In a surprising turn of events, the entire board of directors at 23andMe, a DNA testing company based in San Francisco, resigned in September after a contentious month-long dispute regarding co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki's plans to take the company private. Following the mass resignations, Wojcicki, who holds 49.75% of the voting rights, is now the sole board member of the company.

Frustrated by the long-standing neglect of the Katapady-Shirva State Highway, locals took an unusual step on Tuesday by planting a banana sapling in one of the numerous potholes that have made the road almost unusable. The highway, which connects Kurkalu Shankarapura in Katapady to Shirva, has been in a severely deteriorated state for months, causing immense difficulty for daily commuters and vehicle users.

Several private schools, mainly those affiliated with CBSE and ICSE, conducted classes on Monday, despite the government declaring a holiday in the early hours due to heavy rains.

A land dispute in Azadpur, on the outskirts of Kalaburagi, escalated into a murder case. Chandrakant Jamadar, aged 48, was killed after being struck with an axe.

Karnataka's Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa said on Monday that around 14 lakh ineligible ration cards have been identified in the state.

A woman IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh has sparked controversy by suggesting that the state government's order regulating loudspeakers at places of worship may be executed with religious bias. Shailbala Martin, a 2009-batch IAS officer, raised concerns about noise pollution from temple loudspeakers, questioning why they are allowed to disturb residents late into the night.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived here to attend the 16th BRICS Summit, where he is likely to hold bilateral meetings, including with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The rain-hampered opening Test match between India and New Zealand saw significant crowd attendance in Bengaluru, a testament to the enduring popularity of the traditional format despite the steep rise of shorter formats like T20.