​ In a significant development, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has responded to Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy’s challenge for a public debate on the controversial Bidadi Township Project . In a significant development, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has responded to Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy’s challenge for a public debate on the controversial Bidadi Township Project . ​ 

​ Here is what British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said as he announced Monday he is stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party. Here is what British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said as he announced Monday he is stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party. ​ 

​ The dissident group, led by Leader of the Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee, claimed it had secured the support of a significant section of the party’s legislators and functionaries. The dissident group, led by Leader of the Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee, claimed it had secured the support of a significant section of the party’s legislators and functionaries. ​ 

​ Outside, anguished families watched helplessly as thick black smoke and flames swallowed the animation centre on Usha Mehta Marg, where 15 people, most of them students, lost their lives on Monday afternoon. Outside, anguished families watched helplessly as thick black smoke and flames swallowed the animation centre on Usha Mehta Marg, where 15 people, most of them students, lost their lives on Monday afternoon. ​ 

​ The fire broke out in the Aliganj area in the northwestern part of the city.  The fire broke out in the Aliganj area in the northwestern part of the city. ​