Days after a 23-year-old student was diagnosed with the potentially deadly Nipah virus in Kerala, the Karnataka government has sounded alert in eight districts, including those on the borders of the neighbouring state.

Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah has hit out at the BJP for not inducting a Dalit MP from Karnataka in the Union cabinet, saying "upliftment" of the community will not happen just by "big talk".

 A woman was electrocuted while she was on her way to attend nature’s call. The incident took place in Kudalur village of Hanur Taluk in Chamarajanagar.

Bengaluru: I am a loyal and disciplined leader of the Congress party. I will not leave the party and go to another party for any reason. I will be there with my friend Ramalinga Reddy. However, I will not be Minister in this government, said former Minister R. Roshan Baig.

Bengaluru: Eid-ul-Fitr, which Muslims celebrate after observing 30 days of fasting, is the most important festival in Islam. On this occasion, I extend my heartfelt greetings and wishes; said BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa.  

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Tuesday lashed out at the senior party leaders and added that due to the ignorance and lack of organizational interest, the party performed poorly in the recently held Lok Sabha Election.

Karnataka JDS chief H Vishwanath resigned from his post Tuesday, accepting "moral" responsibility for the party's dismal show in the recent Lok Sabha polls.

Bengaluru: Three days after a hand grenade triggered panic among the passengers at the Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station in the city, the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) of Railway Police has confirmed that the object was a simulator used in the Military training of Indian Army and was not explosive.