Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the financial assistance of Rs 500 crore announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for flood-ravaged Kerala was "nowhere near enough" and said the calamity should be declared a "national disaster."
Skipper Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane notched up a brilliant 159-run partnership for the fourth wicket helping India get out of trouble on Day 1 of the third Test.
Chief Minister Kumaraswamy has stated that more than 1,000 personnel, including NDRF, have indulged in rescue operations in the Kodagu district where continuous rainfall, floods, and rockslides have worsened the normal life.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) late Saturday evening arrested one of the two gunmen who killed Maharashtra rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in 2013, official sources said here.
The Congress on Saturday said it had revoked the suspension of Mani Shankar Aiyar from the party following recommendation by its disciplinary committee.
The Congress on Saturday said that it will launch a month-long nationwide agitation from next week on what it said was "Rafale scam" of the Modi government and other issues.
Dakshina Kannada district Khazi Al Haj Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar gave a call requesting people to help flood victims of Kerala and Kodagu.
The dead bodies of two persons, who were drowned away in two separate places at Muduperara and Paduperara, have been kept at the primary health center of Ganjimutt. Minister UT Khader visited the place and condoled the families.
Friends and relatives of 19 of the victims of a deadly bridge collapse in the Italian city of Genoa bade farewell to their loved ones at a state funeral on Saturday, while the families of 19 others opted for private ceremonies.
Infosys Chief Financial Officer (CFO) M.D. Ranganath has resigned and will continue in the executive post till November 16, the IT major said on Saturday.
