A record single-day increase of 97,894 infections pushed India's COVID-19 tally to over 51 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 40 lakh on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday on Thursday. The prime minister turned 70.

Three militants and a civilian woman were killed, while two CRPF personnel, including an officer, sustained injuries in a predawn gunbattle on Thursday in Batamaloo area of the city, officials said.

Bengaluru: The Act, which deals with the transfer of lecturers, would be withdrawn and new rules with relevant amendments would be introduced, said Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan on Wednesday.

Mumbai: Union minister Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Minister of Shipping and the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said he has tested COVID-19 positive.

Bengaluru: A report on the violence that ensued on the night of August 11 th , 2020 titled ‘Communalising Violence in DJ Halli’ was released today in the presence of (Retd.) Justice Nagamohan Das, Indudhara Honnapura (Senior Journalist & Editor, Samvada), Lakshmi Murthy (Independent Journalist), Abdussalam Puttige (Chief Editor, Vartha Bharathi Kannada Daily) and several members of the Bangalore Fact-Finding team, who all shared their views.

Mangaluru: Warning the people who go abroad for employment, IFS Officer, Protector of Emigrants, Bengaluru (Jurisdiction: Karnataka and Goa) Shubham Singh has said that people should deal only with an authorized agent, certified by the office of the Protector of Emigrants (POE) under Ministry of External Affairs.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Wednesday reported 9,725 new COVID-19 cases and 70 deaths, taking the total infections to 4.84 lakh and the toll to 7,536.