Four people reportedly consumed poison in an attempted suicide after accusing exploitation and oppression at the hands of the BJP MLA for the Haveri Vidhana Sabha constituency Nehru Olekar’s family at Shidenuru village. 

Following the completion of the two graduates and two teachers’ constituency elections on June 13, the vote-counting process for the North-West graduates’ constituency came to an end with BJP candidate Hanumantha Nirani securing victory by a difference of 34.693 votes. 

Bengaluru: The ruling BJP and opposition Congress registered victory in one teachers' constituency each in the biennial election to the Karnataka Legislative Council for which results were declared on Wednesday, while counting of votes is underway for two graduates' seats in which both national parties are leading in one each.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Higher Education Minister C N Ashwath Narayan on Wednesday said examination centres will be videographed during the Common Entrance Test (CET) for professional courses in the state this year, aimed at curbing exam malpractices.

Bengaluru: A 32-year-old doctor from Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh, who was working at the Victoria Government Hospital here, died after falling from his 11th floor apartment at Amruthahalli in the city on Wednesday, police said.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against Reverend Prasanna Kumar Samuel in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Bangalore: (Press Release) Impelsys, a leading global provider of digital transformation services, and Laerdal Medical, a world-leading provider of training, educational, and therapy products for lifesaving and emergency medical care, announced the launch of a new world-class Software Development Center in the central business district of Bangalore. The center was launched by Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan, the Honorable Minister of Information Technology - Biotechnology, Higher Education, Science and Technology, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship & Livelihood of Karnataka, India.

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil has been appointed as the new Lokayukta of the state.