Three people were killed when a speeding car collided with a KSRTC bus near Devanahalli on the outskirts of the city, police said on Thursday.

Mumbai Customs have seized hydroponic weed, gold and diamonds, collectively valued at Rs 45 crore, that were being smuggled through the airport here and arrested 12 passengers, officials said.

BJP MP from Bengaluru South, Tejasvi Surya, on Wednesday said the Karnataka High Court has quashed the government order issued to close down Jan Aushadhi Kendras in government hospitals.

Social activist Girish Mattannavar has stated that when Chinnayya personally revealed, in detail, the information about the bodies allegedly buried illegally in Dharmasthala, including those of victims of rape and murder, Nirmalananda Swamiji was stunned.

Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to go to the International Space Station, on Wednesday said the country is harbouring “big and bold dreams”, foraying into human spaceflight after a hiatus of 41 years.

 A 28-year-old Sangh Parivar worker, Shivaprasad, also called as Annu Madiwala, was arrested by Karkala Rural Police under charge of selling cattle to a slaughter house in Nallur.

A government school teacher in Savanur town was assaulted by parents and members of the public on Wednesday after he was accused of sexually harassing girl students.

The State Government has strongly defended its decision to grant one day of paid menstrual leave every month to women employees, telling the Karnataka High Court that the notification was issued in the larger interest of women and is legally sound. The Court, treating the matter as one of significant public importance, refused to stay the implementation of the order and adjourned the hearing to January 20.