Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has issued a statement clarifying that he will not participate in the Bharatiya Sanskriti Utsava, organized by the Bharat Vikas Sangam, following criticism over his name being listed on the event’s invitation card.

Bengaluru: Discussions have arisen around the participation of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his cabinet ministers in the Bharatiya Samskruthi Utsava -7, organised by the Bharat Vikas Sangam, a foundation established by K.N. Govindacharya, an RSS ideologue. The event is scheduled to take place in Sedam, Kalaburagi, from 29 January to 6 February 2025.

Three people were killed when the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree in the district, which borders Andhra Pradesh, on Sunday morning, police said.

Peresandra Police have registered a case and are investigating the theft of mobile phones worth nearly Rs 3 crore that were being transported in a truck from Noida in Uttar Pradesh to Bengaluru.

Some people go above and beyond to help their community without seeking anything in return. One of them is Mallamma Solagithi, a 74-year-old woman who assists with childbirth, free of charge, in Karnataka’s Raichur district.

Bengaluru City Police have registered a complaint against Delhi Police for allegedly engaging in unlawful activities in the city. The complaint was lodged by the family of Nadeem Khan, National Secretary of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), following an alleged attempt by Delhi Police to detain him without proper procedures.

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has told the media that it was wrong of Vokkaliga pontiff Chandrashekaranath Swami to say that Muslims’ right to vote should be revoked in India.

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has condemned the targeted harassment of human rights activist Nadeem Khan, the National General Secretary of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), following a "malicious FIR" filed by the Delhi Police. In a statement, PUCL expressed concern over the police's attempts to detain Khan in Bengaluru without any legal warrant or due process.