Bengaluru: The registration for the Gruha Jyoti scheme to avail free electricity for domestic purposes up to 200 units, that was supposed to start from Thursday has been postponed to June 18, the Karnataka government said on Wednesday.

Hubballi: Hubballi's Karnataka State Law University faced controversy when actor Chetan Ahimsa's invitation as a guest for the university's youth festival was retracted following objections raised by the ABVP (Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad). The University Chancellor, Prof. C. Basavaraja, made the decision to remove Chetan's name from the guest list.

Bengaluru: The National investigation agency on Tuesday, arrested a master weapons trainer of the Popular Front of India (PFI) who was living in Karnataka allegedly under a false identity and was arrested on grounds of his alleged involvement in the Nizamabad terror conspiracy case, said the NIA in a press release.

Bengaluru: In a tragic incident reported at the Pulakeshinagar police station, a man stabbed his elder brother to death with a knife following a heated argument. The motive behind the shocking act was attributed to the victim's alleged habit of creating noise at home after consuming alcohol.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of conspiring to "fail" the Congress administration's poll guarantee, by ensuring that the state doesn't get the required amount of rice to implement its 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, which provides additional rice for poor.

Bengaluru: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lodged a complaint with the Governor on Wednesday, alleging the presence of Congress state in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala in a meeting with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials, chaired by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.

Bengaluru: Former minister and MLA from Honnali Constituency, MP Renukacharya, paid a visit to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday to extend his congratulations.

Bengaluru: A meeting between veteran Congressman Shamanuru Shivashankarappa and former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at a resort in Bengaluru has sparked rumors and speculation amidst allegations of "adjustment politics" between BJP leaders and the Congress government.