The Railways has asked its sportspersons to participate only in events that are organised by recognised sports bodies, advising its wrestlers not to compete in any tournament under the banner of the suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

A 13-year-old boy drowned in the Nethravati river after he slipped and fell into the waters while playing with other children at Navoora village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, police sources said.

A case of cheating has come to light where cyber fraudsters extorted Rs 18 thousand from the owner of a hotel in Madikeri city on the pretext of booking a room.

Minor girls at an Indore "orphanage" narrated tales of abuse and alleged horrifying ways of punishment, including branding with hot tongs, hanging them upside down and forced to inhale smoke from burning red chillies, prompting the local administration to seal the facility and the police to file an FIR against five women.

 A division bench of the Karnataka High Court has framed charges against documentary filmmakers Amoghavarsha J S, Sarath Champati, broadcasters BBC, Discovery and Netflix among others in a civil contempt of court petition.

The police inspector of Kankanady police station in the city has been suspended for his alleged role in supporting the sand mafia in the region.

Alleging that the BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde, who had been sleeping for the last five years, has woken up now as the elections are nearing, BJP leader VS Shyamsundar Gaikwad has demanded that Hegde withdraw from the Lok Sabha elections.

The Supreme Court on Friday took a stern view on the filing of "frivolous" petitions and dismissed with a cost of Rs 1 lakh a plea seeking the quashing of an August 7, 2023, notification that restored the Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.