Yadgir: Congress legislator from Surpur constituency in the district, Raja Venkatappa Naik, died of heart attack in a private hospital in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Chikkamagaluru: Veteran BJP leader and its Parliamentary Board member B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said that he expects the party to release the first list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls in thee or four days.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday a negative propaganda is underway for a long time that the Constitution is only for "salvation" of Dalits and not in accordance with the socio-economic situation.

A special court in Bengaluru issued summons to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar in connection with a defamation case filed by the BJP. The court directed them to appear before it on March 28.

Member of Parliament from Bangalore South Tejasvi Surya has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not only waged a war against dynastic politics, but has also democratised the country's economic space in the last ten years. Calling Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a "dynast", the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha President said he is something today, only because of the fact that he has inherited his parents and family's monetary as well as political legacy.

Six persons died in a road accident at Datt Jamboti Road, about 90 km from Belagavi, police said on Saturday.

In a setback to the ruling Congress in Karnataka, a bill that sought to collect funds from temples with over Rs 10 lakh annual income was defeated by the opposition BJP-JD(S) combine in the Legislative Council.

Bengaluru: A city court on Friday summoned former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to appear personally before it on March 28 in connection with a case filed by the BJP.