In a surprising incident at Simhachalam's Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, a person dropped a cheque of Rs 100 crore into the temple's donation box, known as 'hundi', during the usual counting process. But here's the twist – it turns out the person had only Rs 17 left in his bank account.

In a significant development, Kadur police officers have arrested G Umesh, the Tahsildar of Kadur, in Bengaluru on Friday. The arrest was carried out in connection with allegations of unlawfully transferring government land to private entities.

A 60-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant attack in Adiyanadur village of Somwarpet taluk on Friday.

In an incident reported from Mandya town a video of a college student menacingly brandishing a lethal weapon while confronting his college lecturer has surfaced on social media, rapidly gaining traction.

Karnataka High Court has issued a notice to the state government with regard to the arrest of cow vigilante Puneeth Kerehalli by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) police officers under the Goonda Act.

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the release of former Uttar Pradesh minister Amarmani Tripathi and his wife Madhumani, who are serving life term in poet Madhumita Shukla murder case.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday asserted that there was no split in the party and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar continues to be its leader.

Months after a US short seller shook markets with a damning report on the Adani group, the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) - an organisation funded by likes of George Soros and Rockefeller Brothers Fund - is said to be planning another 'expose' on certain corporate houses in India, sources said. OCCRP, which calls itself "an investigative reporting platform formed by 24 nonprofit investigative centres... spread across Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America, may publish a report or a series of articles, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.