Bengaluru, Dec 29: Air India is all set to spread its wings further in the United States by introducing its first-ever nonstop service between Bengaluru and San Francisco and between Hyderabad and Chicago from Jan 9 and 13, respectively.

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Police have nabbed six members of a gang which had indulged in robbing tractors and seized from them stolen 26 tractors, five cars and eight two-wheelers together worth over Rs 1,46,40,000.

New Delhi, Dec 29: Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that he foresees a "short extension" of the suspension of flights from the United Kingdom to contain the spread of the new variant of coronavirus that was first detected in that country.

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Condoling the demise of SL Dharmegowda, Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Council, JD(S) leader and former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday termed it as "political murder".

Chennai, Dec 29: It was on the 2018 New year eve actor Rajinikanth confirmed his political entry and said he would start a party ahead of 2021 Assembly elections and contest all the 234 seats in Tamil Nadu.

New Delhi, Dec 29: As New Year festivities begin, cybercriminals based in China also have their own plans. They are targeting Indian e-commerce users with a new "year-end carnival, Get free Christmas gifts" scam, an investigation has revealed.

Adelaide, Dec 29: Mohammed Siraj became the first debutant for India in seven years to pick five wickets in a Test match when he finished the second Test match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a haul of five wickets for 77 runs in 36.3 overs.

Adelaide, Dec 29: India's head coach Ravi Shastri termed his team's eight-wicket win against Australia on Tuesday as "one of the greatest comebacks" in the history of the game after the visitors were "blown away" in the series-opener in Adelaide.

Lucknow, Dec 29: A man allegedly staged his own 10-year-old daughter's kidnapping in order to frame his rivals in a criminal case, police said.