Several parts of Karnataka received heavy rains on Wednesday, with Bengaluru, Belagavi, Kodagu and Udupi recording significant showers, according to data from the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC).

Karnataka government on Wednesday issued an order prescribing a new reservation roster, which clarifies that the quantum of reservation for SC/STs and OBCs in the state for jobs and education stood at 56 per cent.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday ridiculed the BJP's assurance to the mother of Soujanya, a rape-murder victim, that it will bear the expenses if the family moved the Supreme Court over the matter.

 Six people were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a realtor and extorting Rs 2.9 lakh from him, police said on Wednesday.

A motorist died and the pillion rider was injured in an accident on Wednesday after their two-wheeler, allegedly hit by another vehicle from behind, rammed into a stationary state run BMTC bus here, officials said.

he Delhi Police busted an international drug syndicate in Bengaluru, allegedly run by individuals hailing from Kerala. Six people, including two Nigerian nationals and a woman, were arrested, and nearly seven kilograms of methamphetamine worth Rs 21 crore was recovered, an official said on Wednesday.

A case has been registered at the KTJ Nagar Police Station against BJP legislator from Harihara BP Harish, who is accused of making derogatory statement against Davanagere Superintendent of Police Uma Prashanth.

Lauding the Prime Minister's efforts in actively seeking alternatives after the United States initiated an "unreasonable and unjust tariff war", JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda on Wednesday said Narendra Modi's policy of "multi-alignment" is bound to offer rich dividends in the near future.