New Delhi: Targeting the Aam Aadmi Party, senior advocate H S Phoolka, who resigned from the party Friday, said converting an anti-corruption movement into a political party in 2012 was "wrong", while ruling out contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha election.

Udupi: The Muslim Okkuta of Udupi district Friday visited the houses of two fishermen out of seven fishers who have gone missing.

Mysuru: The taluk Social Welfare Department's Director Janardhan has informed that the Ambedkar community Bhavan, which was constructed at Nanjangudu in the district, would be thrown open for the public after Sankranti festival.

Thiruvananthapuram: Taking a dig at BJP and the RSS, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Friday asked why they had not called for a hartal after one more woman offered prayers at Sabarimala.

Bengaluru: The Congress-JDS government in Karnataka Friday increased tax rates on petrol and diesel to 32 per cent and 21 per cent respectively, citing adverse impact on the state revenue collection due to continuous fall in the prices of crude oil in international market.

Mangaluru: The people in the district who, with a lot of hopes, had widely voted for the BJP in the previous Lok Sabha elections have been disappointed as they did not get anything. MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, who played with the people's emotions, will have to sell pakoda after the forthcoming parliamentary elections.

Berlin: Private data stolen from hundreds of German politicians including Chancellor Angela Merkel have been published online, the government said Friday, in a stunning breach of cyber security.

Bengaluru: The Income Tax department raids on four leading Kannada film actors and three producers here continued for the second day Friday, officials said.