India's number one women's 50m rifle 3 positions shooter Anjum Moudgil defended her crown in the event at the 62nd National Shooting Championship Competitions here Sunday.

An eight-month-old missing case of Avil D’Souza (24) of Mangalapade in Karkala took a new twist now. It came to light that his elder brother had killed his younger brother and burnt his body to destroy the evidences.

As the Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad is going to celebrate on November 20 in Dakshina Kannada district, the government holiday would be declared on that day in the district, said District Minister UT Khader.

Telugu poet Varavara Rao, accused of having Maoist links, was Sunday remanded in police custody till November 26.

Amid demands from some quarters for RBI governor Urjit Patel's resignation, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Veerappa Moily Sunday said if he quits over the stand-off between the top bank and the Centre, it will send a bad signal to global markets.

Shivamogga: The district administration has relaxed the restriction imposed on the movement of heavy goods vehicles on Agumbe ghat road in Thirthahalli taluk and allowed the mini lorries to ply on the road.

A dejected Sarita Devi on Sunday bowed out of the World Boxing Championships after losing to Ireland's Kellie Harrington in a controversial 60kg pre-quarterfinal bout, a result which the veteran Indian was not happy with but didn't protest fearing another ban.

As his party makes an all-out effort to wrest control of Madhya Pradesh from the BJP, senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia feels it is "now or never" for the grand-old party that has remained out of power in the state for 15 straight years.