Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivkumar on Thursday rejected talks about CM Siddaramaiah losing control over the administration, amid disgruntlement within the ruling Congress in the state, with some party MLAs openly speaking against their own government's functioning.

Mumbai: Rallying for the third consecutive session, equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged over 1 per cent on Thursday, powered by intense buying in market heavyweights HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank as geopolitical tension in the Middle East eased off.

Tel Aviv: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Thursday reiterated his hardline stance on humanitarian aid to Gaza, calling for an immediate and total suspension of all supplies entering the war-torn enclave.

An auto rickshaw driver sustained serious injuries as other drivers assaulted him following a fight during a meeting of an auto rickshaw drivers’ union regarding hike in fare in Udupi town.

The suspects in the recent murder of first grade contractor Shivananda Kunnoor were held by the police who shot them in the leg near Kondoji Cross in the jurisdiction limits of Adur Police Station, Hanagal taluk, on Thursday.

Three children studying in a private school in Gundlupet town sustained minor injuries in an accident reported from near Kelasuru village on Thursday, when the driver of the school bus lost control and the vehicle toppled on the road.

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has announced a special 270-km weekend tour package starting Saturday, June 28, for a visit of prominent religious centres between Bengaluru and Kolar.

Dr. Mustafa Basthikodi, Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management (SCEM), Mangaluru, has been appointed as a Member of the 9th Academic Senate of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi.