An ethnographic study has recommended a range of political, economic, educational and health-related interventions to improve the socio-economic conditions of the Nadaf and Pinjara communities, sub-groups within the Muslim community classified under the most backward category of the OBC list in Karnataka.

The state government is considering a ban on mobile phone usage for children below the age of 16, citing rising concerns over addiction, exposure to harmful content and behavioural issues among minors, The New Indian Express reported on Monday.

 Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday accused the opposition of "unnecessarily stoking" the debate over a Dalit Chief Minister to deflect attention from governance.

A fresh FIR has been registered against social activist Snehamayi Krishna for making defamatory statements against a woman.

Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday launched a sharp counterattack on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, asserting that his charge that the CM had “dragged caste into the picture for the sake of a chair” was made in all seriousness and not in jest.

BJP MLA Dr Chandru Lamani, caught allegedly accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe from a contractor, has been remanded to judicial custody until March 3.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday asserted that the Congress remains firmly committed to social justice, both in principle and practice.

Two persons have been arrested in connection with communal clashes during a Shivaji Jayanti procession in Bagalkote, police said on Sunday.