Chitradurga, Oct 8: Currency notes worth Rs 36 lakhs were found abandoned in a farm land near a bush at Buklorahalli in Challakere taluk on Thursday.

Bengaluru, Oct 8: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddiyurappa on Thursday asked the department of tourism to identify spots and prepare a comprehensive plan for their overall development in the State.

Washington, Oct 8: The Nobel Prize for literature has been awarded to American poet Louise Gluck for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.

New Delhi, Oct 8: Republic TV, headed by Arnab Goswami and two other channels are manipulating Television Rating Points (TRP) through bribing.

New Delhi, Oct 8: Giving a twist to the alleged 'gang-rape' and killing of an SC teen in Hathras, the main accused wrote a letter to the district police chief claiming that the victim was a friend of his and that she was killed by her brother as the latter did not approve of their relationship.

Moscow, Oct 8: Russia has registered 11,493 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 11,115 yesterday, taking the cumulative case total to 1,260,112, the country's coronavirus response center said on Thursday.

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 8: In a first in the country, the Kerala government has decided to form a Welfare Fund Board for the uplift of farmers in the state.

Bengaluru, Oct 8: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary and Karnataka Minister C T Ravi on Thursday expressed confidence to wrest both the Assembly seats, Sira and Rararajeshwari Nagar, for which byelections are scheduled to be held on November 3.

Mangaluru, Oct 8: With a view to minimize physical contact between the staff and the passengers, Mangalore International Airport has introduced contactless concept.