Bengaluru: An eight-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a shopkeeper when she went to buy a packet of chips, police said here on Friday.

BJP MP Lahar Singh Siroya on Friday accused Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of spreading fake news with his recent remarks linking Covid-19 vaccines with a spate of heart attack deaths in the state's Hassan district, saying there is no vaccine against "dissident" activities.

The Karnataka High Court on Friday granted interim relief to Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar by staying the trial court proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed against him by the State BJP unit over "corruption rate card" ads.

 At least ten Dalit professors at Bangalore University have resigned from their additional administrative responsibilities, alleging caste-based discrimination in the allocation of roles and denial of rightful benefits.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi, has expressed its willingness to join the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The current opposition alliance includes the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, and Left parties.

A youngster in the city allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after reportedly losing around Rs 18 lakh in online games and incurring heavy debts to repay the dues.

Karnataka government has decided to review Labour Minister Santhosh Lad’s plan to hike the minimum wages of over 1.7 crore employees in 84 different companies owing to pressure from the company managements.

The Allahabad High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a direction that the word "disputed structure" be used in place of "Shahi Eidgah Mosque" of Mathura.