A woman was booked on charges of obstructing a police inspector from discharging his official duties and threatening to commit suicide if he did not accept her love proposal, police said on Wednesday.

The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday staged a protest against the Centre's move to replace the existing rural employment law MGNREGA, challenging the BJP to remove the picture of Mahatma Gandhi from currency notes as well.

A woman in Bengaluru has shared a painful account of how her husband died after they were repeatedly denied medical help and ignored by passersby during a medical emergency, NDTV reported.

Labelling the Congress government in Karnataka "irresponsible", the opposition BJP and JD(S) on Wednesday accused the ruling party members of skipping the Legislative Council proceedings to participate in a protest here and wasting valuable House time.

In a tragic incident that occurred here on Wednesday morning, a 22-year-old girl from Theerthahalli in Shivamogga district died of heart attack.

Karnataka has reported the second-lowest unemployment rate in the country, showing strong performance in job creation compared to most other states, The New Indian Express reported.

Karnataka Director General of Police (Prisons) Alok Kumar on Wednesday said a special drive conducted across prisons in the state over the last 36 hours has led to the seizure of prohibited items, including mobile phones and ganja.

India Post has launched its first Gen Z Post Office in Bengaluru at the Acharya Institute of Technology, aiming to attract college students in an age dominated by emails, WhatsApp and social media.