Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has held that the death of a motorist from a falling tree branch is still an accident "arising out of the use of motor vehicle", and therefore the insurance company is liable to pay compensation.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday that the government has already released Rs 100 crore for the ‘Save Soil’ movement launched by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev.

Bengaluru: Auto-rickshaw drivers here staged a demonstration outside a regional transport office (RTO) on Monday against the ban on their services that was imposed by ride-hailing platforms - Ola, Uber and Rapido.

Dr Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, pontiff of the Murugha Mutt, will remain under judicial custody till October 21.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and his predecessors B S Yediyurapa and Siddaramaiah have condoled the passing away of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, who died in a Gurugram hospital after prolonged illness on Monday.

After Siddaramaiah ran hand-in-hand with Rahul Gandhi as a part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, D K Shivakumar on Monday ran in Tumakuru.

Russia's military hurled a barrage of missiles against Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv, early on Monday, striking civilian targets in what could be Moscow's retaliation for the bombing of a key bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea.

Barely four months after inauguration, the service road near Kundalahalli underpass caved in, giving rise to fresh charges of corruption in the Karnataka government.