The Dharwad High Court bench has granted bail to 97 individuals sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2014 Marakumbi village Dalit atrocity case. Each accused was granted bail upon furnishing a bond worth Rs. 50,000 and one surety.

The Justice John Michael D'Cunha Commission, appointed to investigate alleged irregularities in Karnataka's Covid-19 procurement, has recommended the recovery of Rs 187.91 crore from three government entities and the initiation of criminal proceedings against several officials for lapses. Notices were issued to the National Health Mission (NHM) mission director, the director and chief engineer of the Health and Family Welfare Department, and the Karnataka State Medical Supplies Corporation (KSMSCL) managing director for explanations regarding discrepancies, including 16 missing files and irregularities in civil works for 50 oxygen generation plants.

US President-elect Donald Trump has selected John Ratcliffe as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), bypassing Kashyap 'Kash' Patel, who was previously considered a leading candidate for the position. Ratcliffe, a former Director of National Intelligence and a Texas Congressman, is known for his conservative political stance and close alignment with Trump’s policy views.

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to 12 accused in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence which claimed at least eight lives, and in which former Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish is the main accused.

IndiGo and Air India on Wednesday cancelled their flights to Bali due to ash clouds from a volcanic eruption in the Indonesian island.

 A man has been charged with reckless driving after a video showing him performing dangerous stunts in his car on Murdeshwar Beach went viral across local social media channels.

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday clarified that actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty’s wallet, which had sparked claims of being stolen during a rally in Jharkhand, was not stolen but misplaced and later found.

A 24-hour bandh called by 13 civil organisations across Manipur brought the state to a standstill on Wednesday, following a sharp rise in violence in the state.