New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to immediately decide on granting sanction to prosecute a school teacher accused of instructing her students to slap a Muslim classmate for failing to complete his homework.

Belagavi (PTI): BJP MLA and former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi rubbished the Congress's allegation that those who toppled the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in 2019 are active once again, offering bribes to the ruling party's MLAs to jump ship.

Bengaluru (PTI): Twenty-two parked private buses were burnt after they caught fire at a garage here on Monday, police said.

In a recent revelation, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has claimed that a Reuters journalist, along with six other media workers, was deliberately targeted in strikes near the Israel-Lebanon border. The incident occurred during the coverage of the ongoing conflict between Israel’s military and the Lebanese group Hezbollah.

New Delhi (PTI): AAP leader Atishi on Monday said the party and its leaders respect the Supreme Court but do not agree with its order dismissing former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia's bail plea and will explore further legal options.

Mangaluru: A car was found abandoned on the bridge across River Nethravathi on the national highway at Ullal on Monday, giving rise to the suspicion that the driver had committed suicide by jumping off the bridge.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met the family members of eight former Indian Navy personnel, who have been sentenced to death by a Qatari court, and assured them that the government will make all efforts to secure their release.

The High Court of Karnataka on Monday ordered the re-issuing of summons to Holenarasipura MLA and JD(S) leader H D Revanna on an election petition alleging malpractice, after the one issued to him earlier was not served.