The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths visited the house of K A Masood, one of the absconding accused in the BJP youth wing activist Praveen Nettaru murder case, at Nekkiladi village in Uppinangady and pasted the court notice asking him to surrender before August 18.

In a tragic incident, a 14-year old boy lost his life after he accidentally got entangled in the rope of a swing while playing near his house in Dakshina Kannada district, police sources said.

Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has received an invitation from Industries Minister MB Patil to join the Congress party. Patil took to Twitter on Monday to express his thoughts on the delay in electing the leader of the opposition.

Janata Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday termed as "premature" talks of an electoral tie-up between his party and the BJP for the Lok Sabha elections next year.

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed People's Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Abdul Nasar Madani, a prime accused in the 2008 Bengaluru serial bomb blasts case, to travel to Kerala and stay there for treatment.

A recent tweet about a Twitter user paying Rs 193 for a plate of Maggi noodles at an airport has ignited a debate on social media platforms. The user expressed astonishment at the exorbitant price and called on the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to take action regarding the matter.

In a brazen act of theft, miscreants broke into a house on Sunday night and made off with valuable gold jewelry while the residents were away. The house, belonging to Yuresh Budleguttu from Sunnamoole, fell victim to the burglary as the family was attending a funeral of a relative at the time.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said he has spoken with NCP chief Sharad Pawar and was informed that he would participate in the Opposition meeting in Bengaluru on July 18.