Udupi, Aug 16: Four fishermen are reported missing after their country boat Sagara Shri crashed into the breakwater at the mouth of Koderi fishing jetty in Byndoor taluk of Udupi district today. 

New Delhi, Aug 16: Former India opener Chetan Chauhan died on Sunday due to Covid-19 related complications after being put on life support for nearly 36 hours, his brother Pushpendra Chauhan said.

Mangaluru, Aug 16: Dr B Ahmed Hajee Mohiudeen, an educationist and the Founder Chairman of B A Group, Thumbay, Manguru, passed away at a private hospital in the city due to age related ailments. He was 87.

Bengaluru, Aug 16: The state government is considering to set a single admission test and counselling system for undergraduate and postgraduate technical and professional courses offered by higher education institutes in the state.

Bengaluru, Aug 16: As many as 17 coronavirus patients were shifted overnight from the CV Raman Nagar government hospital to other medical facilities after a short circuit disrupted oxygen supply. The incident took place on the intervening night of August 14 and 15. All patients who were shifted are doing well, said CV Raman Hospital Superintendent Radhakrishna. 

Bengaluru, Aug 16: A fact finding committee formed by the Indian National Congress to look into the August 11 Bengaluru violence has expressed concern over the arrest of innocent people including “boys as little as 10-12 years”. The committee is headed by former home minister G Parameshwara.

Bengaluru, Aug 16: The imposition of Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in areas under DJ halli and KG halli police station limits has now been extended till 6 am on August 18. 

Bengaluru, Aug 15: Karnataka on Saturday reported the biggest single-day spike of over 8,800 new cases of Covid-19 and 114 related fatalities. With this, the total number of infections rose to 2,19,926 and death toll to 3,831 in the state, the health department said.

New Delhi, Aug 15: India's World Cup-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday announced retirement from the international cricket.

New Delhi, Aug 15: Left-handed batsman Suresh Raina on Saturday announced his retirement from international cricket.