Dubai: In-form India opener Abhishek Sharma leapfrogged 38 places to the second spot in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings for batters while his teammate Tilak Verma dropped a rung to the third place on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: A nurse at a government hospital in Karnataka, who used Fevikwik instead of stitching the wound, has been suspended.

Bengaluru: A scooter rider in the city ended up paying a Rs 1.6 lakh fine for 311 pending traffic violation cases against him after the Bengaluru Traffic Police seized his gearless scooter, officials said on Wednesday.

Kalaburagi: A prisoner at Kalaburagi Central Jail secured his release by paying the court-ordered fine using the wages he earned while incarcerated.

Bengaluru: A 19-year-old nursing student died by suicide, hanging herself from a ceiling fan inside her hostel room at her college in Ramanagara, on the outskirts of the city, police said on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Finance has prohibited the use of AI tools, including ChatGPT and DeepSeek, on office devices due to concerns about potential leaks of confidential government data. The directive, approved by Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey, applies to all departments within the ministry.

Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the official custodian of Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple here, has barred 18 employees from participating in all religious and spiritual activities of the temple body as part of a disciplinary action for allegedly partaking in non-Hindu activities, said an official memo.

Mangaluru: The 2nd Additional District and Sessions Court of Mangaluru has granted conditional bail to 11 accused, including Rama Sena founder president Prasad Attavar, in connection with the attack on a unisex salon in the city.