Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar expressed his perspective on the proposal to change the country's name from India to Bharat, emphasizing the importance of addressing the citizens' real-life needs.

The citizens are free to call the country India or Bharat as per their wishes, the Supreme Court had said in 2016 while dismissing a PIL which sought a direction that India be called Bharat' for all purposes.

The district consumer forum here has directed ITC Ltd Food Division to pay a sum of Rs one lakh to a consumer for alleged unfair trade practice after he complained that packets of the corporate's biscuit brand Sunfeast Marie Light had one biscuit lesser than that advertised on the wrapper.

The car, in which television actor Chandraprabha, known for his performance in the show 'Comedy Khiladigalu', was traveling, collided with a two-wheeler in town and the rider Malthesh, who is a resident of Nagenahalli in Chikkamagaluru taluk.

Local reports in Pakistan say the country may lay claim to the name 'India'. This comes after the opposition party claimed that the central government is planning to change the country’s name to Bharat, reports The Week.

During an impromptu visit to a boys' hostel in the city, which accommodates students from minority communities pursuing post-matriculation studies, Karnataka Minister for Housing, Minority Welfare, and Wakf, Zameer Ahmed Khan, was dismayed by its poor maintenance. In response, he ordered the suspension of the Taluk Extension Officer.

A 66-year-old man in Sagara town allegedly committed suicide by drowning in the well in the backyard of his house on Jog Road.

A 34-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by husband at the Christian Colony in town, after which the husband surrendered to the Town Police Station, confessing before the police officers that he had killed his wife.