Karnataka Minister R B Timmapur on Wednesday asserted that there was no question of his resigning, as he termed the opposition’s allegations of corruption against him "false and a political conspiracy", even as the BJP and the JD(S) staged protests in the legislative assembly seeking his removal from the ministry.

Karnataka Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader on Tuesday said that special education teachers will be deployed from the next Assembly session to help hearing-impaired children understand the proceedings, The New Indian Express reported.

Fifteen years after Karnataka began a major push to reduce regional imbalance, a new high-powered committee has found that the number of backward taluks in the state has increased, with underdevelopment remaining heavily concentrated in the northern regions.

The Puttur City Police have issued a notice to Congress leader Pratibha Kulai in connection with a case involving a young woman who has accused the son of BJP leader P.G. Jagannivasa Rao of cheating her after allegedly promising marriage.

A dispute allegedly triggered by alcohol consumption turned fatal following an argument over payment for a cigarette, claiming the life of a shop owner in the district, police said on Wednesday.

Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday witnessed uproarious scenes with BJP and JD(S) members protesting from the well of the House, demanding the resignation of Excise Minister R B Timmapur, alleging a multi-crore scam in his department.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday exchanged barbs with former party colleague and union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu in Parliament premises.

An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude hit Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district on Wednesday, an official said.