Top stories from the south at

Top stories from the south at 2100 hrs today.

MDS3 KA-MINISTER

Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy stokes a controversy with his remarks that a few BJP leaders were behaving like terror group ISIS.

MDS4 TN-BYPOLL-VISHAL

Chennai: Actor Vishal Krishna, who made an unsuccessful bid to contest the December 21 bypoll to RK Nagar seat,says he is not extending support to any other candidate and will soon announce his next 'political move.'

MDS5 KA-JOURNALIST-ARREST

Bengaluru: The editor of a leading Kannada tabloid, Ravi Belagere arrested for allegedly hiring a sharp shooter to kill his journalist colleague.

MDS6 TN-CYCLONE-RADHAKRISHNAN

Kanyakumari (TN): Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan says all steps are being taken to trace and rescue missing fishermen in the aftermath of cyclone Ockhi.
 

MDS7 KL-IFFK

Thiruvananthapuram: Candles lit to pay tributes to victims of cyclone Ockhi which had wrought havoc on the Kerala coast, as curtains go up on the International Film Festival of Kerala here on a sombre note.

MDS8 KL-CYCLONE-PACKAGE

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala will seek a special financial package from the Centre to rehabilitate families affected by cyclone Ockhi and ensure safety of the coastal region.

BOM5 AP-LD-PRESIDENT-NAVY

Visakhapatnam: President Ram Nath Kovind says the Navy is India's primary instrument of sea power and it is playing an enhanced role in national security and nation building.

BOM7 BIZ-INFOSYS-PAI

Hyderabad: Infosys' move to settle with markets regulator Sebi the alleged disclosure lapses involving a severance pact have vindicated N R Narayana Murthy's stand, says its former CFO T V Mohandas Pai, calling out the company to tender an apology to the co-founder.

BOM18 TL-VP-MAOISTS

Hyderabad: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu advises Maoists to shun violence, join the mainstream and contest elections, if they seek to implement their ideology.

BES3 TL-KACHEGUDA STATION

Hyderabad: Kacheguda here has earned the distinction of being the first energy-efficient 'A1 Category' railway station in the country, says the South Central Railway (SCR).

BES21 TL-PSU-NAIDU

Hyderabad: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu says Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) have contributed immensely to the countrys economic growth and helped the country in building a sustained industrial base.