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Ananth Kumar Funeral: The funeral of union minister Ananth Kumar, 59, who died at 2 am on Monday, will take place today at 1 pm in Karnataka capital Bengaluru's Chamrajpet TR Mill crematorium.

A 45-year-old supporter of former Union Minister and expelled DMK leader MK Alagiri was hacked to death by a four-member gang near Palamedu in the district on Monday, police said.

With hardly six days left for the commencement of Sabarimala pilgrimage, it is going to be an uphill task for authorities to put all amenities in place, at the Lord Ayyappa Temple, where a huge turnout of devotees is expected.

The Sabarimala is a secular temple and the entry of the devotees to the shrine cannot be restricted on the grounds of religion or caste, the Kerala government has said.

Cyclonic storm Gaja will cross Tamil Nadu coast between Cuddalore and Pamban on November 15, bringing heavy rainfall coupled with gale wind, the Met office said Monday as the state government put its machinery on alert and kept on standby 30,500 rescue personnel.

A close relative of a Kerala Minister quit on Monday as the demand for Higher Education Minister K.T. Jaleel's resignation gathered momentum following allegations of nepotism in the appointment.

The Kerala government is likely to convene an all-party meeting to discuss various matters relating to the Sabarimala temple, which has been rocked by the issue of entry of women in the menstrual age, ahead of the annual pilgrim season commencing this week.

Days after calling a truce with the ruling AIADMK on the controversy surrounding the latter's freebee schemes, the 'Sarkar' film crew had a little get-together with a cake drawing all the attention.

The Election Commission today issued notification for the December 7 election to the Telangana Legislative Assembly.

The Karnataka government has declared a three-day state mourning till November 14 as a mark of respect to Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, who died early in the morning today.

Union minister and senior BJP leader Ananth Kumar died at 2 am this morning at a hospital in Karnataka capital Bengaluru at the age of 59.

The wife of a Kerala minister on Sunday quit her post in the University of Kerala following criticism that her husband played a role in getting her the job.

Union minister Ananth Kumar, 59, died at 2 am Monday at Karnataka's capital Bengaluru. He was suffering from cancer.

Union Minister JP Nadda on Saturday said that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao went for early polls in the state as he was afraid of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "KC Rao is afraid of Prime Minister Modi and went for early polls. But I believe that the people of Telangana will teach him a lesson in December," said Mr Nadda.

With the Karnataka chief minister and his deputy skipping the Tipu Jayanthi celebrations, a Congress legislator Saturday termed it as an insult to the Muslim community.