In a move aimed at addressing early puberty, the Karnataka Education Department has decided to introduce adolescence education in schools starting from Class 6, instead of the earlier practice of beginning in Class 8. This change comes as the average age of menarche has been advancing, with girls now reaching puberty as early as nine or ten years old.

Following the international acclaim of Heart Lamp, the book by veteran Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq that recently won the coveted International Booker Prize, demand for its Kannada edition, Hasina Mattu Itara Kathegalu, has surged across bookstores in Karnataka.

Bengaluru: The University of Liverpool, a prominent member of the UK’s prestigious Russell Group, has officially announced plans to establish its first overseas campus in Bengaluru by 2026. The announcement was made during a high-profile event attended by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development M. B. Patil, Higher Education Minister M. C. Sudhakar, and Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, all of whom expressed strong support for the initiative.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the BJP of spreading a "false narrative" that his government is neglecting Kannada and allocating more funds for Urdu, calling it not only untrue but a "deliberate attempt" to create communal tension.

Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party which had secured 66 seats in the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections, being the official opposition party, has now lost its seat strength, plummeting to 62 MLA’s, owing to different reasons.

Kalaburagi: A case has been registered against BJP leader Manikanth Rathod for allegedly insulting Minister Priyank Kharge. The case was filed at Chittapur police station here on Monday, May 26.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar has come under sharp criticism on social media after he shared details of his meeting with Inbal Stone, Deputy Consul General at the Consulate General of Israel, at Vidhana Soudha. In his post, Shivakumar stated that he had received an invitation to attend Israel’s Independence Day celebrations scheduled for June 5 and expressed a desire to strengthen ties between Karnataka and Israel, especially in innovation, technology, and sustainable development.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday "questioned the silence" of union ministers and MPs from Karnataka over Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s reported pitch to shift HAL’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) production from Karnataka to his state.