Hectic tactical moves, assurances and trust on keeping one’s word worked as the foundation behind the smiles on camera and the happy-looking power breakfast of Karnataka’s two most powerful leaders on Saturday.

Cyclone Ditwah stayed close to the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast on Saturday, moving slowly northwards and bringing the risk of strong rain across several southern states now under a red alert.

A speeding Mercedes ran over a man and injured two others in a posh locality in Delhi last night. The incident occurred after midnight in the Vasant Kunj area near Ambience Mall, police said.