H D Deve Gowda stated that he wished to see Siddaramaiah deflated in this Lok Sabha election for calling Narendra Modi a weak PM and boasting of himself as a ‘strong’ CM. He was speaking at BJP-JDS joint meeting at Bengaluru.

Bengaluru: City’s northeast division Women’s Police Station has reportedly arrested three individuals for allegedly running a prostitution racket in different hotels across the city.

Bengaluru: Incumbent Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh, who was denied a ticket by the BJP, on Friday said she would reveal her future course of action in the coming days after discussing with her supporters.

Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Friday said there are no leaders other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah who can solve all the problems at the national level.

Two men, who were found to be natives of Odisha, were caught at Wadi by the Railway Police carrying narcotics (ganja) with them while traveling in the Pune-Bhubaneswar train on Thursday night.

M Lakshman, the Congress candidate for the Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency, has responded to a statement by parliamentarian Pratap Simha, saying, "I was born as an Okkaliga and grew up to be a vishwamanava." Pratap Simha had earlier questioned as to who had given the caste certificate to M Lakshman.

The election campaign has kicked off with the filing of nomination papers in the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency. Incumbent MP and Congress candidate DK Suresh filed his candidacy on March 28. The entry of JDS chief HD Deve Gowda's son-in-law, renowned doctor Dr. C.N. Manjunath, has sparked interest. However, another individual with the same name is gearing up to contest from this constituency, adding to the intrigue.

Union Minister Prahlad Joshi, speaking in Hubballi on Thursday, said that the Dingaleshwar Swamiji and Shirahatti Peetha have always given him their blessings. Joshi expressed his willingness to apologize to Swamiji in case of any misunderstanding.