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In a major embarrassment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP, #GoBackModi is trending on Twitter as he is in Madurai in Tamil Nadu today for the foundation-laying ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

A woman died and eleven others were hospitalised after consuming religious food offering or prasad outside a temple in Karnataka's Chikkaballapura district, the police said today.

Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena on Friday firmed up its electoral alliance with CPI and CPM for the assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh.

The Congress in Karnataka has expressed disappointment over the omission of late Dr Shivakumara Swami, the seer who headed the Sree Siddaganga Mutt in Karnataka's Tumakuru, from the list of those awarded Bharat Ratna on Friday evening.

DMK President MK Stalin launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led government at the Centre over its policies, which he said were confined to construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, cow protection, ''imposition'' of Hindi and hatred for minorities.

In a country where the government has for long advocated "Hum Do Hamare Do" -- the slogan aimed at reinforcing the message of family planning -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu appealed to the people of his state to have more children, or at least take the responsibility to give birth to at least one child.

A 33-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a girl on Thursday night in Hyderabad's Dundigal, police said.

Kerala Governor P Sathasivam on Friday said that the state government has upheld constitutional values and gender equality and embraced the values of secularism and pluralism in every walk of social life.

National award winning director Priyanandan was attacked by suspected right-wing activists early on Friday following his social media post on the Sabarimala issue, police said.

Veteran south Indian actress Bhanupriya has been accused of harassing a teenage girl whom she allegedly hired as domestic help. A police complaint against the actress was filed in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday after allegations by the 14-year-old girl's mother. The actress has rejected the allegations.

The BJP has demanded an unconditional apology from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi after a cartoon put up by his party in Telangana used "Draupadi's Vastraharan" from Mahabharata as an analogy during the protests on Thursday in Hyderabad.

A 42-year-old school teacher in Andhra Pradesh was arrested after he allegedly raped a Class 2 student in his school earlier this week.

For the first time an international boutique cruise ship docked at the Visakhapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. The dawn to dusk visitor, Silver Discoverer, is a 1989 seven-star liner, built in Russia. The ship came from Trincomalee in Sri Lanka via Chennai.

The ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka will take a decision on seat sharing for the coming Lok Sabha elections in three or four days, coalition coordination committee chairman Siddaramaiah saidon Thursday.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu may yet revive his ties with actor Pawan Kalyan's party in the state for the coming Lok Sabha elections, where his biggest challenge is beating opposition YSR Congress of Jaganmohan Reddy.