Davanagere: An incident of a boy accused of theft being tied to an arecanut tree and tortured by letting red ants into his private parts has come to light late, with a video of the scene, reportedly from Asthapana Halli near Nallur in Channagiri taluk, going viral.

Belagavi: In a major turn to the investigation of the murder a man in Gadikoppa village of Khanapur taluk recently, the police team has found that the wife who filed a complaint in the matter had gotten her paramour to murder her husband.

Raichur: A worker was killed and another sustained serious injuries in an explosion at a quarry situated in Makapur village of Lingasugur taluk in the district on Sunday.

Bengaluru: The power tussle and squabbling in the ruling Congress in Karnataka has subsided for the time being as the party high command told the Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to continue as the party state unit chief, Congress sources said on Sunday.

The Karnataka High Court has urged Parliament and state legislatures to enact a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), stating that such a law would uphold equality for women, promote harmony among castes and religions, and protect individual dignity.

Bengaluru: Accusing Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar of attempting to "harass" him by misuse of power, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday "declared war" against this government.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday reaffirmed his government's committment to providing internal reservation among Scheduled Castes (SC), and emphasised that there should be no doubts about it.

Madikeri: BJP members, led by State President BY Vijayendra, who staged a protest in Kushalnagar on Saturday, following the alleged suicide of party activist Vinay Somaiah, were detained by the police as they attempted to lay siege to the office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police.