Bengaluru: Dismissing reports linking two state ministers to the gold smuggling case involving Kannada actress Ranya Rao as mere "speculations," Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday demanded evidence and alleged a BJP "game plan" behind it.

Udupi (Karnataka): A 29-year-old man lost his life, and another sustained serious injuries after their two-wheeler was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Moolur on National Highway 66, police said on Wednesday.

A 1.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Kodagu district in Karnataka on Wednesday.

A social media post (here, here, and here) featuring a photo of a group of people is being widely shared, claiming that a boy from Karnataka was beaten by locals in Haryana for speaking Kannada instead of Haryanvi. Let’s verify the accuracy of this claim.

Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Wednesday said those who set up industries in Jammu and Kashmir will have to provide employment to local youth in the region.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday lashed out at Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari over his controversial remark on Muslim MLAs, accusing the BJP of importing "fake Hinduism" to the state.

Amid the Sambhal mosque controversy, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath said on Wednesday that forcibly seizing someone's faith and trampling over their beliefs is "unacceptable", especially "when we know the truth about Sambhal" which predates Islam, with the Vishnu temple there being destroyed in 1526.

Maharashtra's debt burden is projected to rise to ₹9.32 lakh crore by the end of the 2025-26 fiscal year, translating to a per capita debt of ₹72,761 for the state's estimated 12.8 crore population. According to a report by NGO Samarthan, Maharashtra’s total debt increased by ₹1.02 lakh crore in the past year and is expected to grow by another ₹92,967 crore in the coming fiscal year.