Udupi: The only BJP MLA who retained his seat and managed to get the party ticket from Udupi district, Sunil Kumar on Thursday filed nomination from the Karkala constituency for the Karnataka Assembly Elections.

Mangaluru: The CPI(M) and CPI have decided not to contest in any seat in the coastal districts of Karnataka in the coming assembly elections to prevent division in anti-BJP votes.

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has ordered the Regional Director of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to apply its mind in resolving the dispute over the name between Coolulu Sports and Lulu International.

New Delhi: References to freedom fighter and India's first education minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad have been removed from the new class 11 political science textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

Bengaluru: BJP MP and former Union Minister V Srinivas Prasad has announced his retirement from politics, and said he would not be contesting in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

In a major development, Hoodi Vijay Kumar, who was denied a ticket in BJP's second list, has announced that he will contest as an independent. Meanwhile, his supporters have removed banners and photos of PM Modi placed in their offices and are resigning in masses from various posts of the BJP.

Kanthesh, son of former Minister K S Eshwarappa, on Thursday met former Chief Minister and BJP Parliamentary Board member BS Yediyurappa. He held talks with him for some time. Kanthesh, who met Yediyurappa at his residence in Cauvery in Bengaluru, discussed the issue of tickets for Shivamogga city constituency.

Nataraja Malpe, the Malpe reporter for Udayavani newspaper, has been selected for the Divine Dancer Kirtishesha Sridevaiah Kharvi Gangolli Endowment Award.