Mangaluru: A young photographer died in a road accident occurred near Padil on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday.

Thiruvananthapuram: A 36-year-old woman from Kerala Wednesday claimed she has trekked Sabarimala and offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa shrine.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Higher Education Minister G T Devegowda Wednesday said that an expert committee would be constituted to look into changing the syllabus for higher education courses in the state.

Jaipur/Agra: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said the prime minister got a woman to defend him in Parliament as he couldn't do so himself, a remark that appeared to trigger a sharp retort from Narendra Modi who accused the opposition of insulting Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Mangaluru: Dr Salma Suhana of Mangaluru, studying her DM (super speciality) in Neurology at SSIMS and RC Medical College in Davangere has been selected for the prestigious International Scholarship award, instituted by the American Academy of Neurology .

Udupi: After the outbreak of the Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) in Sagar taluk, people in Udupi district are fearing of getting afflicted from the disease. The caracas of four monkeys were found in Siddapura, Hallihole and Hosangady in Kundapur taluk, said DHO Dr Rohini.

Guwahati: The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and its 70 partner organisations Wednesday vowed to not let Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers enter Assam till the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 was scrapped.

Bengaluru: The Bharat Bandh called by labour organisations against the anti-labour policies of the central government on Wednesday evoked good response across the state and majority of labour organisations took to the streets ànd protested against the central government policies.