A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly murdering his girlfriend after she pressurised him to marry her, and later buried her body in a bid to destroy evidence, police said on Monday.

Bengaluru: A video of Atmananda Saraswati Swamiji, associated with the Samartha Sridharashrama Trust, has gone viral on social media, triggering widespread condemnation for a speech containing highly provocative and communal remarks.

Bengaluru: JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda on Sunday strongly defended his son and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy against corruption allegations, calling them "baseless" and part of a deliberate smear campaign.

Bengaluru: Karnataka was awarded first place in the country for achieving the highest wind power capacity addition of 1,331.48 MW in the financial year 2024–25.

Bengaluru: JDS youth wing president Nikhil Kumaraswamy has strongly opposed the state government's move to conduct a fresh caste census, questioning the necessity of it when the central government has already announced its own caste-based survey. He alleged that the state government's move is politically motivated and meant for its own electoral gains.

Bengaluru secured 14th place in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2025, improving from its 21st rank in the previous year. The city also achieved fifth position, globally in the AI and Big Data sector.

According to a state-level study conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) in collaboration with Child Fund India a growing number of children in Karnataka are becoming vulnerable to online sexual exploitation and abuse, while most parents, teachers and even government officials remain ill-equipped to address or prevent such risks. The study released on Friday, shows growing concerns over children’s online safety, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic which saw increased unsupervised internet usage.

Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra has accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of indulging in “conspiracy politics” by blaming the Centre for the state’s financial and administrative failures.