Bengaluru: Minister for Housing and Minorities, Zameer Ahmed, has strongly denied the viral claims suggesting that he sought a massive sum of five thousand crore rupees from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for the construction of Haj Bhawan. In a statement addressing the matter on Thursday, Zameer categorically refuted these allegations, labeling them as pure lies.

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday condemned the "glorification" of the assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi at a parade in Canada and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why he hasn't spoken to his Canadian counterpart on the issue.

London: The failure of India's famed top-order against a high-quality pace attack in a pressure game put Australia in firm control of the World Test Championship final here on Thursday.

Ramanagara: A 45-year-old wild tusker, which had killed two persons in a week, was captured by the Forest Department personnel on Thursday in the Thenginakallu forest area of Channapatna taluk.

New Delhi: The father of a minor wrestler said on Thursday that he deliberately filed a false police complaint of sexual harassment against the WFI chief because he wanted to get back at the official for a perceived injustice against the girl.

Mangaluru: Urva Police on late Wednesday night arrested a young man on charges on consuming Ganja and booked him under relevant charges. He was arrested near Urva Store Market Ground in the city.

Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has commenced a tour of Bangalore city, starting from the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) head office. As the minister responsible for Bengaluru city development, Shivakumar embarked on a comprehensive inspection of the city's infrastructure, traveling on a BMTC Volvo bus.

Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Singh, who is overseeing the party's affairs in Karnataka, has engaged in discussions with BJP legislators regarding the vacant position of Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly. The party is seeking opinions and suggestions from its members to make an informed decision.