Following veteran Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq’s historic win at the International Booker Prize for her short story collection Heart Lamp: Selected Stories (translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi), bookstores across Bengaluru are witnessing a sharp rise in demand for both the English translation and the original Kannada edition.

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday assured full cooperation with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its ongoing raids at the educational institutions linked to him, as part of a money laundering investigation related to an alleged gold smuggling racket.

A new study has revealed that ten districts in Karnataka face "very high" heat risks, with Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Uttara Kannada topping the list. Notably, no district in the state is classified as low-risk, highlighting the growing threat of heatwaves across Karnataka.

The ED on Thursday continued its searches at places linked to Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara as part of the probe into alleged gold smuggling-linked money laundering case against Kannada actress Ranya Rao and others, official sources said.

Bengaluru: After days of relentless rain, Bengaluru experienced mostly overcast skies on Wednesday. In a related development, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) downgraded its forecast for Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, and Dakshina Kannada from "very heavy" to "heavy" rainfall.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Wednesday clarified that only the Jan Aushadhi Kendras functioning within the premises of the government hospitals have been suspended and those operating outside will continue.

Bengaluru: Following the havoc caused by rains in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that officials have been given clear instructions to remove encroachments on stormwater drains without delay, regardless of how "influential" the encroachers may be.

Bengaluru: The body of an unidentified woman was found stuffed inside a suitcase near the railway tracks in Chandapura, located in Anekal on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Wednesday, police said.