Bengaluru: Karnataka Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar B Khandre has said that he instructed biological parks officials to install mesh on the windows and photography holes of all safari vehicles.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will on Sunday launch a yatra to highlight the alleged assault on the people’s right to vote through the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, a senior party leader said on Saturday.

"The Dharmasthala issue is not a political matter. It is one of faith and religion,” said BAMUL President D.K. Suresh on Saturday while responding to media questions in Mandya.

The Supreme Court’s recent order to move stray dogs from residential areas to shelters has set off a storm of debate. For families who have suffered because of dog attacks, this comes as a much-awaited relief. But for animal rights groups, it is a hasty and misguided move. Rahul Gandhi too has spoken in defence of the right of stray dogs to live freely. Many argue that mute animals deserve to coexist alongside us.

Rajasthan Police have arrested members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang accused of plotting terror attacks in Delhi and Gwalior on Independence Day. The arrests follow their alleged role in a grenade blast outside a liquor shop in Nawanshahr, Punjab, on July 7.

The Supreme Court has held that an assessee must comply with a summons and furnish a response to a show cause notice when it is issued by the central or the state tax authority.

There is a saying: “An old root and a new sprout make a beautiful tree.” In politics, senior leaders are expected to be those roots, deep, steady, and guiding the party through storms. Their long experience should strengthen the organisation, not weaken it. But in the Congress today, that very idea seems to have turned upside down. Instead of standing as pillars of strength, many seniors have turned into burdens, creating more embarrassment than support.

It is not often that the legislature speaks in one voice. But on Tuesday, the Karnataka Assembly witnessed one such rare sight. Legislators from both the ruling and opposition benches came together — not to defend public interest, but to demand curbs on RTI activists. Their argument: the RTI Act is being misused by some activists to blackmail officials and elected representatives.