Bengaluru,  The Karnataka government has directed the authorities concerned to ensure that cows are not slaughtered in the state on Bakrid which falls on Saturday.

No cow, calf, ox, buffalo and camel can be killed during the festival, it said.

To ensure its implementation, helplines and ta

Chennai,  The officials of Tamil Nadu's Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday searched the house of AIADMK legislator and former Minister R. Kamaraj at Mannargudi in Thiruvarur district and here, said sources.

The officials of Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DAVC) also simultaneously started

Srinagar,  The Meteorological department on Friday forecast generally cloudy sky with rain and thundershowers at scattered places in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.

"Generally cloudy weather with rain/thundershowers at scattered places is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours",

New Delhi,   Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be in the national capital on Friday to meet the BJP central leadership and finalise the allocation of portfolios in the new state cabinet.

It is learnt that Shinde and Fadnavis are likely to meet

Panaji, With the IMD issuing a red alert, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday appealed to people of the state to step out of home only if necessary otherwise to stay at home and take precautions.

"Disaster Management team is fully alert. People should take precautions. They should not step out o

Bengaluru,  Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries, Murugesh R. Nirani, said on Thursday that the state government would not forcibly acquire farmers' land for industrial purposes.

Interacting with the farmers who had come in large numbers from Devanahalli to the Karnataka Industrial Area

Bhopal,  The Madhya Pradesh Police on Thursday issued a lookout circular against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai following outrage over the poster of film 'Kaali' showing the Hindu goddess smoking and holding LGBT flag.

The development came hours after Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra sai

New Delhi,  High levels of a toxic chemical have been detected in drinking water samples collected from across the country whose exposure can disrupt the endocrine, reproductive and immune systems.

As per a study, the toxic chemical has been found to be 29 to 81 times higher than the prescribed limit.