New Delhi: Fresh data released by the Election Commission on March 21 revealed that a relatively unknown firm linked to the Reliance Group, Qwik Supply Chain Private Limited, donated a substantial amount of Rs 375 crore to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) through electoral bonds. Additionally, the company also allocated Rs 35 crore worth of bonds to the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government’s action of freezing the Congress party’s bank accounts. Calling it an act of, ‘abuse of power and an authoritarian move to punish the opposition parties,” He urged the Election Commission to direct the central government to withdraw its action immediately .

New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday named its candidates for nine Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu, fielding former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Chennai South and party state unit chief K Annamalai from Coimbatore.

BENGALURU: Metro Rail services were briefly disrupted after a 19-year-old college student died by allegedly jumping in front of a moving train that arrived at Attihuppe station here on Thursday, officials said.

Amid state government’s push to introduce State Education Policy (SEP) from the upcoming academic year, replacing the National Education Policy (NEP) revoked in 2023, College students in the city have voiced concerns over complications navigating through the Unified University and College Management System Portal (UUCMS). Many students also termed using the portal an ‘arduous task’.

Madikeri: Kushalnagar Taluk, a tourist car en route to Dubare was attacked by a wild elephant near Valnuru Thyagathur on Thursday here in the Kodagu district.

Puttur: The Town Police filed a case on Wednesday against three men who had been held at various places for inappropriate behavior and, on investigation, were found to have been under the influence of narcotics on the occasions.

In a shocking development, MS Dhoni, the veteran skipper of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), has stepped down from the captaincy just before the IPL 2024. Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was supposed to replace him at the helm, will lead the Yellow Army, as confirmed by the IPL website.