New Delhi: The chief minister's post in Karnataka is not vacant, state IT Minister Priyank Kharge asserted on Friday, blaming "crisis-hit" state BJP for fuelling such speculation in an attempt to divert attention from its own shortcomings.

New Delhi: Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge on Friday expressed concern over the US decision to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Indian exports, warning that it could undermine the country's competitiveness against emerging rivals like Vietnam.

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday said the government is monitoring social media for posts related to alleged mass burial in Dharmasthala and warned of action against those that could "instigate feelings in the society".

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the ex-parte injunction issued by a lower trial court that had barred media outlets from publishing or broadcasting any news related to D. Harshendra Kumar in connection with the ongoing Dharmasthala case, where allegations were made about the burial of hundreds of dead bodies.

In a major judgment, the Special Court for People's Representatives in Bengaluru has convicted former JDS MP Prajwal Revanna in the abduction and rape case involving a woman from KR Nagar, Mysuru. The verdict was delivered by Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat, who had concluded final hearings on July 29.

Two people were arrested in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a school boy, following an exchange of fire with the police on Friday.

In an incident reported from Hosanagara taluk on Thursday, the water in the tanks at a government primary school was contaminated by miscreants using insecticide, with four children falling ill.

The Karnataka government has set up a five-member committee to study the criteria followed by Andhra Pradesh in granting official status to a second language, as part of its effort to recognise Tulu as the state’s second official language.