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By calling Karnataka "No. 1 corrupt state", the BJP's CM face BS Yeddyurappa seems to have scored a self goal. A few minutes before PM Modi's special plane touched the tarmac at Bengaluru's HAL airport, chief minister Siddaramaiah took a jibe at Modi in a welcome tweet. A few minutes later, Yeddyurappa angrily reacted to his tweet calling Karnataka number one corrupt state in India. In his eagerness to please the party bosses, the BJP's CM-in-waiting perhaps forgot that he too was at the helm for three and a half years. His tweet drew sharp reactions.

Portraying his government as farmer-friendly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was the ‘TOP’ priority for it.“The farmers who grow vegetables and fruits like tomatoes, onions and potatoes that are also top priority for us. Take T from tomato, O from Onion and P from Potato, you get TOP. Farmers are TOP priority for us,” Modi said.

After its proposal to make floor cleaners using cow urine, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to give a push to the use of cow urine in preparing medicines.

Pakistan under-19 team manager Nadeem Khan said his side's crushing loss to eventual champions India in the World Cup semifinals could be a result of magic art.

Manjot Kalra slammed a majestic century when it mattered the most while bowlers also came up with the goods as India thumped Australia by eight wickets to lift their fourth ICC Under-19 World Cup title at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. Meet the boys who won India its fourth historic title.

A sub-inspector in Noida shot at two men in Noida on Sunday night, which the victim’s family claim was “without any reason”. The victim is in a critical state and undergoing treatment at a private hospital.Sub-inspector Vijay Darshan allegedly accosted 25-year-old Jitendra Yadav and his friend Sunil near Noida Sector 122 police chowki while they were returning from a wedding.

Calling the outcome of the recent by-polls in Rajasthan “a matter of concern”, Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley has said the party is examining the reasons behind recent electoral debacle.

Two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba have been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramullah district by a joint team of the police, Army and CRPF. Identified as Abdul Majeed Bhat and Mohammad Ashraf Mir, the two had gone to Pakistan on a valid Pakistani visa and received arms training before returning to India via the Attari-Wagah border, a police press release said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a book calle ‘Exam Warriors’ . The book is a guide for children on dealing with exam-related stress, the book also advises teachers on helping students cope with the anxiety. The Prime Minister has written an open letter to the teachers. Read it here.

One dreaded criminal was killed and eight other wanted men arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police in the last 24 hours after four major encounters.

Two Kashmiri youths studying at the Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, were allegedly beaten up by a group of around 10-15 men on Friday. The assault occurred at around 2.30pm when Aftab and Amjad were returning after Friday prayers. Students of the university said that the attack was completely unprovoked and the two were targeted only for their Kashmiri identity.

Agree or disagree?

Narendra Damodar Jadhav, who previously led economic research at the Reserve Bank of India, feels that the Union Budget has boosted social sectors, but let down social protection. Overall, the Union Budget is very good — prudent and pragmatic. “In the social sector, it has given a good boost to education and a very good push to health, but has done rather poorly on social protection,” he writes.

AAP leader Ashutosh has pointed at the ruling party’s phrase ‘One Nation, One Election’ and said that it is being portrayed like it will save the taxpayers’ money and these funds will be used for public good. “On paper, the move sounds logical, especially to the new aspirational class. But is it actually that simple?” The AAP leader writes on why it will kill the spirit of India’s constitution?