Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday made a bold claim that efforts are being made to imprison both him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

A recent tweet by the handle @JaipurDialogues on the platform X (formerly known as Twitter) falsely claimed that Hindu women in Bangladesh are being raped and killed, suggesting that Hindus in the country are facing genocide. The post, accompanied by a video, was intended to provoke fear and anger, but it has now been debunked as misinformation.

Mangaluru (Karnataka): Additional Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada D Santhosh Kumar on Thursday ordered the authorities to take stern action against shopkeepers selling cigarettes and tobacco products within a 100-metre radius of schools and colleges.

Mangaluru: The South Western Railway (SWR) resumed passenger train services on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru sector on Thursday.

Kannauj (UP): A barber here was arrested a day after a video of him applying his spit on a customer's face made rounds on social media, police said on Thursday.

New Delhi: The introduction of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha today has ignited a heated debate, with several MPs from the INDIA bloc condemning the legislation as 'divisive,' 'anti-Muslim,' and 'unconstitutional.'

Israel's Western allies have condemned remarks by its far-right finance minister, who suggested that causing the starvation of Gaza's population of more than 2 million Palestinians "might be just and moral” until hostages captured in Hamas' October 7 attack on southern Israel are returned home.

Bengaluru, Aug 8: A Bengaluru court on Thursday issued summons to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar asking them to appear personally before it on August 29 in a case related to their participation in a protest against the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) repeatedly questioning Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case more than two years ago.