Bengaluru: A man has died and another was injured allegedly due to a cooker blast at their residence in Puttenahalli here, police said on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: Renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj has failed to obtain a US visa, sources in his family said on Wednesday.

New Delhi: Amid the uproar over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the attempt to save the accused instead of providing justice to the victim raises serious questions on the hospital and the local administration.

Karwar: After more than two weeks, full-fledged search operations were resumed on Wednesday by the Navy, National Disaster Response Force along with other agencies to trace Kerala lorry driver Arjun and two others who were missing following a landslide at Shirur village in Uttara Kannada district, police said.

Bengaluru: A court here on Wednesday extended till August 28 the judicial custody of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa along with his friend Pavithra Gowda and others, who are accused in the Renukaswamy murder case.

Expressing concern over the political turmoil and reported atrocities against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, Karnataka Congress legislator on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to hesitate to take decisive military action like former PM late Indira Gandhi did in 1971.

Karnataka Opposition leader R. Ashoka has sharply criticised the Congress-led state government for introducing guarantee schemes without securing adequate resources. Speaking to reporters, Ashoka accused the government of deceiving the public by implementing these schemes without ensuring the financial stability to support them.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said the government will look into complaints against those who pay Goods and Services Tax and income tax but still avail benefits under the 'guarantee schemes' launched by the Congress government.