Right wing outfit Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik on Sunday said 25 fierce Hinduwadis including him will contest the 2023 Assembly polls in Karnataka, as independent candidates, aimed at protecting Hindus.

The NIA has arrested one more person in connection with the killing of BJP youth wing leader Praveen Nettaru allegedly by members of the Popular Front of India in Karnataka, an official said on Sunday.

A 17-year-old national-level cyclist from Puducherry, who was in town to attend a bicycle race here, reportedly drowned in a drain near Akkihebbalu, KR Pet taluk, on Saturday morning.

Kolar: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said he would consider contesting the upcoming assembly elections from Kolar district as the people across the district have been urging him to do so. 

Opposition leader Siddaramaiah has said that he would discuss with the Congress leaders in Kolar before deciding about contesting the upcoming Assembly elections from a constituency in the district.

A slugfest over inviting leaders of the Opposition parties for the unveiling of a statue of Bengaluru's founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda has erupted in Karnataka.

The Congress in Karnataka has responded sharply to a threat by Manikanta Rathod, BJP leader in Kalaburagi district, to shoot KPCC leader and MLA from Chittapur Priyank Kharge.

According to a timesofindia.com report, public bus passengers in the city are facing severe inconvenience as 2,400 BMTC buses and 2,100 KSRTC buses had been reserved to transport BJP activists to the event venue, in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bengaluru.