Channarayapatna: In a tragic incident near Hosaboodanur village on Thursday evening, 17 sheep were killed after being hit by a train while attempting to cross the railway tracks. The accident occurred after a flock of sheep was scattered by stray dogs, leading to chaos.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has taken a major step to prevent harassment by microfinance institutions, with the cabinet approving an ordinance to regulate their recovery practices.

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal was detained by the police Thursday afternoon after she dumped three mini-truckloads of garbage outside the residence of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in protest.

Lucknow: Another stampede had reportedly occurred at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, just 2 km away from the site of the first stampede near Sangam Nose. However, this incident has not received much media attention, according to a report by India Today.

Mysuru: Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra has refuted allegations of his involvement in the appointment of the party’s Chikkaballapur district president, stating that the decision was taken by the party high command. Responding to criticism from BJP MLA Dr. K. Sudhakar, Vijayendra said that the selection process was managed by designated party leaders, who forwarded the recommendation to the central leadership.

New Delhi: India on Thursday outlined global AI ambitions with plans to build its own 'foundational model' that could take on the might of ChatGPT, Deepseek R1 and others, as it lined up "most affordable" common compute facility powered by 18,693 GPUs to be used by startups and researchers.

Bengaluru: Kannada and Culture and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Shivraj S. Thangadgi has directed officials to finalize strict rules to ensure that 60% of all nameplates in businesses, educational institutions, and shops across Karnataka are in Kannada.

Khan Younis (Gaza Strip): Hamas-led group freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, who masked militants shuttled through a rowdy crowd of thousands, drew an angry protest from Israel.