15 Apr, 21:17 (IST)

The Congress on Sunday released the list of 218 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections. For the full list, click here.

15 Apr, 11:07 (IST)

India's Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty settle for silver after losing to England's Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge in men's doubles badminton finals at CWG 2018. 66 Medals for India at the CWG 2018. 26 Gold, 20 Silver and 20 Bronze Medals in all.

In a major development concerning world news, Donald Trump has said about the Syrian Strikes that it was "Perfectly Executed" and that its "Mission Accomplished". Trump ordered the launch of air strikes on Syria in retaliation to the alleged chemical attacks by President Bashar al-Assad. The US president claimed that the joint action was meant to establish a "strong deterrent" against the production, spread, and use of chemical weapons. Trump said he has ordered "precision strikes" against Syria, where dozens of people were killed last weekend in a suspected toxic gas attack on Douma, the largest town in a former rebel stronghold outside Damascus. In his first reaction after military of the three countries carried out strikes against the chemical weapons infrastructure of Syria, Trump declared "Mission Accomplished".

The Bengali New Year is celebrated with great enthusiasm across the globe. Poila Baisakh or Pahela Boishak celebrations are on full swing all over India especially in West Bengal. With Bengali New Year just around the corner, which this years falls on April 15; Bengalis are all busy in the festivity and merriments. Poila Baisakh is the first day of the year according to the Bengali calendar. The same day is observed as New Year by different cultures with different names such as Bhogali Bihu in Assam, Baisakhi in Punjab, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu and Vishu in Kerala. The festival is celebrated with fairs and family gatherings. The traditional greeting to wish Bengali New Year is Shubho Noboborsho which literally means Happy New Year!

In the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018, Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated her opponent PV Sindhu by straight games to clinch the women's singles title in the badminton competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday. In a high-octane clash between the two Indian medalists, Saina took charge of the game in the last lap, sealing a 21-18, 23-21 victory in the all-Indian finals on the last day of the Games.  We at LatestLY will bring all the breaking and latest news and updates around the world. Stay with us for the latest updates of the day.