Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the bail application filed by MLA Vinay Kulkarni in the murder case of Yogesh Gowda Gowdar, a BJP member from the Hubballi Zilla Panchayat constituency in Dharwad.

A single-judge bench of Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav on Tuesday pronounced the verdict, which had been reserved on January 9, after hearing arguments on the bail application filed by Vinay Kulkarni, the 15th accused in the murder case.

While rejecting Vinay Kulkarni’s bail application, the High Court left open all arguments raised by the petitioner regarding his release on bail and did not record any finding on the merits of the plea. The order stated that the petition was disposed of on the ground that the petitioner ought to have filed an application seeking bail before the Supreme Court.

The detailed order is yet to be made available.

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.