Infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country has touched a record low of 25, a sharp dip of 37.5 per cent from 40 in 2013, according to the Sample Registration System report for 2023 issued by the Registrar General of India.

Pontiffs of various Maths from Karnataka under the banner ‘Sanatan Sant Niyoga’ called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and demanded an investigation into the Dharmasthala case by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). 

 The state government has granted ₹300 crore to five newly formed corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Area (GBA) to cover administrative expenses like personnel pay, as reported by Deccan Herald.

The Crime Branch police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Congress MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil based on complaints of sexual misconduct and stalking on social media.

A 21-year-old youngster lost his life due to electrocution during a Ganesha immersion procession in the city on Tuesday night. 

The Karnataka High Court has rejected the petitions brought by the South Indian Sugar Mills Association (Karnataka) and the Indian Sugar Mills Association seeking to exempt sugar from the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act of 1987.

The Central government has moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of three petitions challenging the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, currently pending before the High Courts of Delhi, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh. The matter was mentioned before CJI BR Gavai, who agreed to list the case next week.

 The gang rape case filed against BJP legislator Munirathna has been closed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the CID, with the team informing the Karnataka High Court that it found the charges against the MLA to be false.