Bengaluru: In an incident reported on Wednesday in J.P. Nagar, the charred remains of three family members were discovered in their residence. The deceased, identified as Sukanya (48) and her sons Nikhit (28) and Nikshit (28), hailed from Ambalapadi in Udupi.

Chennai: A First Information Report (FIR) was filed by the Madurai Police against Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shobha Karandlaje on Wednesday for her recent statement that people of Tamil Nadu were planting bombs in eateries in Bengaluru.

A delegation from the "Campaign Against Hate Speech" met with election officials and police authorities in Karnataka on Wednesday to address concerns regarding alleged hate speech by BJP MP Tejasvi Surya. The delegation filed complaint against Tejasvi Surya, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation on Wednesday suspended a security guard for behaving inappropriately with a woman passenger at the Jalahalli Metro Station, officials said.

Madikeri: In a tragic incident, a 19-year-old youth drowned while swimming in Kaveri river on Wednesday near Guddehosur.

Lucknow: A local resident in Ambedkar Nagar had ambitious plans to soar to new heights in mechanics by transforming his car into what resembled a helicopter. However, his dreams were grounded by the intervention of local police, who not only confiscated the modified ‘Helicar’ but also imposed a fine on the owner.

New Delhi: A Right to Information (RTI) query by transparency activist Commodore Lokesh Batra has revealed that the Narendra Modi government printed a substantial number of electoral bonds in 2024. Specifically, 8,350 electoral bonds valued at Rs 1 crore each were printed during this period. The bonds were printed after the Supreme Court had reserved its verdict on the constitutionality of the electoral bond scheme in November 2023.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on Wednesday, rejecting the plea seeking direction for the Union Government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to register a complaint and prosecute politicians Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, and Akhilesh Yadav.