National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday questioned the rationale behind bringing the Constitution amendment bill, saying the NDA government did not have the two-thirds majority needed to pass it.

 Four Maoists, including one carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh on his head, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Friday, police officials said.

Representatives of leading Muslim organisations, associations and unions from across Karnataka have issued a strong and sharply worded joint statement, declaring that the Muslim community “will no longer tolerate” what they described as the biased attitude of the Congress party towards the community and its leaders.