Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh on Saturday announced that India has successfully developed “Nafithromycin,” the country’s first indigenously discovered antibiotic effective against drug-resistant respiratory infections and particularly beneficial for cancer patients and diabetics with poor infection control.

Actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party on Saturday said Rs 20 lakh each has been credited to the families of those who lost their lives in the Karur stampede on September 27.

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will reopen Monday for people returning to Gaza, the Palestinian embassy in Egypt said Saturday, but the territory's sole gateway to the outside world will remain closed to people trying to leave.

Ruling Congress MLA K N Rajanna on Saturday expressed doubts over the success of banning RSS activities in public places and government schools and colleges.

 A youngster from Puttur was found dead under suspicious circumstances at a private lodge in Maruthinagar, under the jurisdiction of Madiwala Police Station in Bengaluru.

The Department of Education has announced that applications for the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) will be accepted from October 23 to November 9.

Former Aland MLA Subhash Guttedar has accused sitting Congress MLA B.R. Patil of making false allegations of vote rigging against him in an attempt to get closer to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and secure a ministerial position in the state cabinet.

International Cricket Council chairman Jay Shah on Saturday expressed his condolences at the death of three promising Afghanistan cricketers, who lost their lives in an air-strike conducted in the Argun and Barmal districts of Paktika province.