The accused in the sensational rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Kerala last week has a criminal history and was arrested in a POCSO case five years ago, state police said on Tuesday.

Jet fuel or ATF price on Tuesday was hiked by a steep 8.5 per cent - the second increase in a month, while commercial cooking gas rate was cut by Rs 100 per cylinder in line with divergent trends in international benchmarks.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed Congress governments in Karnataka and Rajasthan over the “lack of development” in these states.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said about 50 state Congress leaders and ministers will be meeting the party leadership in New Delhi on August 2 to strategise on a plan of action for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. 

Dinesh Gundu Rao, the District In-charge Minister, issued a stern warning on Tuesday, stating that individuals engaged in illegal activities under the pretext of moral policing in Dakshina Kannada would face deportation. He made the remarks during his visit to Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts alongside Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Bengaluru is all set to witness a thought-provoking event as "The Wire Dialogues" returns, this time exploring the concept of Fraternity, one of the fundamental principles enshrined in the Constitution of India. The event aims to delve into the significance of Fraternity as a principle, feeling, state of mind, and outlook that fosters both the dignity of individuals and the unity of the nation.

Ruling out an investigation by a special investigation team into the recent washroom video incident at an Udupi college, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said a Deputy SP-level probe is going on.

In a heart-wrenching incident, the bodies of a recently married couple were discovered in an agriculture pit near Bijjavara in Devanahalli taluk on Sunday morning.