Karnataka Congress has accused Pralhad Joshi of being a hater of Lingayat, Dalit and the backward communities for removing the photos of Ambedkar and Valmiki from his office. Congress took to X to comment on the issue on Friday.

Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was not being allowed to meet his family at ‘mulakat jangla’ in Tihar jail.

In a press statement delivered in Mysuru, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of Karnataka has challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the people of the state regarding his government's actions for Karnataka's welfare. Siddaramaiah criticized the BJP's electoral strategy, dismissing claims of winning over 400 seats and expressing confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will not secure a full majority. He asserted that the alliance against the BJP will emerge victorious in the upcoming elections.

In an inspiring tale of resilience and determination, S Nirmala, a young girl from Pedda Harivanam in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, has emerged as the top scorer in the first year intermediate board examinations. Despite facing immense challenges and narrowly escaping the clutches of child marriage, Nirmala achieved a remarkable score of 95.7%.

As a precautionary measure prior to the Lok Sabha elections, a raid was conducted by the district police on the houses of rowdy-sheeters across Shivamogga district on Saturday, along with an inspection to confirm the absence of lethal weapons and narcotics in the houses.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India was committed to respond to any act of terrorism perpetrated from across the borders, and asserted that since terrorists do not play by rules, there cannot be any rules in the country's answer to them.

M.G. Devasahayam, the convener of the Forum for Electoral Integrity and a retired IAS officer, has called for the dropping of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in favor of traditional paper ballots, asserting that EVMs pose a threat to democracy.

Two prime accused in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case were brought to the city by the NIA from Kolkata on transit remand, police sources said on Saturday.