Hassan: In a shocking incident that unfolded on Wednesday, a confidant of JD(S) leader and former minister HD Revanna was brutally killed in broad daylight near Nagatavalli village on the outskirts of Hassan city.

The victim, identified as Krishna Gowda, was the proprietor of Sriram Marbles and maintained a close association with HD Revanna.

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Krishna Gowda met a tragic end when he was mercilessly attacked by a group of assailants wielding lethal weapons. The horrifying incident transpired outside his granite factory in Hassan. Police have responded by registering a case at the Hassan Rural Police Station and launching an investigation into the incident. Officers have visited the scene of the crime to gather crucial evidence.

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Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.

Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”

He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.

His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.

Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.

He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.

“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.