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The Karnataka Assembly was adjourned for the day much before its scheduled time as BJP MLAs disrupted proceedings for the second day alleging that the Congress-JD(S) coalition government lacked majority.

Kerala legislator P.C. George claimed today that underworld don Ravi Pujari, presently detained in Senegal, had threatened to kill one of his sons.

TTV Dhinakaran, the nephew of VK Sasikala, will not get the pressure cooker symbol for his party, the AMMK (Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam). Instead, the Supreme Court ordered the Delhi High Court today to take a decision on who should get the two leaves symbol of the AIADMK.

A filmmaker was arrested in Chennai on Wednesday for allegedly murdering his wife, an aspiring actress. The woman's body parts, without the head, were found in a dump yard in the city last month.

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Wednesday said he was ready to appear before a commission probing the death of late chief minister J Jayalalithaa and "explain the truth".

23-year-old Dhansingh Arul, a first class Electrical Engineering graduate has applied for the job of a sweeper at the Tamil Nadu assembly.

At least Rs 356 crore was collected and Rs 170 crore spent by political parties that contested the May 2018 Karnataka polls, according to the political monitoring non-profit Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The BJP was the highest grosser with Rs 213 crore and spent nearly Rs 139 crore, also the most, it said.

In a veiled attack on DMK president MK Stalin, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today said some politicians are attempting to create problems and politicise everything, including the recently concluded Global Investors Meet, "for their selfish ends."

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today made a pitch to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to consider the fishermen of Kerala for the honour in recognition of the bravery they have shown when floods devastated the southern state last year.

Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala has said the JDS-Congress government has released Rs 1,611 crore towards the farm loan waiver schemes, benefiting 3.28 lakh ryots till January 31 this year and its implementation is being accelerated.

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has written to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan urging prompt action in ensuring safety of two nuns who are witnesses in a rape case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal. The two issued transfer orders by their congregation.

The budget session of the Karnataka Assembly was off to a stormy start after BJP lawmakers marched to the well of the House and shouted slogans "Go back Governor...No Government in the state." The BJP claimed that the Kumaraswamy-led Congress-Janata Dal (United) coalition government lacked majority as four Congress lawmakers were missing in the House today.

The Andhra Pradesh Police on Wednesday transferred the murder case of Florida-based NRI businessman Chigurupati Jayaram to Telangana.

The Tamil Nadu Police has initiated disciplinary proceedings against 7,324 officers for failing to file final reports in cases within the statutory time limit, the Madras High Court was informed. The lapse had resulted in closure of over 2.14 lakh FIRs by trial courts.

Opposition BJP in Karnataka today disrupted Governor Vajubhai Vala's address to the joint sitting of the state legislature here.