A special court in Bengaluru on Thursday granted bail to BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj in connection with the murder of Shivaprakash alias Bikla Shiva, a realtor and rowdy-sheeter who was killed on July 15, 2025, The Hindu reported.

A 25-year-old medical student riding a two-wheeler was killed and the pillion rider grievously injured as a water tanker hit their vehicle on the premises of the McGann Hospital in the city on Thursday.

A 26-year-old man allegedly died by suicide in Gandralli village of Hosanagar taluk in Shivamogga district after reportedly struggling with depression following a love failure.

Thumbay Group has completed 29 years of operations in the United Arab Emirates, marking nearly three decades of work in healthcare, education, research and several other sectors.

The report of the caste survey conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes is in the final stages of compilation and is likely to be submitted to the state government by the end of April, Backward Classes Welfare Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi said.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that her government would constitute new cultural and development boards for five communities.

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a part of the December 2025 order of the Delhi High Court permitting the Lokpal to consider granting sanction to the CBI to file a chargesheet against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in the alleged cash-for-query scam.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to release Rs 3,112 crore in pending dues to ensure completion of the ongoing Jal Jeevan Mission schemes in the state.