An Indonesian diver died while recovering body parts from the ill-fated Lion Air plane which crashed into the sea killing 189 people, an official said Saturday.

Baindur: The Baindur constituency in the Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency has evoked a poor response in today's bypolls.

The interference of the government in RBI had come to discussion when a massive decision such as demonetisation was taken unilaterally without including the latter in the process. Experts had perceived problems when Urjit Patel was brought in as a replacement to Raghuram Rajan, as the head of RBI. Corporate powers began to interfere with RBI after Modi became the Prime Minister. Now the tussle between RBI and Central government has reached its peak. Rumours are strife that Urjit Patel may resign from his post any moment. At a time when India's economy situation is not very bright, a problem like this can affect the country's future a large extent. Corporate powers that are close to Modi are being blamed for this situation country is facing right now.

About 6 per cent of the electorate cast their votes Saturday in the first two hours of polling for the by-elections to three Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies in Karnataka.

Ramnagar: Voting process at a polling booth in Mottedoddi of Ramanagar was temporarily stalled after a snake was found inside the polling center.

Tigress Avni, believed to have been responsible for the deaths of 13 people in Maharashtra in the past two years, was shot dead in Yavatmal district of the state as part of an operation, police said Saturday.

Former Supreme Court judge Jasti Chelameswar rued Friday that no proper legal structure was ever laid down for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Shimoga: The voting process has begun in Shimoga, Mandya, Bellary districts for Lok Sabha; and two assembly seats of Jamkhandi and Ramanagar. However, even after two-and-half hour passed, the voting process is yet to begin at Nelagalale Village in Shimoga district.