Congress president Rahul Gandhi today described HAL as a "strategic asset" in aerospace, saying the country owed a debt to it, as he stepped up his campaign against the Modi government over the Rafale fighter jet deal.

Bengaluru:  AICC president Rahul Gandhi arrived at Bengaluru on Saturday to participate at a public meeting on Rafael scam.

Standing in support of state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Congress president Rahul Gandhi will Saturday meet the employees of the public sector unit outside its headquarters in Bengaluru.

In a Dasara gift, the state government on Friday announced a 2% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for its employees.

The coordination committee chairman Siddaramaiah has succeeded in uniting the Congress MLAs of Ballary district and district in-charge minister D.K. Shivakumar over the issue of choosing Congress candidate for the Ballary bypoll.

Even after Supreme court's ban on manual scavenging, the practice is still rampant in many parts of the country. But the BBMP which is boasting of adopting strict rules against manual scavenging remained a mute spectator on Friday evening as two workers were seen cleaning the drainage with bare hands.

In yet another act of discrimination against the girl child, a man allegedly killed his 20-day-old daughter in the limits of Banaswadi police station.

At a meeting convened by Chief Minister Kumaraswamy, discussions were held on filling vacancies in various departments, including Agriculture, Horticulture, Public Works and Animal Husbandry departments.