Representatives of leading Muslim organisations, associations and unions from across Karnataka have issued a strong and sharply worded joint statement, declaring that the Muslim community “will no longer tolerate” what they described as the biased attitude of the Congress party towards the community and its leaders.

Amid claims that Siddaramaiah's confidants are being targeted within the ruling Congress in Karnataka, following recent actions against some party leaders, senior MLA K N Rajanna on Friday alleged that the chief minister is "helpless" and under some "compulsion" as he is not standing up to defend his people.

 Karnataka Minister Sharan Prakash Patil on Friday issued a stern warning to hospital directors across the state, threatening strict departmental action over persistent complaints of drug shortages, inadequate ICU capacity, and poor sanitation in state-run facilities.

 A 36-year-old motorbike rider was killed in a serial accident involving a state transport bus, a goods auto rickshaw and a bike on the Mahadeshwara Hills Main Road near Mallayyanapura in Hanur taluk.

City police have arrested two persons for allegedly storing and selling banned foreign cigarettes and seized contraband worth Rs 35 lakh, Deccan Herald reported.

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the preventive detention of Kannada actor Harshavardhini Ranya Rao and her alleged aide Sahil Jain in a gold smuggling case under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA).

A special court for people’s representatives has sentenced Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of BJP leader Yogish Goudar.

The Karnataka government has approved the establishment of a CoE for AI in Biotechnology at IBAB in Electronics City (Phase 1), here.