New Delhi, Dec 19: Swami Nithyananda, the high-profile, self-styled godman who founded a country, is now planning to have atleast 1 lakh people to settle in 'Kailasa'.

Bengaluru, Dec 19: With the right kind of investments, the healthcare sector can attract public and private investments to the tune of Rs 9 trillion by 2022, Karnataka Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr K Sudhakar said on Saturday.

Bengaluru, Dec 19: Veteran Kannada film director and actor Boodal Krishnamurthy died at his residence here on Saturday after a prolonged illness. He was 71.

Mangaluru, Dec 19: More than a day after an 8-year-old boy was kidnapped from Ujire in Dakshina Kannada district, the police managed to rescue him and arrest seven abductors.

New Delhi, Dec 19: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday met a group of party leaders who had written to her a few months ago seeking a complete overhaul of the organisation.

Allahabad, Dec 19: The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Police not to take any coercive action against a man booked under the recently promulgated Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 for allegedly trying to marry a woman with intentions of converting her to other religion.

Washington, Dec 19: Defending its personalised advertising approach, Facebook has said that it disagrees with Apples belief that personalisation and privacy are at odds.

Mumbai, Dec 19: Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has said filmmakers have started to approach him with lead roles in their films due to his philanthropic work for migrant workers during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

Washington, Dec 19: US President-elect Joe Biden has named Indian-American Vedant Patel to be the Assistant Press Secretary as he announced the additional members of the White House Communications and Press Staff.