Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 26 km roadshow in the city on Saturday morning, campaigning for the BJP, ahead of May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka.

Senior BJP leader and Karnataka Minister R Ashoka, who is pitted against state Congress president D K Shivakumar in the latter's home bastion of Kanakapura for the May 10 Assembly polls, said his candidacy has resulted in an election contest, in its true sense, taking place for the first time in the region after nearly two decades.

Three men, all in their 20s, died of inhaling toxic fumes in Pali district while cleaning a septic tank , police said Saturday.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said organisations that spread hatred in the country and society should be banned.

A militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

Mangaluru: Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique visited Mangaluru to campaign for Congress candidate UT Khader ahead of the upcoming Karnataka state elections. In an interview with Vartha Bharati, Siddique praised Khader for his simplicity and expressed confidence that he will win from his constituency.

The government of India on Friday released a list of Haj Group Organisers for Haj 2023 which included 171 HGOs in Category -1 and 340 HGOs in Category -2.

Bengaluru: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi gears up for a roadshow in Bengaluru as part of the BJP's election campaign, two rights groups in Karnataka have prepared an alternative route map known as the "citizens' route map." The groups, Bahutva Karnataka and Eddelu Karnataka, are urging the Prime Minister to avoid the roadshow and instead visit the "sites of injustices" in the city. According to the groups, the citizens' route map highlights the issues of marginalized communities and seeks to draw attention to the need for urgent action.