An IT professional has approached Pune Police alleging he was cheated by a self-proclaimed godwoman of Rs 14 crore under the pretext of healing his two daughters with health issues through her "spiritual powers".

 Dr. UT Ifthikar Fareed, Chairman of the Karnataka State Allied Health Council (KSAHC), has once again been nominated as a Syndicate Member of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru.

Karnataka Minister H K Patil on Wednesday invited representatives of sugarcane farmers, who are protesting demanding that the government fix a fair price of Rs 3,500 per tonne for their crops, for a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru.

United Spirits Ltd (USL), part of multinational alcoholic beverages company Diageo, on Wednesday said it is going to have a strategic review of its investment in Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd (RCSPL), the entity that owns IPL T20 team Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Rejecting speculation over a change in leadership, former Bangalore Rural MP and BAMUL president D.K. Suresh on Wednesday reaffirmed that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will continue to lead the Congress in all upcoming elections.

The India-Japan partnership enhances the strategic stability in the Indo-Pacific region and contributes to economic growth at the global level, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

A 32-year-old man was arrested from Bengaluru for allegedly cheating a person of over Rs 24 lakh by promising quick solutions to personal problems through rituals advertised on Instagram, police said on Wednesday.

 A coach of a newly-procured monorail train suffered severe damages and three of its staffers, including the train captain, were injured after it hit a beam during a test run at Wadala depot in Mumbai on Wednesday morning when there were no passengers on board, officials said.