International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq, who has been invited to inaugurate the world-famous 'Mysuru Dasara-2025' celebrations, has affirmed her respect for the festival and Goddess Chamundeshwari.

In a disturbing reminder of rural infrastructure gaps, a woman who had just given birth and her newborn were carried on shoulders for 1.5 km after an ambulance failed to reach their home in Adahallatti village, Belagavi district, due to completely damaged roads.

Reliance Foundation's zoological rescue and rehabilitation centre, Vantara, has said it will extend “full cooperation” to the apex court-appointed SIT set up to inquire into allegations of non-compliance of laws and acquisition of animals from India and abroad.

Despite spending over Rs 12 crore on road repairs in 2024-25, Bengaluru’s pothole problem has worsened, with a 63% rise in the area affected by potholes compared to last year, raising serious concerns over the quality and sustainability of civic works.

A man has been arrested in Karnataka’s Mysuru district for allegedly murdering his lover by placing a gelatin stick in her mouth and detonating it. The incident occurred in a lodge in Bherya village, Saligrama taluk.

The Supreme Court on Monday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to get a fact-finding inquiry conducted against Vantara, a Green Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at Gujarat's Jamnagar, in view of allegations of non-compliance with laws and acquisition of animals from India and abroad, particularly elephants.

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted searches at premises linked to AAP leader and former Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj and others as part of a money laundering investigation, official sources said.

The Karnataka government’s 50 percent discount on pending traffic fines has seen a huge response, with payments amounting to ₹7.19 crore recorded in just the first two days.