BJP state president and MLA BY Vijayendra accused the Congress government of failing to address rising violence against women since coming to power. He expressed his concerns during the inauguration of the state-level workshop of BJP Mahila Morcha at Jagannath Bhawan, BJP State Office, Malleswar.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that she did not threaten junior doctors at state-run hospitals, who have been continuing cease-work for 21 days now to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a woman medic.

A forest department team of Uttar Pradesh captured on Thursday a fully grown male wolf under its 'Operation Bhediya' launched to capture a pack of wolves on the prowl in Mehsi tehsil of Bahraich district that has so far killed seven people.

Actor Darshan has been transferred from Bengaluru Central Jail to Ballari Central Jail. The transfer, which occurred at 9:55 AM on Thursday, is connected to allegations that Darshan received preferential treatment while in custody regarding the Renukaswamy murder case in Chitradurga.

Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has expressed his trust in both God and the judiciary, stating that he will accept whatever verdict is delivered in the ongoing disproportionate assets case as "God's gift." Shivakumar made this statement while addressing the media in Hebbanahalli, Sakaleshpur, after inspecting the progress of the Yettinahole project.

The Karnataka Congress has responded sharply to a petition filed by former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, seeking a court order to prevent the media from broadcasting any defamatory news against him. The petition was heard by the judge, Vani A. Shetty in the Bengaluru City Civil Court, where the single-judge bench issued an order restraining the broadcast of any defamatory statements about Bommai.

A recent inspection by the Food Safety and Standards Department revealed alarming levels of contamination in food items across Bengaluru, particularly in kebabs. The special drive, conducted in July, found that 78 out of 275 kebab samples tested—approximately 28%—were unsafe for consumption due to the presence of harmful artificial colors like sunset yellow and tartrazine.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to commission India’s second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), INS Arighat, at a ceremony in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. The event will be attended by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, Vice Admiral Suraj Berry, head of India's strategic command, and senior officials from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).