New Delhi, Aug 29: Former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support, but his renal parameters have improved, the hospital said on Saturday.

New Delhi, Aug 29: States will have to forego borrowing flexibility of 1% of state GDP given under the Atmanirbhar Bharat package if they opt to settle their entire GST compensation shortfall for FY21 through market borrowings.

Coimbatore, Aug 29: A Congress Youth Wing functionary has been arrested for allegedly cheating a businessman from Karnataka of Rs 10 lakh on the promise of sending textile goods, a few months ago, police said on Saturday.

New Delhi, Aug 29: A58-year-old man said to be a relative of cricketer Suresh Raina died while four members of his family sustained injuries allegedly in an attack by robbers, police said on Saturday.

Guwahati, Aug 29: A television serial was banned here following protests by right-wing groups, alleging that it promoted "love jihad" and denigrated Hindu and the Assamese culture, officials said on Saturday.

Raipur,  Aug 29: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday alleged that anti-national and anti-poor forces were spreading hatred and venom of violence in India and the influence of 'tanashahi' (dictatorship) on the country's 'lokshahi' (democracy) was rising.

Mangaluru, Aug 29: City based Highland Islamic Forum (HIF) handed over a newly built house to a destitute family consisting of a helpless woman, two children and a grandmother in Arla village near Nelyady in Puttur taluk.

Dubai, Aug 29: The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued Saturday a decree formally ending the country's boycott of Israel amid a US-brokered deal to normalise relations between the two countries.

Mangaluru, Aug 29: The hearing into the police firing, which claimed two lives, during anti-CAA protests in Mangaluru, will be held on September 1.