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Gir Somnath (Gujarat) [India], Sept. 18 : Two Asiatic lionesses were spotted walking on the streets of Gujarat' Gir- Somnath district recently. The wild animals had strayed into the residential area and were seen chasing cattle in a video captured on Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras.

The Chief Conservator of Forest, R. L. Meena, said that the lion population has spiked recently, increasing chances of these big cats straying into human settlements.

"Lately, the population of lions in the Gir forest has increased and there are chances that these wild animals may enter into human settlements and kill some livestock. But we always try to reach the location on time. We also provide compensation for loss of cattle to the people," he said.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept. 18 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has blamed the sheer deficit of 'leadership' with the Congress party as the key reason behind the collapse of the latter's government in Arunachal Pradesh, and added that the entire situation is a clear case of people jumping off a sinking ship.

Speaking to ANI here, BJP leader Sambit Patra, said, "Several leaders have always asked for appointments from Rahul Gandhi seeking an opportunity, but he has always declined to meet them, and the consequences are quite visible. This is a classic case of people jumping out of a sinking ship."

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept. 18 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said accused Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaih of playing politics in the name of the Cauvery dispute after the latter charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi of showing an indifferent attitude to the plea of the state government to convene a meeting of chief ministers to discuss the sharing of Cauvery waters.

"This is the problem of two states and the chief minister of two states should decide. Siddharamaih is doing politics, where he wants to drag the Prime Minister. Prime Minister cannot be involved in the play which Siddharamaih is playing," Karnataka BJP state president Tamilisai Soundararajan told ANI.

New Delhi [India], Sept. 18 : Accusing the Samajwadi Party of letting the people of Uttar Pradesh suffer by turning a deaf ear to their problems and focusing solely on 'family politics', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday asserted that in next year's assembly polls, the people of the state would vote decisively against the Yadav family.

"In Uttar Pradesh, it is becoming clear that the ruling family there is getting together consistently for the sake of power, and in this entire circumstance, the people of the state are suffering," BJP leader Nalin Kohli told ANI here.

Hitting out at Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for being least concerned about the common man in UP, Kohli added that law and order, and development, had gone for a toss in the state.

Haridwar [India], Sept. 18 (ANI) Patanjali CEO Acharya Balkrishna has been listed by the Chinese Business Magazine Hurun as one of India's richest businessmen.

The list released by the magazine consists of 399 Indian businessmen in which Balkrishna is ranked 25th with an estimated property worth Rs. 25,000 crore.

Balkrishna has managed to secure his position among India's rich and famous within five years of establishing the FMCG firm Patanjali.

"This is an unlisted company and if it has been placed in world's richest company, then it is a big thing. This has been possible because of the immense love and support that we received from the people of the country. Very soon Patanjali will be at number one position," said Balkrishna.

New Delhi [India], Sept. 18 - Asserting that the Uttar Pradesh government has been "hijacked" by the Yadav family of the Samajwadi Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said that those who seek votes in the name of democracy have actually converted the entire state government into a family affair.

Speaking to ANI here, BJP leader Sudesh Verma said every adult linked to SP chief Mulayam Yadav is occupying one post or another, be it that of a minister or chairman.

"Those who used to talk of socialism have now converted the entire process to casteism. We see this entire drama that has unfolded as an attempt for image makeover, because they know the UP electorate are going to reject them," he said.