Hathras, Dec 16: The Hathras police have unearthed a manufacturing unit making spurious and counterfeit spices of local brands using donkey dung and acid.

Lucknow, Dec 16: Denying West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegations stating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is bringing a party from Hyderabad to divide minority votes, All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said the former should worry about her own home state as many people are shifting loyalty towards BJP.

New Delhi, Dec 16: India's Human Development Index or HDI position has marginally dropped after improving last year. In the latest UNDP's HDI ranking, India stands at 131. Last year India's ranking was 129.

New  Delhi, Dec 16: Virat Kohli's captaincy is still work in progress despite him being a perfect role model for his teammates, feels former India batsman VVS Laxman, who wants the star to chop and change the squad a little less for greater stability.

Madikeri, Dec 16: After discouraging the cash rich Tourism industry for three years due to natural calamity that claimed many lives and left hundreds of people roofless due to landslides at various places, the district administration has come out with several restrictions, including as precaution for Covid-19 pandemic, on tourists who are enthusiastic in welcoming the new year in a big way.

Bengaluru, Dec 16: Former Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader Renuka Rajendran died in a private hospital last night due to age related illness. She was 78.

Mangaluru, Dec 16: Rich tributes were paid to those who sacrificed their lives during the 1971 war against Pakistan.

Mangaluru, Dec 17: A youth was attacked with sword by a gang of miscreants at Addoor on the outskirts of Mangaluru city last night.

Panaji, Dec 16: Goa's beef traders have urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to use his "good offices" with the BJP to prevent Karnataka's 'Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill, 2020' from being notified.

New Delhi, Dec 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lit the 'Swarnim Vijay Mashaal' at the National War Memorial on Wednesday to mark the 50th-anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war.