Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has said he was afraid of people wearing tilak on their forehead, a remark that sparked a strong backlash in the social media.

Vijayapura: Based on a complaint filed by Assitant Professor Sandeep Varthar of Dr PG Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology, the AMPC police in Vijayapura have lodged an FIR against members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) who forced the assistant to kneel down for  a Facebook post that they claimed was “anti-India” post.

Bengaluru: In what can be termed as sigh of relief for the people of nine districts of the state especially in Deccan/Hyderabad region, state government has given concession to two-wheeler riders from wearing helmet during summer.

Bengaluru: N Brangesh has been appointed as the director of Department of Information and Public Relations by the state government.

In a barbaric incident, a madrasa teacher has mercilessly beaten up an eight-year-old student in Gurunath Nagar in the limits of Old-Hubballi police station.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said the Opposition was trying to remove him, while he was trying to wipe out terrorism, poverty and corruption.

Congress rebel MLA Umesh Jadhav joined the BJP at a rally here Wednesday, two days after he quit the Karnataka Assembly membership, and is tipped to take on Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge in the coming Lok Saba elections.

Bengaluru: Amid the continuing uncertainty about JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda's choice of constituency for the coming Lok Sabha elections, there is growing demand within the party that he contest from Mysore-Kodagu seat.