Shivamogga: In a strong rebuttal to B Y Vijayendra's plea for forgiveness and cooperation, rebel BJP leader K S Eshwarappa urged Vijayendra to refrain from requesting leniency and instead persuade his brother Raghavendra to withdraw his nomination from the Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency. Eshwarappa made these remarks while addressing the media in Shimoga on Sunday.

National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials have uncovered a startling revelation regarding the conspiracy to orchestrate a blast at the Rameshwaram Café in Bengaluru, indicating that the plot was devised within the confines of Parappana Agrahara Central Prison. In connection with this revelation, Maaz Muneer, an individual previously implicated in the Shimoga trial blast and the Mangalore graffiti case, has been arrested.

Ballari (Karnataka): Unaccounted cash of Rs 5.60 crore along with gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 2 crore were seized from a house here on Sunday, police sources said.

Tumkuru: As the Lok Sabha election campaigns intensify in Tumkur, Congress candidate Muddahanumegowda's visit to former BJP leader J C Madhuswamy, who was denied a ticket by his party, has sparked speculation in the political arena.

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah addressed a women's convention and booth leaders meeting at Dasarahalli on Sunday, where he criticized BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje and urged voters in Bengaluru North Lok Sabha constituency to reject her candidacy.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday alleged that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lied when she said that the drought relief fund was not released because the Model Code of Conduct is in force.

Bengaluru: Several parts of Karnataka have been experiencing extremely hot weather, of which Kalaburagi district recorded the highest temperature in the state at 43.1 degree Celsius on Sunday.

A tragic incident occurred near the Anjaneya temple in the valley of Holalkere taluk, where a private bus traveling from Bengaluru to Gokarna overturned, resulting in the death of three passengers.