In an incident reported from Nibagur Gollarahatti village of Jagaluru taluk, a two-year-old child died after falling into a bucket filled with water on Tuesday.

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday played down reports that he has held discussions with top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on the leadership change issue in the state, during a recent meeting, and has conveyed the latter's message to CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar.

In a major development, the Second Additional Sessions Court in Chitradurga has acquitted Dr. Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of the Murugha Math in the first POCSO case filed against him. The case pertained to allegations of sexual assault on minor girls.

 A 35-year-old man was beaten to death on a street in Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru, allegedly by his lover’s family, who dragged him out of his home and assaulted him in broad daylight, according to his relatives.

As the power tussle within the ruling Congress in Karnataka refuses to subside, the party's top brass is likely to summon Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy, DK Shivakumar, to New Delhi soon to resolve the escalating issue that is threatening to spiral out of control.

A government bus overturned after the driver reportedly lost control, leaving more than 20 passengers injured in Uttara Kannada district on Tuesday, police said.

A tragic car accident near Gounalli Cross in Jewargi taluk, Kalaburagi district, claimed the lives of senior Karnataka IAS officer Mahantesh Beelagi, who was serving as the Managing Director of the Karnataka State Minerals Corporation, along with two others.