Bengaluru, Oct 6: Veteran Sandalwood director Nagesh Babu breathed his last at a private hospital in Bengaluru due to age related illness on Tuesday morning. He was 87 and is survived by wife Shyamala and three children.

Lucknow, Oct 6: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government today told the Supreme Court that Hathras victim was cremated in the middle of the night "to avoid large-scale violence". 

New Delhi, Oct 6: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought response from the Centre, CBI and 12 states on a PIL seeking directions to set up a mechanism to bring back Indian workers who have lost their passports in Gulf countries and implement policies framed for their welfare.

Kasaragod, Oct 6: In an unprecedented move early on Tuesday morning, the District Collector and the Divisional Forest Officer here has seized over 850 kilograms of sandalwood from Vidyanagar near here.
Forest sources put the value of the seizure at two crore rupees.

Bengaluru, Oct 6: CCB sleuths, investigating into the drug menace unearthed recently involving film actress and others, on Tuesday raided the house of underworld don late Muthappa Rai in Bidadi, about 45 km from here.

Lucknow, Oct 6: Uttar Pradesh police said they have arrested four people suspected to have links with the Popular Front of India Mathura when they were on their way to Hathras district.

Mangaluru, Oct 6: Mangaluru MLA U T Khader has taken BJP-led union and state governments in India to task for giving priority to outsiders over own citizens.

Kabul, Oct 6: Najeeb Tarakai, the Afghanistan top-order right-handed batsman has passed away at the age of 29 after succumbing to injuries sustained in a road accident.

Doha, Oct 6: Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) will provide covid-19 vaccine to everyone in the country who require them free of charge, a senior health official has said.

Dubai, Oct 6: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli rued the dropped catches by his team after its 59-run drubbing at the hands of Delhi Capitals in the IPL here on Monday.