Bengaluru: Congress MLA Pradeep Eshwar during a press conference here at Devanahalli on Tuesday termed incumbent Kolar MP Sadappa Muniswamy as a mental client and asserted on contesting against him from the Kolar seat and defeating him in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Bengaluru: A fake letter circulating on social media claimed that former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and JD(S) leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy were expelled from the JDS party. In response, JDS state president CM Ibrahim filed a complaint with the police.

Bengaluru: City’s Jnana Bharathi Police on Tuesday arrested a Police Constable on charges of aiding criminals who committed robbery during the night.

Bengaluru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday addressing the press here accused the BJP of making baseless allegations against the Congress in connection with the recent IT Raids in Karnataka. In his scathing remarks against the saffron party, he stated, “Let the BJP which has kept the Income Tax (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its pockets send them to investigate anyone upon suspicion. But it is not right to make baseless allegations against the Congress.”

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress MLC Jagadish Shettar addressing the press on Tuesday confirmed meeting with the BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi.

Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday hailed the role of the Nehru-Gandhi family within the Congress, saying it was the strength of the grand old party.

Khan Younis (AP): Israel bombed areas of southern Gaza where it had told Palestinians to flee to ahead of an expected ground invasion, killing dozens of people on Tuesday in attacks it says are targeted at Hamas militants that rule the besieged territory.

Ahmedabad (PTI): Ahead of the 2024 elections, the Congress has formed teams of leaders to assess its strength and rebuild the organisation across 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, a party functionary said on Tuesday.