Bengaluru: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday lauded a ride-hailing app for operating on meter fare without any hidden charges.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill that aims to protect the rights of platform-based gig workers, and to place obligations on aggregators in relation to the workers' social security, occupational health, and safety.

Bengaluru: “When looks touch the heart, a great photojournalist is born. The picture captured in that moment becomes history,” said K.V. Prabhakar, Media Advisor to the Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Chamarajanagara (Karnataka): A female leopard was found dead inside a rock cave at Cauvery Wildlife Division in Hanur taluk of this district, officials said on Tuesday.

Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala, Dr. Veerendra Heggade, has denied allegations of mass burials and other charges levelled against him and the Dharmasthala institution, calling them “totally baseless” and “morally wrong”. Speaking in an exclusive interview with PTI, Heggade said the campaign against Dharmasthala was driven by jealousy and aimed at damaging the temple’s reputation and the trust of devotees.

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a plea by a 52-year-old woman seeking to quash an FIR registered against her for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy, holding that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act is gender neutral. 

The Karnataka Assembly on Monday passed two significant bills -- the Prohibition of Child Marriage Amendment Bill and the Devadasi Bill.

In a concerning trend, the number of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act in Karnataka has surged by nearly 26% over the past two years, signalling an alarming rise in child abuse incidents.