of Shrinivas Mallya, Minister UT Khader said.

Thiruvananthapuram: Six people were killed Saturday after the car in which they were travelling collided head-on with a bus near Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala, police said.

Sydney: The seasoned Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday became the fifth player to score 10000 runs for India in One-day International cricket, adding another feather to his illustrious cap.

Hubballi: The investigation into the cash seizure at Vidhan Soudha is on, and the final report is about to come. Predicting the seized amount belongs to the minister is not right, said former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.