Farmer leaders Wednesday rejected a government proposal on the three contentious agriculture-marketing laws, and said they would intensify their agitation against the legislations with a nationwide protest on December 14.

Amid bedlam, the controversial anti-cow slaughter bill was passed in the Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday, with the Congress members staging a walkout in protest.

Bengaluru: Amidst protests from the opposition parties Congress and JD(S), the BJP government in the state on Wednesday tabled the bill banning cow slaughter in the state.

Kalaburagi: District Principal and Special Court on Wednesday sent a woman police officer to four-year imprisonment after charges of corruption against her were proved. The court has also slapped a fine of Rs. 10,000.

Kundapur: In a tragic road mishap, Karnataka Milk Federation Director Rajiv Shetty died when his car rammed into a bridge after the driver lost control over the wheels here at Haladi in Kundapur Taluk on Wednesday afternoon.

Bijapur: Even after the government permitted the opening of cinema halls/theatres to screen movies with 50 percent audience capacity, the majority of theaters in Bijapur city have remained closed.

New York: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HCL Enterprise CEO Roshni Nadar Malhotra have been named among the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes, a list topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the 10th year in a row.

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) moved a plea in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday challenging a Central Information Commission (CIC) direction to provide information regarding Special Flight Returns (SRF)-II, saying it relates to details of the Prime Minister's security apparatus and cannot be provided.