A 61-year-old man was arrested in connection with the discovery of a partially charred body at a rented room in Chowannur in this district, police said on Monday.

Karnataka is reportedly planning to introduce certified training courses for aero adventure sports pilots, making such training more accessible and affordable within India.

In a move that has stirred speculation in Maharashtra’s political corridors, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday paid a visit to Matoshree, the residence of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, marking the fifth meeting between the two leaders in just three months.

Onion is the latest among the kharif crops to be damaged due to extreme rainfall in North Karnataka. Continuous rains and fungal blight have wiped out over 50% of the crop in Kittur Karnataka region and parts of Vijayanagar and Ballari districts.

The Centre is expected to take a call this week on government formation in Manipur, which has been under President’s rule since February 13 this year.

Tension was palpable in Odisha's Cuttack city, where a 12-hour bandh was underway on Monday amid prohibitory orders imposed following the violence during the Durga Puja immersion processions and subsequent clashes between VHP activists and the police.

A 23-year-old woman died after a large tree allegedly fell on a two-wheeler on which she was riding pillion here, police said on Monday.

The toll in the devastating landslides in West Bengal's Darjeeling district rose to 24, as disaster management personnel continued the rescue operation on Monday with several people still missing and thousands of tourists stranded in cut-off hill pockets, officials said.