Kalaburagi: In a tragic incident two brothers who ventured into the waters for fishing, died after drowning here in the Jewargi Taluk’s Halagadala.

Vijayapura: Despite the government and authorities assuring ahead of the Karnataka PUC Examination that adequate measures were in place to avoid leaks of question papers, on Wednesday photographs of question paper were doing rounds on social media platforms within one hour of commencement of the examination across the state.

Puttur: Two students of two different religions travelling on a KSRTC bus on Wednesday were interrupted by activists of Sangh Parivar and were handed over to the police.

Bengaluru: A Congress party delegation led by leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly and former Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah met Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala and urged him to take strict action against BJP legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for his remarks on Freedom Fighter Doreswamy.

Mangaluru: Udupi Deputy Commissioner, G Jagadeesha on Wednesday held a hearing of the magisterial enquiry into the December 19 violence and police firing incident in Mangaluru. The hearing was held at Assistant Commissioner’s Court at Mini Vidhan Soudha in the city.

New Delhi: As many as 29 complaints have been filed by members of Parliament regarding violation of protocol against IAS officers since April 2018, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Kolkata: Another suspected BJP supporter has been apprehended by the city police for allegedly raising the provocative slogan -- "desh ke gaddaro ko, goli maro..." (shoot the traitors)-- during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's rally here, the sixth arrest in the case, a senior officer said on Wednesday.

London: The UK government has reiterated its concern over the potential impact of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said it is continuing to follow the events in India closely.