Bhopal, Nov 10: The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh is leading in six of the 28 Assembly constituencies for which byelections were held while the Congress is ahead in two seats, as per the early trends of counting on Tuesday.

Tumakuru, Nov 10: In yet another blow to Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party has managed to register victory in bypoll to the Sira assembly segment in Tumakuru district.

Bengaluru, Nov 10: The department of higher education has formulated SOPs (standardized operating procedure) as per the UGC guidelines, in view of the opening of degree, engineering, and diploma colleges in the state from November 17.

Bengaluru, Nov 10: Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Monday demanded the state government withdraw the hike in electricity tariffs.

Sharjah, Nov 10: The Trailblazers defended a modest 118 with a brilliant bowling display to topple two-time champions Supernovas by 16 runs and win their maiden Women's T20 Challenge trophy here on Monday.

Washington, Nov 10: Bert Belasco, known for his role in the BET series 'Let's Stay Together,' has died. He was 38.

Dharwad, Nov 9: Former Karnataka Minister Vinay Kulkarni, who was arrested on charges of murder of Gram Panchayat member Yogesh Gouda, was remanded to 14-day judicial custody on Monday.

Bengaluru, Nov 9: The CCB Police, investigating the drug menace in the state involving several actors, on Monday arrested three drug peddlers, including Darshan Kumar, son of former Karnataka Minister Rudrappa Lamani.

Mysuru, Nov 9: A young couple drowned as the coracle in which they were sitting, capsized, during a pre-wedding photo shoot, in River Cauvery, at Mudukuthore, Mysuru district, on Monday.

Pfizer Inc PFE.N said on Monday its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective, a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has killed more than a million people, battered the world's economy and upended daily life.