A Karnataka High Court judge's remarks on an alimony petition have sparked widespread discussion on social media. The judge questioned the petitioner’s demand for a monthly alimony of ₹6,16,300, calling it excessive and unreasonable.

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has canceled all scheduled events until August 29, following intelligence reports that prompted a significant increase in his security measures. The Governor, who usually does not use a bulletproof vehicle, was seen using one on Wednesday, a reflection of the rising tensions between the ruling Congress party and the Governor’s office.

A 21-year-old delivery boy named Mahesh was killed in a road rage incident in Northern Bengaluru on Wednesday night after a minor collision with a car. The incident occurred when the car's occupants, identified as Aravind and Keshav, chased Mahesh's bike and deliberately rammed into it, causing fatal injuries.

Bengaluru: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) Narcotics Squad has arrested three individuals involved in the storage and sale of banned e-cigarettes.

Vijayapura: DCM D K Shivakumar stated that a technical committee comprising the Central team and retired members of Central Water Commission (CWC) had been formed to check dam safety in the state. The team was already visiting the dams across the state, he said. He was addressing a press meet after offering ‘bagina’, along with the CM, to Lal Bahadur Shasthri dam at Almatti in Vijayapura on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: BJP State General Secretary V. Sunil Kumar has announced that the BJP will stage protests in all district headquarters of Karnataka on August 22 to condemn the Congress's alleged insult to the Governor and demand the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. According to the announcement, the protests will take place across the state, including in Bengaluru, with participation from state core committee members, local MPs, MLAs, former ministers, and other party representatives.

Bengaluru: In the wake of violent statewide protests condemning Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's grant of permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the state constitutional head's security has been tightened, Raj Bhavan sources said on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: A war of words has broken out between Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy over the Lokayukta's Special Investigation Team (SIT) seeking Governor's sanction to prosecute the latter in an alleged illegal mining lease case.